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Port Esbjerg Orders Second LHM 800

Sep 07, 2022

Port Esbjerg is a leading port in Europe when it comes to handling and shipping wind energy components. The port played a key role in the rise of Denmark’s offshore wind industry – 80% of the offshore wind capacity installed in Europe was shipped out from the Port of Esbjerg…

New Dredged Material Guidance for the Great Lakes Region

Sep 06, 2022

Researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Environmental Laboratory and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Great Lakes Districts — Buffalo, Detroit and Chicago — recently released a technical report…

Europe Must Invest in LNG Terminals to Secure Long-term Supplies- RWE

Sep 06, 2022

RWE, Germany's largest power producer, said Europe needed more investment in liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals on land to secure shipped fuel supplies from global gas producers in the long term.But RWE Chief Executive Andree Stracke told…

Interferry Conference Set to Focus on Power and People Priorities

Sep 06, 2022

Cutting-edge solutions to an unprecedented increase in human and technological challenges will be unveiled when global trade association Interferry stages its 46th annual conference in Seattle this October on the theme of ‘Power and People’…

Russia Says West Not Honoring Terms of Ukraine Grain Deal

Sep 06, 2022

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that the West was not honoring its promise to help Russian food and fertilizer exports reach global markets, raising potential questions about Russia's commitment to a landmark grain deal struck with Ukraine…

Bunkering Halted at at Key South Korean Ports as Typhoon Hits

Sep 06, 2022

Ship refuelling operations were temporarily halted at South Korea's Busan and Ulsan ports on Tuesday after typhoon Hinnamnor hit the country's southern region, trade sources said.The halt in operations also paused spot premiums for low-sulphur…

Port Everglades Names Marchant Chief Harbormaster

Sep 06, 2022

Port Everglades has promoted Christopher 'Chris' Marchant to the role of Chief Harbormaster, guiding maritime services for Broward County's multi-faceted 2,190-acre seaport.Marchant has served as Assistant Harbormaster for Port Everglades since August 2021 and as Duty Harbormaster from May 2010…

Hapag-Lloyd Spending Big Money on Fleet, Eyes Port Invest

Sep 02, 2022

German container shipper Hapag-Lloyd is spending billions on expanding and renewing its fleet and looking at investing in more port infrastructure to extend its edge in the post-COVID 19 world economy, chief executive Rolf Habben Jansen told Reuters…

UK Port Workers Plan Two-week Strike

Sep 02, 2022

More than 560 dockworkers at the Port of Liverpool, one of Britain's largest container ports, will go on strike from Sept. 19 to Oct. 3 over pay, the Unite union said on Friday, adding to a summer of industrial unrest caused by soaring inflation…

Tricoire Named VP TotalEnergies Marine Fuels

Sep 01, 2022

Louise Tricoire, a 20-year TotalEnergies veteran, has been named Vice President of TotalEnergies' Marine Fuels, replacing outgoing VP Jérôme Leprince-Ringuet who was tapped to take up a new role within the TotalEnergies organization in Paris…

Russia Attacks Grain Silos at Ukraine's Mykolaiv Port

Aug 31, 2022

Grain silos in Ukraine's second biggest port, Mykolaiv, were hit by Russian shelling of the city on Tuesday, causing a fire that was still burning on Wednesday, Ukraine's emergencies service said.'As a result of the shelling of Mykolaiv, grain…

More Needs to Be Done to Improve Gender Equality in the Maritime Sector

Aug 31, 2022

Maritime transport is the backbone of international trade and the global economy. Approximately 80% of global trade by volume and in excess of 70% of global trade by value is carried by sea, and millions of tons of goods are handled by ports…

Hempel Taps Michael Hansen as Next CEO

Aug 31, 2022

Michael Hansen, Executive Vice President Energy & Infrastructure at Danish coatings manufacturer Hempel A/S, will succeed Lars Petersson as CEO of the company on October 15, 2022. Petersson leaves Hempel to take up the position of CEO of VELUX Group…

Zim Inks $1 Billion LNG Bunkering Deal with Shell

Aug 31, 2022

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. on Wednesday announced it has signed a liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering deal valued at more than $1 billion with Shell NA LNG, LLC as the Israeli container shipping seeks to reduce emissions from its operations…

Egypt Introduces Measures to Help Clear Backed Up Ports

Aug 30, 2022

Egypt's finance ministry has put in place a package of measures to clear a backlog of goods piled up in port, a ministry statement said on Tuesday.A severe shortage of foreign currency in Egypt over the last six months has sent banks and importers…

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