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Port Everglades to Buy Additional Gantry Cranes

Jun 06, 2017

Broward County's Port Everglades said it is purchasing three low-profile Super Post Panamax container-handling gantry cranes at $13.8 million each to meet demands from current customers and new services anticipated from the port's multi-million-dollar expansion program…

Port Canaveral Earns Green Marine Certification

Jun 06, 2017

Port Canaveral has been awarded Green Marine environmental certification in recognition of its environmental leadership and management. The award was presented at the 2017 annual GreenTech conference held by Green Marine, which is marking…

Deal Struck to End Protest which Snarled Buenaventura Port

Jun 06, 2017

Colombia's government said on Tuesday it has reached a deal with community leaders in the Pacific port city of Buenaventura to lift a 21-day civil protest that halted exports of coffee and other goods.Residents demanded more funding for the violent and poverty-stricken city…

Georgia Ports Post Record Container Volumes

Jun 06, 2017

Larger vessels and additional container services calling Georgia's ports coupled with a positive economic forecast ushered in an all-time record month for container volume. The Georgia Ports Authority handled 350,104 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in May…

Status Update: Middle East Port Operations

Jun 06, 2017

Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) is advising of a number of changes to port operations following the announcement that The United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Bahrain have severed diplomatic ties with Qatar.Saudis Port Authority…

Qatari Export Costs to Rise as Port Ban Disrupts Trading

Jun 06, 2017

Region's largest bunkering hub shuns Qatari vessels; affected shippers may face delays, higher costs. The costs of Qatari energy and commodity exports are likely to rise as the United Arab Emirates' ban on Qatari vessels cuts the ships off from the region's main refuelling port…

Cargo Ship Banned from Australian Ports

Jun 06, 2017

A Papua New Guinea-flagged cargo ship Kiunga Chief has been banned from entering or using Australian ports for three months after the ship was detained for a third time in less than 18 months due to the failure of its operators to safely and effectively manage the operations of the vessel…

Seattle Continues Search for New Port Director

Jun 05, 2017

The Port of Seattle Commission has launched a public process to find a new Executive Director to lead the organization . The Commissioners are seeking input from the public, customers and employees about the qualities and experience desired in a new leader…

Navis Puts TOS on Cloud 9

Jun 05, 2017

You don’t have to go it alone. The most experienced Terminal Operating System provider on the planet has already been there and done that.  The average terminal is a city unto itself – a jumble of berths, loading docks, automated cranes and transportation vehicles…

30+ Properties Up for Offer in the Port of Durban

Jun 05, 2017

Transnet National Ports Authority in the Port of Durban is offering new lease agreements for more than 30 properties and operational sites in the Port’s Ship Repair and Bayhead Precincts. The commercial sites, which will be leasable for a minimum of five years…

Strike Disrupts Spanish Ports and Trade Routes

Jun 05, 2017

Some of Spain's biggest port terminals came to a standstill on Monday as shipping companies redirected cargos to avoid a dockers' strike.After months of talks between unions, companies and the Spanish government over a reform of port hiring practices…

RINA Consulting to Advise on New Kuwaiti Ports

Jun 05, 2017

RINA Consulting, a consulting engineering arm of the RINA Group, has won a consultancy contract to determine the general strategy for the development of three existing and one new port in Kuwait. The contract, valued at €1,450,000, ($1,631…

Saudi, UAE Ports Bar Qatari Flagged Ships

Jun 05, 2017

Ports in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates' barred ships flying Qatari flags after the two countries broke off diplomatic ties with Doha, in a move that raised fears of disruption to oil and gas shipments from the Gulf OPEC member. The…

EU Ports Achieve Environmental Certification

Jun 04, 2017

The Port of Barcelona (Spain), Port Authority of Melilla (Spain), Niedersachsen Ports Emden (Germany), Shannon Foynes Ports Company (Ireland) and Shoreham Port Authority (U.K.) have achieved Port Environmental Review System (PERS) certification…

Port Workers in Spain to Strike Next Week

Jun 01, 2017

Spanish port workers said on Thursday they would go on strike for three days next week to protest against the reform of operations aimed at liberalising hiring practices in a heavily-unionised sector. The strike action is set for next Monday…

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