Ports News


Jebel Ali Port Ups Safety and Security

Apr 25, 2016

Dubai Police and DP World, UAE Region have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance safety and security cooperation at Jebel Ali Port and surrounding industrial areas to enable the unhindered flow of trade through the Middle East’s largest seaport…

Faulkner Joins Braemar SA as Manager

Apr 25, 2016

Braemar (incorporating The Salvage Association) has appointed David Faulkner as ‘Manager, Ports and Harbours (Middle East)’. David is a Master Mariner and pilot and will be based in the Braemar SA Abu Dhabi office. He has extensive experience…

Maersk Cuts Landing Certificate Issuance Time

Apr 25, 2016

* Maersk Line will introduce a simplified process for obtaining the Landing Certificates from May 1st , 2016  * Maersk line waives off the  Landing Certificate fee of INR 1000Mumbai, 25th April, 2016: Maersk Line India has taken a major…

First Call of MSC's Vessel Received at Sohar

Apr 25, 2016

Oman International Container Terminal (OICT) received the first call of the Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC), the world’s second largest container shipper with over 2.7m twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) per year, Lana vessel at the Port of Sohar…

South Korea Eyes Iran's Shipping Industry

Apr 25, 2016

South Korean companies are briskly moving to tap into Iran's fast-growing shipping industry, regarding the Iranian boom as a breakthrough to their prolonged business slump amid the global economic slowdown. According to  IRNA, the head…

Indonesia Woos Jokowi Netherlands for Investment in Maritime

Apr 25, 2016

Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has invited the Netherlands to invest in Indonesian infrastructure projects, particularly those that support Jokowi’s maritime sector development program, reports the Jakarta Post. In the maritime sector…

$2.58 mil Awarded for Maritime Heritage Education, Preservation

Apr 22, 2016

The National Park Service, in partnership with the Maritime Administration, has announced the award of $2.58 million in Maritime Heritage Program grants for projects in 19 states that preserve sites and objects related to our nation’s maritime history…

China, South Korea to Hold Maritime Talks

Apr 22, 2016

China and South Korea held talks on delimiting their overlapping exclusive economic zones (EEZs) in the Yellow Sea – the first such discussions in seven years.  Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin talked to his South Korean counterpart…

Quartet of Cruise Records in Prospect for Lerwick

Apr 22, 2016

The first cruise ship arrival of the year will enter Lerwick Harbour this weekend at the start of a record-breaking season which is expected to see the most passengers and vessels yet at the Shetland port, along with the highest gross tonnage of cruise ships…

DP World Ready for Container Weighing Globally

Apr 21, 2016

DP World is prepared for the implementation of the new International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) regulation which comes into effect on 1 July, 2016. The new regulation mandates that shippers of goods must obtain…

Kalmar's Straddle Carriers for HHLA CTB

Apr 21, 2016

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has secured an order for nine diesel-electric straddle carriers from the leading European port and transport logistics group Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA). The order was booked in Cargotec's 2016 first quarter order intake…

Cyprus LNG Terminal Non-starter?

Apr 21, 2016

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades has said that building an LNG terminal in Cyprus will depend on discoveries and the results of the country’s third licensing round. Discussing the Cyprus Exclusive Economic Zone’s third licensing round…

Sinopec Rolls Out Beihai LNG-import Terminal

Apr 21, 2016

China Petroleum and Chemical Corp (Sinopec) has taken delivery of the first LNG cargo at its new terminal at Beihai City in Guangxi Zhuang, with the arrival yesterday of the LNG carrier Methane Spirit, delivering a cargo from ConocoPhillips…

Stromberg to Lead LU’s Center for Advances in Port Management

Apr 19, 2016

Lamar University (LU) has tapped Erik Stromberg as the inaugural executive director of the Center for Advances in Port Management after a national search, officials announced today. Stromberg brings decades of experience in public ports to the new position as a CEO…

Expanded Panama Canal Begins to Take Transit Reservations

Apr 19, 2016

The Panama Canal began accepting transit reservations for Neopanamax vessels for commercial transits through the Expanded Canal starting on June 27, 2016.In light of the upcoming Expansion inauguration date, the Panama Canal will offer four additional slots per day for Neopanamax vessels…

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