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Vado Gateway Container Terminal Opened

Dec 12, 2019

The international container terminal operating company APM Terminals (APMT) said it has opened a new container terminal in Vado Ligure, on the Italian Riviera, which will be capable of handling 900,000 TEUs of containerized cargo.APMT has a 50…

U.S., China Reach Trade Deal 'in principle'

Dec 12, 2019

The White House has reached a 'deal in principle' with Beijing to resolve the 17-month U.S.-China trade war, according to a source briefed on the trade talks.The White House was expected to make an announcement later on Thursday, the source said…

Valletta Cruise Port Sets Record

Dec 12, 2019

Valletta Cruise Port has welcomed a record 900,000 cruise passenger movements.A lucky recipient, who arrived in the Port of Valletta aboard the MSC Grandiosa, was the designated 900,000th passenger and given the opportunity to return to Malta…

Chinese Tanker Spurns Malaysian Inspections

Dec 11, 2019

An oil tanker, which shipping data showed was managed by a Chinese company under U.S. sanctions, refused to allow an inspection by maritime authorities while anchored in Malaysian waters, Malaysia's maritime agency said.Silvana III's commercial manager is Kunlun Shipping Co Ltd…

AYOP Appoints New Director

Dec 10, 2019

Amsterdam IJmuiden Offshore Ports (AYOP), a networking organization, has appointed Sylvia Boer as director effective from 1 February 2020.  In this new position within the association for offshore companies in the North Sea Canal Area, Boer acts as a link between the members…

Savannah Boosts Container Volumes

Dec 10, 2019

The Port of Savannah moved 363,000 twenty-foot equivalent container units in November, a 5.4 percent increase over the same month last year, or an additional 18,460 TEUs.For the fiscal year to date (July-November), the Georgia Ports Authority has handled nearly 2 million TEUs…

Baltic Index Sags for 5th Consecutive Session

Dec 10, 2019

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index fell for a fifth straight session on Tuesday, weighed down by softer demand for capesize vessels.The Baltic index, which tracks rates for capesize, panamax and supramax vessels that ferry dry bulk commodities…

Pelosi to Speak as U.S. Closes in on USMCA Deal

Dec 10, 2019

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will hold a news conference on Tuesday to discuss the U.S. Mexico Canada (USMCA) trade deal as U.S. and Canadian officials prepared to fly to Mexico City to work on final changes to the agreement.'We're close…

Port of Baltimore's White to Resign

Dec 09, 2019

James J. White, Executive Director, Port of Baltimore, announced his resignation effective December 31, 2019.White led operations for 18 years as the Port of Baltimore improved its national rankings, upgraded security procedures and completed…

Peru Port Maintenance Depends on Damen

Dec 09, 2019

Tramarsa has taken delivery of a Damen Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) 450. Tramarsa will be providing the tools to its subsidiary company Salaverry Terminal Internacional (STI), which will be using the new vessel for maintenance dredging tasks in the Port of Salaverry…

China Hoping for Expedited US Trade Agreement

Dec 09, 2019

China said on Monday that it hoped to make a trade deal with the United States as soon as possible, amid intense discussions before fresh U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports are due to kick in at the end of the week.Beijing hopes it can reach a…

Boskalis Bags Pasay Reclamation Project

Dec 08, 2019

Dutch dredging and heavylift company Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has received the Provisional Letter of Acceptance for the Design and Construction contract for the Pasay Reclamation Development Project in Manila Bay, Philippines in cooperation with CHEC from China…

Gothenburg Port to be Fossil Free in 2020

Dec 08, 2019

Swedish container facility Port of Gothenburg is aiming to be a fossil free terminal by 2020, said its owner-operator Danish-owned APM Terminals.APM Terminals Gothenburg  launched environmental strategy  “Green Gothenburg Gateway”  which sees…

BIMCO: No Change in US Imports of Steel Goods From Brazil

Dec 06, 2019

0.0%, no change in US imports of steel goods from Brazil despite quotaIn the first ten months of the year, the US imported 3.9 million tonnes of steel goods from Brazil, the same as was imported in the first ten months of 2017, despite the US…

Port Everglades & Dominican Republic Port Authority Sign MOU

Dec 06, 2019

Broward County's Port Everglades Department and the Dominican Republic Port Authority have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) as part of a joint Sister Seaports agreement.The MOU will  promote bilateral trade. The two parties want to…

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