Ports News


Cleveland wants to be Midwest Hub for Shipping to Europe

Jun 15, 2015

Because of demand, the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority (CCPA) is doubling the frequency of its service between Port of Cleveland and the Port of Antwerp this year. (The ship makes one stop, near Montreal.)  A report in AP says…

Port of Grangemouth Expands Container Capacity

Jun 14, 2015

The Port of Grangemouth is the largest container terminal in Scotland and the port’s owner, Forth Ports Limited, has announced that it’s going to get even bigger.  Forth Ports will invest GBP £1.5 million investment at Grangemouth in surface upgrading works on an area of about 6…

Oil Blast Sparks Off Major Fire in Mumbai Port Trust in Wadala

Jun 14, 2015

A fire broke out due to a suspected leakage in an oil pipeline passing through a land owned by the Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) in Wadala in central Mumbai, but no one was injured. Fifteen fire tenders and 12 water tankers eventually doused the flames after a five-hour fight around 11pm…

GPHA Gets $1.5 bln for Tema Port Expansion

Jun 14, 2015

The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) has received 1.5 billion dollars for the expansion of the Tema Port. The authority today signed a 35-year Concessionary Agreement with the Meridian Port Services (MPS) to boost expansion activities at the port…

Peel Ports, JNPT in Historic Partnership

Jun 13, 2015

At a formal event presided by ShriNitinGadkari, Union Minister of Road Transport,Highways and Shipping in the presence of ShriAnil Desai, Member of RajyaSabhainMumbai, India’s No.1 Container Terminal Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust,  have today…

New Suez Canal Almost 84 Pct Complete

Jun 13, 2015

Over 216 million cubic meters of water-saturated sand have been removed so far as part of the Suez Canal Development Project, said Head of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Mamish. This represents about 84 percent of the total cubic meters that should be dredged as part of the project…

Norway’s DSD Shipping in Second US Indictment

Jun 13, 2015

Norwegian firm Det Stavangerske Dampskibsselskab AS (DSD Shipping), and four of its employees, are now under three-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Lafayette, LA, all relating to alleged environmental crimes and their cover ups…

Lake Charles Receives New USCG Commander

Jun 12, 2015

The Unites States’ 13th busiest port by tonnage received a new commanding officer Thursday at the Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit in Lake Charles. Cmdr. Monica L. Rochester, previously the chief of prevention at Coast Guard Sector San Diego…

Panama Canal Expansion: Filling of New Locks Begins

Jun 12, 2015

The Panama Canal has taken another important step forward toward the completion of the Expansion Program as it begins to fill the lower chamber of its new Atlantic locks. The news signals the start of a deliberate and methodical phase of operational tests and quality control that will…

Ports of LA, Auckland, Guangzhou Form Alliance

Jun 12, 2015

The Port of Los Angeles, Ports of Auckland in New Zealand and Guangzhou in China have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) a ground-breaking Tripartite Economic Alliance for promoting closer ties. “The port of Los Angeles looks forward…

Cargomatic Hires Whiteley as COO

Jun 11, 2015

Cargomatic announced that technology executive Sean Whiteley has joined the company as chief operating officer. Whiteley will be charged with overseeing operations, sales and marketing efforts for Cargomatic as it continues its mission to transform local trucking through its mobile technology…

‘Few Incidents in Terminals are Unpreventable’

Jun 11, 2015

Speaking at the Trans Middle East Conference in Doha, Qatar last month, Julien Horn, TT Club’s Middle East Regional Executive and Director of TTMS (Gulf), the Network Partner based in Dubai, lay particular emphasis on the role human error plays…

Top US Shipping Execs to Receive USS Awards

Jun 11, 2015

Anthony Chiarello, Matthew J. Cox and James C. McKenna named 2015 USS Admiral of the Ocean Sea Award recipients The United Seamen's Service (USS) 2015 Admiral of the Ocean Sea Awards (AOTOS) will be presented to Anthony Chiarello, President and CEO of TOTE…

PSA International Ventures into South-Western China

Jun 11, 2015

PSA International (PSA) established itself as the first and only Global Terminal Operator in the Guangxi-Beibu Gulf region by signing a Joint Venture Agreement with Beibu Gulf Port Group (BPG) and Pacific International Lines (PIL) to operate…

Singapore Tops as Leading Maritime Capital

Jun 11, 2015

Norwegian consulting firm Menon has named Singapore as the world's leading maritime city, according to a Menon Business Economics Group survey. Singapore ranks first based on its business friendly policies, and strategic location on the trade route between Europe and Asia…

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