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PortsToronto Names Steenstra President & CEO

Jun 28, 2022

PortsToronto announced the appointment of its new President and Chief Executive Officer – Roelof-Jan 'RJ' Steenstra. Steenstra will begin his role this September, stepping into the role previously held by Geoffrey Wilson, who announced his retirement in February of this year…

Trelleborg Supplies Docking Equipment for Sinopec’s Tianjin LNG Terminal

Jun 28, 2022

Trelleborg Marine and Infrastructure has supplied a combination of docking and mooring equipment and Ship-Shore Links for phase two of the expansion of Sinopec’s Tianjin LNG receiving terminal, located in the Nangang Industrial Zone of Tianjin City…

Enova Backs Norwegian Shore Power Projects

Jun 28, 2022

The Port of Molde and Romsdal IKS received NOK 13.5 million in support for the construction of shore power at Tindekaia in Åndalsnes. The plan is to offer shore power to the cruise ships that dock there. In addition, Enova enters with state support for four other facilities along the coast…

McCarthy Completes Barbours Cut Terminal Container Yard 3N

Jun 27, 2022

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. has completed construction on the Barbours Cut Terminal Container Yard 3N for the Port Houston Authority (PHA). The project is part of a modernization program to increase cargo handling efficiency. The Barbours…

Nearly $30 Million Allocated for Port of Oshawa Expansion

Jun 27, 2022

Canada's Minister of Transport, Omar Alghabra, announced close to $14 million for an export expansion project at the Port of Oshawa. As the recipient, the Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority is contributing $16 million, representing a total investment of almost $30 million…

Chlorine Gas Leak Kills 12, Injures 251 at Jordan Port

Jun 27, 2022

At least 12 people died and 251 were injured in a chlorine gas leak from a storage tank at Jordan's Aqaba port, officials and state media reported on Monday.The leak came after a tank filled with 25 tonnes of chlorine gas being exported to Djibouti fell while being transported…

Boskalis Plans Switch to Green Shore Power in Rotterdam

Jun 27, 2022

The Port of Rotterdam Authority and Eneco are going to construct shore-based power facilities in the Waalhaven, Rotterdam (the Netherlands) so that moored Boskalis vessels can run on green electricity instead of fossil fuels.The shore-based…

JAXPORT Completes $100 Million in Berth Improvements at Blount Island

Jun 23, 2022

The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) on Thursday announced the completion of the final phase of $100 million in berth enhancements at the SSA Jacksonville Container Terminal (JCT) at Blount Island. The last stage of the project, the rehabilitation of 700 linear feet of deepwater berthing space…

OCI Expands Rotterdam Import Terminal for Green Ammonia

Jun 22, 2022

OCI N.V. announced that it has made a final investment decision (FID) for the first phase of its ammonia import terminal expansion project in the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands.The terminal is strategically located to facilitate emerging ammonia demand for bunkering to ocean-going vessels…

WA's McGowan Announces $78 Million for Lumsden Point Development

Jun 22, 2022

As part of the 2022-23 State Budget, the McGowan Government will allocate $78 million towards the Lumsden Point development to grow capacity at the Port of Port Hedland.Lumsden Point will facilitate the export of battery metals such as lithium and copper concentrates…

Backhoe Dredge Arrives in Port Hedland

Jun 22, 2022

A Hall Contracting backhoe dredge arrived in Port Hedland last week.Due to its low clearance hull design, the dredge was transported from the Middle East on board a semi-submersible heavy load carrier.After arriving at anchorage, the heavy load carrier was submersed…

Total AMS Bags Port Hedland Piles Refurbishment Contract

Jun 22, 2022

Total AMS, part of the TAMS Group, has been awarded the contract for the Port of Port Hedland Berth 1 piles refurbishment, the Pibara Ports Authority said.As part of the project, piles will be refurbished and a pile wrapping system will be installed…

Port Houston Awards $450 Million in Contracts for Channel Expansion

Jun 22, 2022

The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority met in a special session and awarded two of the largest contracts in the organization’s history. The Commission approved the staff’s recommendation to award Weeks Marine and Curtin Maritime…

Union Calls 24-hour Warning Strike in German Ports

Jun 22, 2022

German trade union ver.di called on several thousand employees at German ports to take part in a 24-hour warning strike from Thursday morning, potentially further increasing difficulties at already strained ports.Workers in Emden, Bremerhaven…

Germany's Scholz Hopes for Baltic Sea LNG Terminal within Months

Jun 21, 2022

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he was confident liquefied natural gas (LNG) could start flowing into the country via the Baltic Sea port of Lubmin within a matter of months, as Germany rushes to phase out Russian energy imports.'Our goal…

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