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Hamburg Hosts Conference on Port Rail Cargo

Jun 28, 2017

Anticipating further growth in maritime cargo transport by rail, experts from the rail and port sector are going for digitalization and automation.  The ‘First Rail Conference on Cargo Transport by Rail and Ports’ brought together numerous experts from the railway network…

Valletta Cruise Port Inks Agreement on Tourism Ethics

Jun 28, 2017

Valletta Cruise Port has signed the UNWTO Private Sector Commitment to the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism. This Code is a frame of reference for responsible and sustainable tourism development as endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly in 2001…

Maersk Unable to Process Orders after Cyber Attack

Jun 28, 2017

Shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk, which handles one in seven containers shipped worldwide, is not able to process new orders after being hit by a global cyber attack, it told Reuters on Wednesday. 'Right now, at this hour, we're not able to take new orders…

MSC, Maersk Work on Data Sharing after Cyber Attack

Jun 28, 2017

Swiss container line MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company) is working with vessel-sharing partner Maersk to find ways to share data after a cyber attack on the Danish company, MSC said on Wednesday. MSC said it was prepared to divert ships away from affected Maersk terminals…

Cyber Attack Hits 17 APM Container Terminals

Jun 27, 2017

Seventeen shipping container terminals run by APM Terminals have been hacked, including two in Rotterdam and 15 in other parts of the world, Dutch broadcaster RTV Rijnmond reported on Wednesday.APM Terminals is a subsidiary of shipping giant Maersk…

GE Boosts Power in Santos Port Upgrade

Jun 27, 2017

GE Energy Connections (NYSE: GE) has recently delivered the full turnkey project to VLI for engineering, supply and commissioning of the port terminal Luiz Antonio Mesquita Integrator Port Terminal (Tiplam) at the port of Santos, located in the city of Santos…

Florida International Terminal Upgrade Underway

Jun 26, 2017

Florida International Terminal (FIT), a port in Port Everglades–Fort Lauderdale operated by SAAM since 2005, began a modernization project that will change the look of the port. The project will see the construction of a modern terminal with new facilities such as a gatehouse with eight lines…

Rotterdam Port Contracts Four PortXL Start-ups

Jun 25, 2017

The Port of Rotterdam Authority is entering into a partnership with four start-ups for the development of as many innovative projects. Along with six other starters, these companies took part in the port-related accelerator programme PortXL…

Cardiff University Researches Religious Lives of Seafarers

Jun 23, 2017

The religious and spiritual experiences of seafarers, and ministry among port chaplains, will be explored in a new project by Cardiff University’s Seafarers International Research Centre (SIRC).Religion in multi-ethnic contexts, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)…

Transas CEO Coles Speaks on the Future for Seafarers

Jun 23, 2017

A message from Frank Coles, CEO of Transas on the International Day of the Seafarer.On this day of recognition, I would like to celebrate the women and men who commit their careers and their lives to being at sea for extended periods of time…

New LEDs Light Up Port of Cristóbal

Jun 23, 2017

New high efficacy LED flood lights have been installed at the Port of Cristóbal in Colon, Panama. SONARAY, a central Virginia-based manufacturer of industrial, commercial and maritime LED lighting fixtures, has supplied 60 of its 520-watt Delta Flood Lights…

Global Ports Sector Faces Structurally Slower Growth, Says Fitch

Jun 22, 2017

Traffic growth in the ports sector is likely to remain well below historical levels for the foreseeable future, due to fundamental structural changes in the industry and global trade, Fitch Ratings says.  A move towards protectionism would represent a significant additional risk…

Madrid Maersk Call at Antwerp Port Sets New Record

Jun 22, 2017

The Madrid Maersk, the largest container carrier ever to call at the port of Antwerp, moored in the Deurganck dock on 9 June.  This record-breaking ship with a capacity of 20,568 TEU unloaded 3,000 containers and loaded another 4,000 in the port of Antwerp in just 48 hours…

Barkerding Elected Port NOLA Chairman

Jun 22, 2017

The Port of New Orleans Board of Commissioners has elected Robert R. Barkerding, Jr. as its new chairman, succeedsingMichael W. Kearney, whose term as chairman expired this month. Barkerding represents Jefferson Parish and joined the Board in February of 2013 when he was appointed by former Gov…

Djibouti Opens Salt Port, Latest in Series of Shipping Projects

Jun 22, 2017

Djibouti opened a $64 million port on Thursday, the third of four ports designed to boost the tiny Horn of Africa nation's position as a trading hub, its ports authority said. Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority (DFZA) said in a statement…

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