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Port of Virginia to Close Ahead of Winter Storm

Jan 06, 2017

The U.S. Coast Guard said the Port of Virginia will close Friday at midnight in anticipation of Winter Storm Helena, which is expected to bring snow and wind which will likely create particularly hazardous conditions, including zero visibility onshore and on the water…

Lerwick Port Spells out Strategy for Expansion

Jan 06, 2017

Lerwick Port Authority has detailed a series of objectives to meet its aim of running an efficient, cost-effective harbour, including continuing expansion of the infrastructure. The goals are featured in an interim Update produced ahead of publication of a new style annual report in Spring…

APM Terminals Mumbai Mulls DPD Service

Jan 05, 2017

APM Terminals Mumbai, India’s busiest container terminal, has embraced ‘Direct Port Delivery’ (DPD)service initiated by the Indian government as part of its “Ease of Doing Business Program” to enhance India’s access to the global logistics chain…

Danos’ Amelia Facility Granted FTZ Status

Jan 05, 2017

Danos’ 367.5-acre integrated services complex located in Amelia, La., is now an officially recognized Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). It will be the ninth FTZ located in the state of Louisiana and one of 179 active FTZs in the country…

Sri Lanka Delays Southern Port JV with Chinese Firm

Jan 05, 2017

Sri Lanka has delayed a joint venture with China Merchants Port Holdings Company Ltd to develop a port in its south, where China has also offered to build an investment zone, a top government official said on Thursday. The nation's cabinet…

Södertälje’s New Reach Stacker: Comfort Leads to Efficiency

Jan 05, 2017

The Port of Södertälje’s brand-new Konecranes reach stacker, delivered at the beginning of May, is already having an impact on operator efficiency. The new reach stacker (model SMV 4531 TC5), which is widely available throughout Australasia…

Long Beach Seeks Input on Port Redevelopment

Jan 05, 2017

The Port of Long Beach will begin public hearings next week on a draft environmental study for the proposed redevelopment of an existing rail yard into a new facility that could increase the use of “on-dock” trains, moving cargo faster while making operations more sustainable…

EPA Awards Nearly $2 Mln for Clean Repowers

Jan 04, 2017

Three New England projects have been awarded nearly two million dollars under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) competitive national grant competition to reduce diesel emissions. The grants, totaling $1,975,000, were made under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA)…

New Exclusive Marine Fuel Provider at Nederland Terminal

Jan 04, 2017

World Fuel Services (WFS) will be the exclusive supplier of marine fuel at the Sunoco Logistics Nederland Terminal in Texas, starting in March 2017. WFS will supply both RMG 380 and MGO 0.1 percent Sulfur. Both options will be available ‘ex…

Ship-to-shore Cranes Shipped via The Northern Sea Route

Jan 04, 2017

HANSA HEAVY LIFT has transported the first-ever ship-to-shore (STS) cranes via the Northern Sea Route (NSR), relocating them from the port of St Petersburg to the port of Vostochny, spanning both the European and Far East regions of Russia. HHL…

Christian Heads New Orleans Port as President & CEO

Jan 04, 2017

The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans has announced that, effective Jan. 1, 2017, Brandy D. Christian has begun service as the Port’s president and chief executive officer following her two-year tenure as its chief operating officer…

San Pedro Dwell Times Down, TEU Throughput Up

Jan 03, 2017

Average dwell times at San Pedro bay container ports for November are in and there has been a decrease once again. This improved efficiency is good news as the percent of containers exceeding five days also decreased, while container throughput…

Great Lakes Limestone Trade Down 9% in 2016

Jan 03, 2017

Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 26.3 million tons in 2016, a decrease of 9.3 percent compared to 2015, reported Lake Carriers’ Association (LCA). Loadings in 2016 were also 5.3 percent below the trade’s five-year average. Loadings from U…

Colombo Port Volumes Surpasses 2mln TEUs

Jan 02, 2017

Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) has reported a throughput of two million TEUs  for the 12 months ending 31 December 2016, a year-on-year growth of 28 percent in volume, enabling the Port of Colombo to register overall incremental growth during three consecutive years…

New CEO for Antwerp Port Authority as from January 1st

Dec 30, 2016

Jacques Vandermeiren is Chief Executive Officer and President of the Executive Committee of Antwerp Port Authority as of 1 January 2017. Until January 2015 Vandermeiren was CEO and President of the Executive Committee of the network operator Elia…

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