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Terminal Portuario de Guayaquil Training Simulators Boost Efficiency, Safety

Aug 26, 2025

Terminal Portuario de Guayaquil (TPG), a Hanseatic Global Terminals port, is incorporating simulators that raise the standard for staff training, improve safety and optimize operational efficiency. With the equipment, training takes place in…

DFT Freight Predictions Signal End of Oil Era

Aug 26, 2025

The UK’s Department for Transport has today published new long-term forecasts showing a major shift in the way goods move through British ports, with oil and fossil fuel traffic expected to collapse while ferries, Ro-Ro and container shipping surge…

UAL Introduces New Shuttle Service for Southern Caribbean

Aug 26, 2025

UAL has introduced the UAL Caribbean Shuttle, a fixed nine-day loop service linking Point Lisas in Trinidad & Tobago, Georgetown in Guyana, and Paramaribo in Suriname.The new service responds to increasing demand for reliable, multipurpose shipping options in the Southern Caribbean…

Grain Shipments Halved from Russia, Ukraine

Aug 26, 2025

“Russian and Ukrainian grain shipments are estimated to have plunged 49% combined y/y between January and August 2025. Both countries had a smaller export surplus following weaker grain harvests in the second half of 2024. Overall, the combined…

Shallowing of Caspian Sea Impacts Oil Trade

Aug 25, 2025

Rapid falls in the level of the Caspian Sea are affecting ports and oil shipments and threatening to inflict catastrophic damage on sturgeon and seal populations, according to Azerbaijani officials.The Caspian, the world's largest salt lake…

Baltic Container Terminal Orders Eight Hybrid Konecranes Cranes

Aug 25, 2025

Baltic Container Terminal (BCT) in Gdynia, Poland, has ordered eight hybrid Konecranes Rubber-Tired Gantry cranes (RTGs) including Konecranes' 3,000th RTG. The contract was signed in Q2 2025. Owned by global terminal operator ICTSI, BCT Gdynia is one of the Baltic Sea’s key container hubs…

Port of Auckland Commences Upgrade of Bledisloe North and Fergusson North Wharves

Aug 24, 2025

Full consent has been granted for Port of Auckland’s Bledisloe North and Fergusson North wharf developments.Port of Auckland has started site preparation works and will look to commence pre-construction works for Bledisloe North wharf in September…

APM Terminals to Accelerate Port Development in Andhra Pradesh

Aug 24, 2025

The Government of Andhra Pradesh in India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with APM Terminals, part of the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group, to accelerate port and terminal development in the state.Andhra Pradesh is positioning itself as a logistics hub on India’s east coast…

DOE Grants Lake Charles LNG Additional Time to Commence Exports

Aug 24, 2025

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright today signed an amendment order granting additional time for Energy Transfer’s Lake Charles LNG Export Company, LLC to commence exports of LNG to non-free trade agreement (non-FTA) countries from the Lake Charles LNG project in Lake Charles…

Baltic Index Rises, Sees Gains Across All Vessel Sizes

Aug 22, 2025

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which monitors rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose on Friday and snapped a four-session losing streak, buoyed by gains across all vessel segments.* The main index, which tracks rates for capesize…

Cuba Maritime & Port Celebrates Three Years of Industry Innovation and Collaboration

Aug 22, 2025

Cubo Maritime & Port, an open innovation hub founded by Cubo Itaú in partnership with Wilson Sons, Port of Açu, and Hidrovias do Brasil, has completed three years of advancing digitalization, clean fuels, and business growth in the maritime-port sector…

Melvin Resigns as President of South Carolina Ports Authority

Aug 21, 2025

After three years of leading the South Carolina Ports Authority as President and CEO, Barbara Melvin has announced her resignation, with plans to pursue other opportunities.Melvin joined SC Ports in 1998, serving in a variety of roles and leading…

Brazil Ships More Iron Ore to China, Competitors Lag

Aug 21, 2025

Between January and August 2025, Brazilian iron ore shipments are expected to rise 4% y/y, supported by stronger mining activity. Shipments to China have increased despite weaker demand, replacing shipments from Australia, Peru and India, says Filipe Gouveia…

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Takes Delivery of Hopper Dredge

Aug 20, 2025

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock, the largest provider of dredging services in the United States, has taken delivery of its newest Jones Act-compliant hopper dredge, the Amelia Island from the Conrad Shipyard in Morgan City, Louisiana.The Amelia Island…

Kabal Wins Contract with Phu Quoc Petroleum Operating Company to Optimize Offshore Logistics in Vietnam

Aug 20, 2025

Kabal, a provider of logistics software for the energy industry, announced a new contract with Phu Quoc Petroleum Operating Company (PQPOC) to optimize its offshore logistics in Vietnam. This partnership marks a step in Kabal’s expansion in Southeast Asia…

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