Ports News


DP World CEO Sharaf Retires

Jan 29, 2016

DP World today announces that, after 23 years with the Group and 11 successful years as Group CEO, Mohammed Sharaf has retired from DP World Group, effective today, to pursue other opportunities.The Board has commenced a process to identify a permanent successor…

COSCO Eyes Port of Limassol in Cyprus

Jan 29, 2016

After acquiring control of Greece's Piraeus Port Authority SA, China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (COSCO), is now bidding to run the port of Limassol on the island of Cyprus, in a bid to extend its reach in the Mediterranean Sea. A total…

Port of Beaumont Celebrates Centennial

Jan 28, 2016

2016 marks the 100th anniversary of the Port of Beaumont, a major deepwater port in Southeast Texas.  A series of celebrations and public events began October 20th, when the Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce presented the port with its Spindletop Award for outstanding corporate citizenship…

Pilbara Ports being Evacuated

Jan 28, 2016

Pilbara Ports Authority has commenced evacuating the inner and outer anchorages at the Port of Port Hedland, as a tropical low, 315km from Port Hedland, continues to track toward the Pilbara coast in a southerly direction at six knots. The…

Supreme Court Stays Green Tribunal Order on Adani Hazira Port

Jan 28, 2016

Adani Hazira Port Private Limited (AHPPL), a 100% subsidiary of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited, had challenged the order dated 8.1.2016 passed by the National Green Tribunal, Pune, inter alia, cancelling the EC 3.5.2013 for expansion of facilities at Adani Hazira Port…

Dragflow Remote Controlled Dredge for Marina Sveva

Jan 28, 2016

Dragflow has recently delivered a remote controlled dredge for the Marina Sveva harbor dredging project in Italy. Due to the sea currents caused by a dam, too much sedimentation occurred inside the harbor. Also, the seabed was frequently raised…

AMP Demands Retraction of Jones Act Report

Jan 27, 2016

The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the voice of the domestic maritime industry, today released a statement in response to the sheer number of factual errors in the recent report published by the Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure’s (Aii) – Jones Act: Protectionism v…

Port of Beaumont Announces Roby's Retirement

Jan 27, 2016

Chris Fisher, Port Director & CEO of the Port of Beaumont, announced that John Roby, Director of Corporate Affairs, plans to retire in early February 2016.Roby, 61, joined the port in 1979 after working in the media and advertising in Southeast Texas…

New Growth Record at French Port

Jan 27, 2016

Press release - Record container volumes headlined all-round freight growth at leading French port Marseille Fos in 2015, when total cargo rose 4.1% on the previous year to 81.7 million tonnes.  Meanwhile the best ever cruise numbers took passenger throughput to a new peak…

17 Rescued by CSM-Managed Tanker

Jan 27, 2016

Seventeen refugees have been rescued by a Columbia managed tanker on 15th January 2016.  Whilst the vessel was on route to Kingston, Jamaica, the tanker responded to an alert from M/V Fast Titan requesting assistance with the rescue of seventeen persons from a raft…

India Fosters Growth in its Maritime Sector

Jan 27, 2016

The Indian government’s has been going all out to put the growth of the Indian maritime Industry on a fast track by opening up a host of opportunities, offering goodies and putting in place new facilities. Setting the tone for his keynote address…

Vessel Sinks in Atlantic Entrance to Panama Canal

Jan 27, 2016

The M/V ALITA. IMO 8503814 (174.10 meters LOA x 15,85 meters in beam) has been reported sunk at the following approximate position: Latitude 09 deg. 23.87’N and Longitude 079 deg. 55.75’W, which is about 0.7 nautical miles and 325 deg. from the West Breakwater Light…

Passengers Stranded in Philippine Ports

Jan 27, 2016

Hundreds of boat passengers bound for Leyte, Bohol and other parts of the Visayas got stranded  in the different ports of Cebu as the Cebu Coast Guard barred small vessels from traveling, say local media. This is due to a gale warning raised…

Mangalore Port to Roll out LNG Terminal, Ro-Ro Service

Jan 27, 2016

India's New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) Chairman P.C. Parida said the port is confident of completing work on the proposed Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) terminal which shall be operational in 2017. NMPT is the first Indian port to start the Ro-Ro service from Mangaluru to Hazira port…

Happy Reunion with CMA CGM

Jan 27, 2016

CMA CGM is offering more Reunion Island services as it positions the French department to be its hub in the Indian Ocean. CMA CGM presented its new strengthened services offer linking the Reunion Island during the inauguration of the Group’s new offices…

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