Ports News


European Social Dialogue on Ports: Employers Bullish

Mar 02, 2017

The European social dialogue on ports was established in June 2013 by port employers and employees to identify challenges faced by the sector, improve health and safety conditions and raise awareness about the essential contribution of port stakeholders to the EU economy and its growth…

JNPT to Support Direct Port Delivery Facility

Mar 02, 2017

Indian government is exhorting importers to use the Direct Port Delivery (DPD) facility, an initiative aimed at reducing dwell time and transaction costs, reported PTI. According to Ministry of Shipping, the Direct Port Delivery (DPD) is…

Florida Seaports, Agency Partners Meet with Federal Legislators

Mar 02, 2017

Florida’s seaports, including port representatives from Port Canaveral, Port Everglades, JAXPORT, PortMiami, Port Panama City, Port of Pensacola and Port Tampa Bay, were joined by Florida Department of Economic Opportunity and Florida Department…

Grant Helps Port of Long Beach Curb Emissions

Mar 02, 2017

The Port of Long Beach is poised to receive a grant to fund one of the nation’s largest demonstration projects for zero-emissions cargo-handling equipment. The California Energy Commission has announced a Notice of Proposed Award for a $9.7…

Bureau Veritas Gains EU Maritime MRV Accreditation

Mar 02, 2017

Bureau Veritas has gained accreditation from United Kingdom Accreditation Services (UKAS), in their pilot scheme, to carry out assessments and verifications for compliance with the European Union’s Maritime Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (EU MRV) regulation…

Shipowners Caught in the Middle of Free Trade Battle

Mar 01, 2017

Protectionism and long hauled free trade negotiations can be an expensive battle for the Danish shipowners, if the market outside the European Union are not included in free trade negotiations. The Danish Shipowners’ Association hosted…

New Gantry Cranes for Crowley’s PR Terminal

Mar 01, 2017

Three new, ship-to-shore container cranes have been constructed in Ireland and are scheduled for delivery to Crowley Puerto Rico Services’ Isla Grande Terminal in San Juan later this month. The electric-powered cranes will be used to load and…

Port of Vancouver Rides High on Grain Exports

Mar 01, 2017

Though overall cargo volume through the Port of Vancouver in 2016 decreased 1.8 percent to 136 million metric tons from 2015, sectors experiencing declines were offset by others that hit new records, including the bulk grain sector, according…

Illogical Port Choices by Liner Alliances

Feb 28, 2017

In a ground-breaking analysis Drewry has examined the correlation between carrier terminal ownership and the choice of port calls by the 2M and upcoming Ocean and THE liner alliances.  The results show that the choice of port call is often not in line with carrier terminal ownership interests…

CMA CGM Announces Rates Adjustments in China

Feb 28, 2017

After considering carefully recent changes in the Chinese container shipping market, CMA CGM’s senior management has decided to adjust the THC (Terminal Handling Charge) applicable to CMA CGM operations in Chinese ports (i.e. the OTHC). A…

Balancing Port Competitiveness and Security

Feb 28, 2017

Secure and efficient ports support a sustainable maritime sector and underline the interconnection between ships, ports and people.  This was one of the themes outlined by International Maritime Organization (IMO) ' Javier Yasnikouski, Head of Maritime Security…

Panama Canal Expansion Boosts US East Coast Port Volumes

Feb 28, 2017

As the Panama Canal’s newly operational expanded lane helps set monthly tonnage records, the project’s impacts are being felt along the U.S. East Coast. Effects of the canal’s expansion are reverberating well-beyond Panama’s shores, as ports…

DCLI Acquires Chassis from NYK Line

Feb 28, 2017

U.S. provider of intermodal marine chassis Direct ChassisLink, Inc. (DCLI) said it has acquired the approximately 11,000 chassis fleet of NYK Line (North America) Inc. that currently operates in pools managed by Consolidated Chassis Management…

Partners to Develop Western Australia LNG Supply

Feb 28, 2017

Woodside and GE have signed an agreement to work together to support the use of LNG as a fuel in Western Australia.The agreement will provide customers with the option of seamless access to reliable LNG fuel supply and gas-fuelled transport and power generation solutions…

Oakland Port to See Cranes Going Higher

Feb 28, 2017

Up to six 366-foot-tall cranes will soon be raised 27-feet higher at the Port of Oakland. The port said the $14 million-to-$21 million project will begin this spring at its largest marine terminal. The objective: make it easier to load and unload megaships with containers stacked high above deck…

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