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Bilbao Port Authority Showcases Hydrogen Infrastructure

Feb 17, 2025

The Bilbao Port Authority participated in the 1st Conference of the Chambers of Commerce and Hydrogen Valleys of the Atlantic Arc. The event, held at the Energy Intelligence Center (EIC) in Abanto-Zierbena, brought together the Chambers of Commerce of the Atlantic Arc…

MEGA MACHINES: Manson Prepares to Add “The Bionic Man” of Dredge Vessels

Feb 17, 2025

Manson Construction has long been a pillar of the U.S. maritime industry, rooted in a tradition of U.S.-built, U.S.-owned, and U.S.-operated vessels. The company was founded in 1905 by Peter Manson, when he dug up a jar of gold coins [because he didn’t trust the banks] and purchased a winch…

McKenney Tapped to Lead Port of Oakland

Feb 14, 2025

The Oakland Board of Port Commissioners just named Kristi McKenney as the port’s new executive director. The appointment follows the announcement of Executive Director Danny Wan’s retirement on February 28.McKenney joined the Port as an environmental planner…

India-Germany Logistics Partnerships Poised for Growth, Says VDMA Chief

Feb 14, 2025

India and Germany have established a strategic partnership, maintaining strong bilateral and trade ties since 2000. Recently, both signed a Memorandum of Arrangement to facilitate mutual logistics support and exchange between their armed forces…

CBP and Royal Caribbean Use Biometric Facial Recognition Technology in Puerto Rico

Feb 13, 2025

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in collaboration with Royal Caribbean, conducted the first biometric debarkation for Royal Caribbean cruise passengers on Feb. 2 when Rhapsody of the Seas was the first Royal Caribbean vessel to utilize…

'Sustainable Dredging' at the Port of Oakland

Feb 13, 2025

The Port of Oakland deepens its commitment to sustainability by sending more dredged sediment from the Oakland Seaport to a Solano County wetland restoration site. Montezuma Wetlands will receive an approximately $2.1 million grant over the…

Brunswick is Top US Port for Autos

Feb 12, 2025

At the Brunswick State of the Port event, Georgia Ports President and CEO Griff Lynch said Colonel’s Island Terminal has become the nation’s busiest port for autos and heavy equipment, handling more than 2 million tons of roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) cargo in 2024…

Canaveral Port Supports US Space Program

Feb 12, 2025

In remarks delivered to the National Space Club Florida Committee, Canaveral Port Authority CEO Capt. John Murray outlined the Port’s long-standing historical support of America’s space program in the Cape Canaveral area.“Port Canaveral has been part of space operations since 1956…

AquaChemie Opens Chemical Facility in KEZAD

Feb 12, 2025

AquaChemie Global Chemicals has inaugurated its state-of-the-art chemical manufacturing, storage, and blending facility in Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi (KEZAD), marking a significant step in enhancing local industrial capabilities and supporting the UAE’s 'Make it in the Emirates' initiative…

INPEX Selects Royal Haskoning DHV’s LNG Logistics Simulator

Feb 12, 2025

Royal Haskoning DHV said that INPEX Masela, LTD. (INPEX) selected the technology from Royal Haskoning DHV’s digital solutions brand Twinn, including its Witness LNG Logistics Simulator for Indonesia’s Abadi LNG project.The Abadi LNG project has a crucial role in this…

Propane Holds the Key to Reliable, Efficient Electric Port Tractor Recharging

Feb 12, 2025

Propane puts port operators in control of EV charging and avoids grid-power headachesAlthough it may seem a bit of a paradox that, at both seaports and inland ports, propane is crucial to charging electric terminal tractors, the proliferation…

Canadian Ports Need $21.5 Billion

Feb 11, 2025

Canada’s ability to expand and diversify international trade as a reliable trading partner hinges on significant port infrastructure investment in the coming years, according to the Port Infrastructure Needs Assessment, from the Association of Canadian Port Authorities (ACPA)…

Ust-Luga Continues Exports After Tanker Runs Aground

Feb 11, 2025

Russia's Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga continued fuel exports on Tuesday after a tanker ran aground following a blast in its engine room over the weekend, according to industry sources and LSEG ship-tracking data.Authorities said a Suezmax tanker called Koala carrying around 130…

AAPA CEO to Testify Before House Homeland Subcommittee on Port Industry Issues

Feb 11, 2025

American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) President & CEO Cary S. Davis will testify on behalf of the port industry at a House Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security hearing. The hearing, “Examining the PRC’s Strategic Port…

Port of Oakland Targets Growth in Strategic Plan

Feb 10, 2025

The Oakland Board of Port Commissioners has approved the Port’s Strategic Plan for the years 2025-2030.The plan unveils ambitious goals for the port’s seaport, airport, commercial real estate holdings and its publicly-owned utility, including…

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