Ports News


Concordia Maritime Supports Mercy Ships Cargo Day

Oct 05, 2017

Mercy Ships Cargo Day is being held for the second year and Concordia Maritime is one of the companies supporting the activities on board Mercy Ships’ hospital ship. Participants can either donate part of their commission this day or choose a sum of money they want to donate…

World Direct Shipping to Double Port Manatee Service

Oct 05, 2017

Ocean carrier World Direct Shipping is doubling its service across the Gulf of Mexico between the state of Veracruz and Central Florida’s Port Manatee.           World Direct Shipping has announced plans to add a weekly sailing to Port Manatee from the Port of Tuxpan…

Cabinet Approves Renaming of Kandla Port

Oct 04, 2017

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval to the renaming of Kandla Port as Deendayal Port.  Ports in India are generally named after the city or town in which these are situated…

Two Ports in Gabon Delivered in Record Time

Oct 04, 2017

After just 60 days and 18 months of construction, the GSEZ Mineral port and New International Port of Owendo in Gabon, Africa, are fully operational and contributing to improve transport connections in the area.   Engineering and project…

Copenhagen’s New Cruise Terminal Green-lighted

Oct 04, 2017

A new cruise terminal will be built in Copenhagen, having received the go-ahead from the Board of Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP). CMP has responded to rising demand and has assessed that current facilities need to be augmented with another terminal building…

Two New Tugs for Abu Dhabi Ports

Oct 04, 2017

Abu Dhabi Port Company (ADPC) has purchased two newly built tugs from Sanmar shipyards of Turkey. The new Yenicay Class tugs, based on the same Robert Allan Ltd Rascal 1800 basic design-which are equipped with the latest technology and have a bollard pull power of 30 metric tons…

XL Catlin Adds Ocean Marine Insurance Expertise in US

Oct 04, 2017

XL Catlin expands its marine insurance team with the addition of Stephen Clark as Vice President, National Hull & Liabilities Practice Leader in Chicago and Alison J. Rizzi as Senior Ocean Marine Underwriter in New York.   In his new role with XL Catlin…

Prolonged Dip in Coal Imports Could Hurt Port Players: ICRA

Oct 04, 2017

The volume growth at major ports was low at 3 percent during the first five months of current fiscal, FY2018 as coal volumes recorded 12 percent decline during the period, even as iron ore volumes grew 29 percent.According to K. Ravichandran…

H-Energy to Start West Coast LNG Terminal in May 2018

Oct 04, 2017

India's H-Energy Pvt Ltd, a unit of real estate group Hiranandani, will start operations at its liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the western Maharashtra state by May 2018, its chief executive said on Wednesday. India plans to raise…

Kalmar Key's Open Interfaces for Terminal Automation

Oct 02, 2017

Kalmar has announced Kalmar Key, the terminal industry's first automation platform with open interfaces. Kalmar Key provides a common system architecture for building an end-to-end, customised automation platform using Kalmar Terminal Logistics System (TLS) as a basis…

ITIC Settles Dispute after Turkey Bars Entry to Vessel with Cyprus Connections

Oct 02, 2017

International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) recently settled a dispute between a shipowner and its Turkish agent for losses arising from the refusal of Turkish port authorities to allow a vessel to berth because of its connection to Cyprus…

DP World to Develop Logistics Plan for Mali

Oct 01, 2017

DP World Group Chairman and CEO, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, met with the President of Mali, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, last week to discuss a trade and logistics master plan to unlock the resource rich country’s economic potential. The plan…

DP World to Expand in African Market

Oct 01, 2017

DP World Group Chairman and CEO Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem has met with Senegalese President Macky Sall as part of a tour of West and North Africa to confirm development of infrastructure projects in the country. The discussions, attended…

Work Begins at Wardha Dry Port

Oct 01, 2017

The Indian Minister of Shipping Nitin Gadkari will perform the Bhoomi Poojan (Ground breaking ceremony) the Wardha dry port at Sindi (Railway) in Wardha, Maharashtra on 2nd October, 2017.   The Dry Port is being developed by the Jawaharlal…

Channel Restrictions Lifted at Corpus Christi Port

Sep 29, 2017

Post Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts continue at Port Corpus Christi following the Category 4 Hurricane’s devastating strike to the Texas Coast.  The full 47-foot (MLLW) draft of the ship channel is open to vessels, and the daylight only transit restriction was removed…

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