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Singapore Exports Surge 21% Y/Y

Nov 16, 2017

Singapore's non-oil domestic exports (NODX) rose at a much stronger pace than expected in October, thanks to growth in both electronics and non-electronic sectors, official data showed on Friday. Exports increased 20.9 percent in October year-on-year…

Long Beach Secures $2.4 Mln for Cleaner Cranes, Tugs

Nov 16, 2017

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $2.4 million to the Port of Long Beach to help replace several existing cranes and tugboats with new zero-emission or cleanest-available equipment. The Diesel Emission Reduction…

Managing the New Panamax Containerships

Nov 16, 2017

The explosive growth of international boxships is challenging not only the physical infrastructure of North American ports, but also the very nature of the existing supply chains that they impact.  The recent dialogue on container shipping has been all about so-called “mega-ships…

Turkey, Iraq Discuss Resuming Kirkuk Oil Exports

Nov 16, 2017

A Turkish energy delegation has met with Iraqi top oil officials in Baghdad to discuss issues including the resumption of Kirkuk oil exports via the Turkish port of Ceyhan, Iraq's oil ministry said in a statement on Thursday. 'A high level Turkish energy delegation met with senior oil officials…

Pakistan LNG Import Project Consortium Folds -Hoegh LNG

Nov 16, 2017

A consortium behind a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import project in Pakistan, including oil giant Exxon Mobil, France's Total and Qatar Petroleum, has been dissolved, shipping company Hoegh LNG said on Thursday. Hoegh LNG was due to supply the project's ship-based import terminal…

UK Chamber CEO Hails Shipping's Role in Globalisation

Nov 15, 2017

Capitalism, globalisation and international collaboration spread prosperity and growth - and shipping has a vital role to play in this process, Guy Platten, CEO,  UK Chamber of Shipping said in his address to the annual Scottish Shipping Benevolent Association (SSBA) dinner in Glasgow last night…

Port of LA on Pace to Surpass 9 Mln TEU in 2017

Nov 14, 2017

The Port of Los Angeles said it is on pace to become the Western Hemisphere’s first-ever port to move 9 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEU) in a single year, following strong box volumes in the month of October. Although October 2017 container volumes were down 8…

APM Terminals Pier 400 Los Angeles Sets New Single Vessel Record

Nov 13, 2017

APM Terminals Pier 400 Los Angeles has established a new single vessel cargo operations record during the call of the 13,600 TEU capacity Maersk Evora, with a combined total of 24,846 TEUs loaded and discharged over a 128-hour period.  This performance eclipsed the previous record of 18…

Aurizon in Talks to Buy Debt-saddled Coal Port

Nov 13, 2017

Australian coal rail operator Aurizon Holdings said on Monday it was in talks to buy the Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal (WICET), which urgently needs to restructure $3 billion in debt. A purchase would mark a change in strategy under…

Container Service Returns to Port of Portland

Nov 13, 2017

Hong-Kong based carrier Swire Shipping will offer general, non-containerized cargo and container service at Oregon’s sole international port from January 2018.A new call at Port of Portland's Terminal 6, which will likely be monthly and…

QTerminals Appoints Bissett as CEO

Nov 13, 2017

The Board of Directors of QTerminals, the recently-established operator of the first phase of Hamad Port in Qatar, has appointed Neville Bissett as the company’s first Chief Executive Officer.  QTerminals was established as a jointly-owned…

Tanjung Pelepas to Provide Training for Maritime Students

Nov 10, 2017

Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) for the development of maritime and logistics studies by providing training to UMT students.  PTP chief executive officer…

Victoria Port Minister Approves BMT as an Official Auditor

Nov 10, 2017

BMT said it has been accredited by the Victorian Government’s Minister for Ports as an official auditor under Part 6A of the Port Management Act 1995 (PMA) to audit port Safety and Environment Management Plans (SEMPs) until 2021. A complementary team of auditors from BMT in Melbourne…

Port Canaveral Names German as Director

Nov 10, 2017

Port Canaveral's Cruise Team is gaining a new dimension with the appointment of Dave German as Director, Cruise Business Development, effective Friday, November 10, 2017. German previously served as Port Canaveral's Senior Harbormaster. In his new role…

Port of Long Beach Sets Record for October Cargo

Nov 10, 2017

A year of records continues at the Port of Long Beach, where this October was the busiest in history, as container volumes surged 15 percent compared to the same month a year ago. Trade has been growing so rapidly in 2017 that the record-setting October — at 669…

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