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IAPORTS to Hold Global Virtual Investment Round

Aug 11, 2025

The International Association of Port Development (IAPORTS) is holding a virtual investment round scheduled for September 16–18, 2025.The three-day online event will bring together port authorities, terminal operators, development banks, venture…

Malmö Hosts Conference on Future-Proofing Port Cities

Aug 11, 2025

Together with Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP), the World Maritime University (WMU), and Union of the Baltic Cities (UBC), the City of Malmö is hosting a conference on “Future-proofing Our Port Cities,” taking place September 30- October 1, 2025…

Klaipėda Port Development Project Is Underway

Aug 11, 2025

Klaipėda Port is preparing for one of the largest projects in its history—the development of the port’s southern part. Technical designers have already started work and are now developing specific engineering solutions covering an area of 100 hectares…

Shore Leave: Rare, Brief and Endangered

Aug 10, 2025

A new report from the ITF Seafarers’ Trust (ITFST) and the World Maritime University (WMU) highlights the continuing absence of shore leave for the world’s seafarers.Analyzing the data from 5,879 seafarers who responded to the ITFST’s Shore Leave Survey…

Algorithm Accountability

Aug 07, 2025

When the maritime trade union Nautilus International asked memberswhat they thought of AI at a forum in January, there was some positive sentiment:“We shouldn’t automatically assume there will be problems with AI, as we’ve adopted other tech over the years without it being too intrusive for crew…

Port of Richmond Issues Request for Proposals for Historic General Warehouse

Aug 06, 2025

The Port of Richmond announced the publication of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the lease and redevelopment of the historic General Warehouse located at the Point Potrero Marine Terminal (PPMT). This marks an important step in the Port’s…

Mitsui E&S Receives Vietnamese Order for 22 Container Cranes

Aug 04, 2025

Mitsui E&S has received an order from Petro Vietnam Phuoc An Port Investment & Operation Joint Stock Company (PAP), an upcoming port operator funded by the Vietnamese government, for 11 ship to shore gantry cranes (Mitsui-Paceco Portainer) and…

Ports Urge Congress to Reverse Infrastructure Funding Cuts

Aug 03, 2025

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) and a broad coalition of every donor and energy transfer port have sent the House and Senate Appropriations Committees and the Energy and Water Development Subcommittees leaders a letter, urging…

Russian Oil Vessels Forced to Divert From India Under US Sanctions

Aug 01, 2025

At least two vessels loaded with Russian oil bound for refiners in India have diverted to other destinations following new U.S. sanctions, trade sources said, and LSEG trade flows showed.The U.S. Treasury Department this week imposed sanctions on more than 115 Iran-linked individuals…

Two CK Hutchison-Operated Ports Near Panama Could See State Partnerships Take Over

Jul 31, 2025

Public-private partnerships could take over two key ports near the Panama Canal if courts invalidate a contract with Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison's to operate them, Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino said on Thursday.CK Hutchison holds a 90% stake in the local Panama Ports Company…

Panama Auditor Files Suit to Scrap CK Hutchison-Controlled Port Contract

Jul 30, 2025

Panama's comptroller general, Anel Flores, said on Wednesday he had filed suit to the nation's Supreme Court against a contract to operate ports near the Panama Canal, held by a local firm controlled by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison.Flores said…

British Port Association Responds to the Government's Annual Port Trade Statistics

Jul 30, 2025

The British Ports Association (BPA), the national association for ports, has responded to the publication of the Department for Transport (DfT)’s 2024 Port Freight Statistics, acknowledging continued changes in cargo patterns while highlighting…

Portugal to Invest $4.6b in Port Upgrades by 2035

Jul 30, 2025

Portugal's government announced on Wednesday an investment plan worth 4 billion euros ($4.6 billion) to expand and modernise its main ports over the next 10 years, 75% of which will be done by private companies.Infrastructure Minister Miguel Pinto Luz said the investment would be made in six ports…

Georgia Ports Container Trade Up 8.6% in FY 2025

Jul 30, 2025

The Georgia Ports Authority moved 5.7 million twenty-foot equivalent container units in fiscal year 2025 (July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025), an increase of 8.6 percent or 450,000 TEUs compared to the previous fiscal year.  FY2025 was the Port of Savannah’s second busiest year on record…

Mitsui, MOL Buy Port of Nigg and Energy Firms from Global Energy Group

Jul 30, 2025

Global Energy Group (GEG) has reached an agreement on the sale of three of its group companies, including The Port of Nigg, to long term investor, Mitsui & Co. Europe (Mitsui) a subsidiary of Mitsui & Co, together with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL)…

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