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Piraeus Port Pact for Cosco Dalian Floating Dock

Sep 08, 2017

The Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) SA has announced the completion of a tender and finalization of a contract with Cosco SH (Dalian) Shipyard for the purchase of a new floating repair dock, an initiative that the port's management has pursued over the past year…

Consumer Demand Drives up Long Beach Imports

Sep 08, 2017

Imports at the Port of Long Beach surged more than 10 percent in August compared to the same month last year, marking the third-highest monthly import total in the port’s 106-year history. Long Beach terminals processed 692,375 twenty-foot…

NY/NJ Welcomes CMA CGM Theodore Roosevelt

Sep 07, 2017

The 14,400 TEU capacity CMA CGM Theodore Roosevelt became the largest container ship to call the port of New York and New Jersey when it arrived at the APM Terminals Elizabeth container terminal.  The ultra-large container ship also established…

MOL Car Carrier's First Call at Port of Kisarazu

Sep 07, 2017

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL)  announced that on August 31, the MOL-operated car carrier Swan Ace (capacity: 6,400 standard passenger cars) called at the Port of Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture and loaded 800 used vehicles.  It was the first call…

Op/Ed: Act Now on Port Infrastructure

Sep 07, 2017

Funding for freight transportation infrastructure is urgently needed to keep U.S. economy moving.  Infrastructure is the backbone of developed nations. Our ability to move raw materials and finished products between domestic and world markets is critical to economic success…

US Requiring Enhanced Screening of Cargo from Turkey

Sep 07, 2017

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration said on Thursday it is issuing a new security directive requiring enhanced screening of cargo from Turkey. The change was 'to adequately address emerging threats to cargo and raise the baseline for global aviation security…

YRC Worldwide Closes Florida Terminals Due to Hurricane

Sep 07, 2017

YRC Worldwide Inc said on Thursday it has closed terminals in the Florida localities of Fort Pierce, Miami, Tampa and West Palm Beach due to Hurricane Irma.  (Reporting by Eric M. Johnson)

Bahri’s New Ro-Ro Ship Calls New Orleans

Sep 07, 2017

The Port of New Orleans welcomed the return of roll-on, roll-off service with the inaugural call of the Bahri Yanbu, a new state-of-the-art multipurpose vessel, in mid-August at the Nashville Avenue Terminal Complex operated by Ports America…

Port Manatee Awarded $1 Mln Federal Security Grant

Sep 06, 2017

Port Manatee has been awarded a $946,950 federal security grant, enabling the Central Florida Gulf Coast port to double the number of outbound lanes at its main gate to securely accommodate increasing cargo volume. “With Port Manatee’s dynamic growth in containerized cargo activity…

APM Terminals Sells Paranagua Port Stake

Sep 04, 2017

APM Terminals announced the sale of its 5% share in Terminal de Contêineres de Paranaguá (TCP) to China Merchants Port Holdings.  The share sale was initiated and led by Advent, who is the controlling shareholder of TCP. Price and terms…

Port Security Training in Nigeria

Sep 04, 2017

A workshop in Lagos, Nigeria has helped train Nigerian officials in the necessary skills and knowledge to plan, conduct and assess security drills and exercises in their port facilities.  The event (28 August – 1 September) focused on port security measures of the Organization’s ISPS Code…

Shipping’s Recovery May Not Lift Seafarer Wage Costs

Sep 04, 2017

Despite a recovery in cargo shipping markets, ship manning costs will remain suppressed as shipowners and operators continue to be financially challenged and the officer shortfall recedes, according to the latest Manning report published by global shipping consultancy Drewry…

Project to Eliminate Emissions at Norway Ports

Sep 04, 2017

Shore power and charging infrastructure could reduce CO2 emissions by as much as 12.5 million tonnes at ports in Norway every year – this is one of the main conclusions of a report compiled by a pool of experts from ABB, DNV GL, the Port of Oslo…

Ecuador, DP World Begin USD 1bln Port Construction

Sep 03, 2017

The President of Ecuador Lenín Moreno and DP World Group Chairman and CEO, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem today performed a ground-breaking ceremony to mark the start of construction of the greenfield multi-purpose port project at Posorja, Ecuador…

Port Taranaki Ready for More Cruise Ships

Sep 01, 2017

Port Taranaki is committed to providing world-class assets and service excellence to support the cruise industry, chief executive Guy Roper says. Mr Roper took part in a panel discussion of leaders from “emerging ports” at today’s Cruise New Zealand 2017 Conference…

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