Ports News


New Comms Director at Port of Long Beach

Aug 04, 2017

The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners on Thursday approved the selection of Kerry Gerot to lead the Port’s Communications and Community Relations Division. The appointment is effective August 19. Gerot is currently the Public Affairs Officer for the Long Beach City Manager’s Office…

Jakarta Port Strike Hits Biggest Terminal Operator

Aug 04, 2017

More than 600 workers at Jakarta's Tanjung Priok port have gone on strike and could extend the action until Aug. 10, their union said on Friday, disrupting operations at the biggest terminal of Indonesia's busiest port. The labour union…

Novorossiisk Port Resumes Oil Loadings

Aug 04, 2017

Russian pipeline monopoly Transneft said on Friday that oil loadings from the Black Sea port of Novorossiisk had resumed after a storm. Transneft added in a statement, however, that weather conditions at the port remained unstable.(Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin…

India Looks to Boost Domestic Cruise Industry

Aug 03, 2017

The government of India announced important steps in view to boost the domestic cruise tourism industry. It is estimated that on an average a cruise tourist spends about US$200-300 and a cruise staff/officer spends about US$100-150 per port visit…

Protest in Brazil May Delay Grain Loadings

Aug 03, 2017

Brazil grains exporters group Anec on Thursday said it will send an official communication to foreign buyers saying that protests by truck drivers in the country might delay grain loading operations at Brazilian ports. Anec's director Sergio…

State Minister Buchholz Visits the Port of Kiel

Aug 03, 2017

Dr Bernd Buchholz, Minister of Economics, Transport, Labour, Technology and Tourism in the Federal State of Schleswig-Holstein, paid an official visit to the port of Kiel on August 1st. During a tour of facilities the minister was briefed…

Seafarers’ Charity Supports Distressed Ship Crew

Aug 03, 2017

Seafarers’ charity Apostleship of the Sea (AoS) responded to the spiritual and faith needs of the crew of container ship CMA CGM Africa Four when it called at Tilbury port in late July. The crew of the 51,634 deadweight-tonne CMA CGM-operated…

All Aboard for $59m Ferries Project

Aug 03, 2017

Steel construction company REIDsteel has completed its phase of works on landmark passenger facilities as part of a £45 million ($59 million) ferry terminal revamp in Portsmouth, U.K. The 130-strong firm was contracted for the project at…

NYK to Pay $20 Mln for Cartel Conviction

Aug 03, 2017

Australia has fined and convicted Japanese shipping firm Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) for operating as a cartel in relation to the transport of vehicles into the country, its competition regulator said on Thursday. The charges relate…

Jakarta Terminal Begins One Week Strike Today

Aug 02, 2017

Trade unions in Jakarta International Container Terminal (SPJICT) will be striking from 3 until 10 August over what they claim as 'ruthless attacks to workers’ rights'. According to local media, the Federation of Indonesia Ports Union (FPPI)…

Dunkirk, Dunkerque Port Sign LNG Pact

Aug 02, 2017

Dunkirk's LNG Terminal and Dunkerque-Port signed an agreement for the development of an liquefied natural gas (LNG) station to supply tank trucks.  The use of LNG by shipping has grown significantly in recent months with new projects (orders for ships…

Qatar Navigation Profit Falls in Q2 and H1

Aug 02, 2017

Qatar Navigation (Milaha) reported an 85 percent fall in second-quarter net profit, reports Reuters.  Second-quarter net profit stood at 30.8 million riyals ($8.5 million) in the three months ending June 30, versus 201.4 million riyals a year earlier…

Port of Baltimore Continues to Set Cargo Records

Aug 02, 2017

The Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore’s public marine terminals have for the first time surpassed one million tons of general cargo in one month, handling a total of 1,007,704 tons in May and leapfrogging past the previous record of 923…

Port NOLA Roundtables Address Architectural and Engineering Services

Aug 02, 2017

The Port of New Orleans has launched a series of roundtable discussions to promote professional services opportunities to local and small architectural and engineering companies as part of a business outreach initiative. To date, two roundtables…

Tokyo, Paris MOUs Launch Navigation Safety Push

Aug 02, 2017

The Maritime Authorities of the Tokyo and the Paris Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control will launch a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on safety of navigation. The aim of the CIC is to check compliance with the applicable requirements of the SOLAS Convention…

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