Ports News


Guzmán Re-elected Harbor Commission President, Long Beach Port

Jul 27, 2016

Harbor Commission President Lori Ann Guzmán was re-elected Monday evening to serve a second one-year term leading the board that oversees the Port of Long Beach, the nation’s second-busiest seaport.The five-member Long Beach Board of Harbor…

Ship Hits Panama Canal

Jul 27, 2016

The Panama Canal authority  (ACP) says a Chinese container ship’s damaging scrape with the canal’s new wider locks was caused by bad weather, Reuter quotes  ACP's  administrator, Jorge Quijano.  He said that the only problem in the last month involved a China Shipping Container Lines ship…

Dubai Shipping Volumes Sink

Jul 27, 2016

Dubai shipping volumes - cargo handled at Dubai's ports, which includes flagship terminal Jebel Ali - fall for third quarter Gulf News reports quoting the latest DP World figures. DP World's  ports in the United Arab Emirates, all located in Dubai…

Long Beach Awards Sovcomflot for Green Shipping

Jul 26, 2016

PAO Sovcomflot earned the Green Environmental Achievement Award from California's Port of Long Beach, recognizing the shipper for its ongoing commitment to environmental stewardship.  The company was awarded for its fleet performance by the Port of Long Beach Green Flag Program in 2015…

DP World's H1 Gross Volumes up 1.2%

Jul 26, 2016

DP World Limited handled 31.4 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio of container terminals during the first half of 2016, with gross container volumes growing by 2.5% on a reported basis, and up 1.2% on a like-for-like  basis…

Bangladesh LNG Terminal Edges Closer

Jul 26, 2016

Excelerate Energy L.P. (“Excelerate”), Petrobangla, and the Government of Bangladesh executed the Terminal Use Agreement (“TUA”) and the Implementation Agreement (“IA”) for the construction and operation of Bangladesh’s first LNG import terminal – Moheshkhali Floating LNG…

First LNG Vessel Transits Expanded Panama Canal

Jul 26, 2016

Today, the Panama Canal marked another milestone with the transit of the first-ever liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier through its expanded locks. Shell-chartered Maran Gas Apollonia—measuring 289 meters in length and 45 meters in beam—arrived Monday from the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal on the U…

Will UK Maritime Traffic Rise or Fall on Brexit?

Jul 26, 2016

UK container traffic will see more muted growth than expected a few months ago, at least in the short term, says Drewry. Patrick Walters, Peel Ports’ Group Commercial Director, believes that the bigger Brexit-related risk for UK container…

Will Container Lines Skip UK Ports on Brexit?

Jul 26, 2016

British importers and exporters prefer direct mainline container services calling at their national ports and tend to dislike feeder services, says a Drewry report. Is there a risk that a politically isolated UK will no longer benefit from direct vessel calls…

CMA CGM Reopens Spain to Algeria Service

Jul 26, 2016

CMA CGM NAF Lines is re-opening  a regular service from Barcelona to Djen Djen on EURONAF service with immediate effect. First Departure: m/v VEGA OMICRON voy. 001OGS ETS Barcelona on July 15th, 2016, ETA Djen Djen on July 19th, 2016. CMA…

BMT Hires Barhey to Lead Regional Development in Asia

Jul 25, 2016

BMT Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has appointed Dr. Sukhy Barhey as Director to lead the implementation of BMT Asia Pacific’s strategy and expand its specialist service offering across the region. Dr. Richard Colwill, Managing Director of BMT Asia Pacific commented…

Los Angeles Pushes for Valero Terminal Improvements

Jul 25, 2016

The Port of Los Angeles has released an Initial Study/Notice of Preparation (IS/NOP) — the first step in the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) process — for a Marine Oil Terminal Wharf Improvements Project at the Valero Terminal on Mormon Island in Los Angeles Harbor…

Panama Canal Launches Green Award System

Jul 24, 2016

The Panama Canal has launched the Green Connection Award, a new initiative to recognize customers who demonstrate excellent environmental stewardship, and to encourage others to implement technologies and standards to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions…

Thyssenkrupp Involves in Panama Canal Expansion

Jul 24, 2016

Thyssenkrupp supplied 14 innovative elevators for expansion of the Panama Canal , seven for each new lock complex, one of which is on the Atlantic side and the other on the Pacific.  Traffic through the locks will be monitored from two control towers that can be accessed via two elevators…

Antwerp Port CEO Scoops Baron Title

Jul 23, 2016

After 25 years as CEO of Antwerp Port Authority, Eddy Bruyninckx has been raised to the nobility by H.M. the king of Belgium with the rank of baron. In Belgium the title of baron or baroness is reserved for those who have made a notable contribution in a particular sector…

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