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Container Ship Strikes Genoa Control Tower; Seven Reported Dead

May 09, 2013

Officials said seven are dead and two missing after the containership Jolly Nero crashed into a control tower in the Italian port of Genoa late Tuesday night.Rescue workers continue to search the rubble for survivors while divers scour the surrounding waters…

Houston Stays Top in Brazil Container Trade

May 09, 2013

The Port of Houston maintains its position as Brazil's largest U.S. seaborne trade partner by value and weight, newlycompiled statistics show.From 2010 to 2012, the Port of Houston Authority (PHA) handled a total of 311,314 twenty-foot equivalent units of trade with Brazil…

Amber Coast Logistics Challenge Cross-border Mindsets

May 07, 2013

The Amber Coast Logistics project brings together 19 project partners from Belarus, Denmark, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, as well as another 25 associated partners. Founded with EU support, the project is designed to strengthen and…

Ports Workshop to Explore Maritime Economic Drivers

May 07, 2013

The American Association of Port Authorities’ (AAPA) 2013 Maritime Economic Development Workshop in Chicago, June 27-28, will explore the factors driving today’s investments in seaport and related infrastructure. The program's speakers will…

Vigor Seattle Maritime Festival Returns

May 06, 2013

The Vigor Seattle Maritime Festival runs May 7-11, 2013, with fun, food and maritime facts for the whole family on the Seattle Waterfront.“The Vigor Seattle Maritime Festival is a celebration of the maritime workers, industries and commerce that make Seattle great…

Hong Kong Dock Strike Ends

May 06, 2013

Hong Kong dockworkers accept Hutchison Port Holdings 9.8% pay offer, end 40-day strike at the container terminal.The workers settled their dispute late Monday by agreeing to the pay offer from four middleman contractors that provide staff…

Can Indonesia'a Planned Container Terminal Compete?

May 06, 2013

Indonesia’s ambitious plans for the new port of Tanjung Sauh seem not to regard Singapore's transhipment dominance.Singapore’s relentless cargo growth of 5.7% last year, up to 31.6 million TEU, indicates that it is still catering well to customers’ transshipment needs…

Bar Pilots, New Orleans, Choose Raven TMS

May 03, 2013

Raven Aerostar say that the Associated Branch Pilots of the Port of New Orleans (Bar Pilots) has selected its Traffic Management System.The system provides increased situational intelligence for Port of New Orleans ship pilots. Raven Aerostar's…

New Orleans Intermodal TIGER Site Visited

May 02, 2013

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Deputy Maritime Administrator Paul “Chip” Jaenichen visited the Port of New Orleans to tour the site.The site of planned infrastructure improvements was made possible through a US$16.7 million…

Three Cruise Ships Visit Port in One Day

May 02, 2013

The Port of San Diego to welcome 3 cruise ships on Tuesday, May 7, bringing thousands of passengers to the port city.Two of the vessels, the Celebrity Solstice and the Oceania Regatta , will be making their inaugural visits to the Port of San Diego…

'Navigator of the Seas' to Homeport Port of Galveston

May 01, 2013

Port of Galveston say that Royal Caribbean International is to base their Voyager-class ship year-round from Galveston, from November 2013.The Navigator of the Seas, due for an extensive drydock refit in January 2014, will replace Mariner…

Iron Ore Carriers Head for Port of Long Beach

Apr 30, 2013

Iron ore exports start up at Long Beach: Western U.S. mines supply the raw material for shipment to Asia.Officials gathered dockside to celebrate the exporting of iron ore from the Port of Long Beach – a promising new line of business developed by SA Recycling…

Mariner to Supply CommandBridge to MASC

Apr 29, 2013

The Maritime Association of South Carolina (MASC) contracts the Mariner Group's system for its port & stakeholder securtiy & operations management.CommandBridge™ has been choses as the cornerstone of MASC's Maritime Command and Control & Situational Awareness project…

L.A. Port Director Receives USC Alumni Award

Apr 29, 2013

Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Geraldine Knatz, Ph.D., has been honored by the University of Southern California Alumni Association with the prestigious Alumni Merit Award. Knatz earned a Master of Science degree in environmental engineering and a doctorate in biological science from USC…

Mississippi Port Names New Executive Director

Apr 29, 2013

Following a national search, the Board of Commissioners of the Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport selected Jonathan Daniels as the port’s new executive director.Daniels comes to the Port of Gulfport from the Port of Oswego in upstate…

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