Ports News


Port Everglades Opens Cruise Terminal

Nov 06, 2009

What is claimed to be the largest cruise terminal in the world officially opened at Port Everglades on Friday, November 6, one week prior to the arrival of Royal Caribbean International's 5,400-passenger Oasis of the Seas.Local county and city officials…

PD Ports Receives Env. Impact Assessment

Oct 29, 2009

PD Ports has received Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) consent from the Marine and Fisheries Agency (MFA) in relation to the QEII berth redevelopment at Teesport. This formal consent together with its associated licences enables PD Ports…

Port Everglades Cruise Terminal Passes Inspection

Oct 29, 2009

Port Everglades received a certificate of occupancy for the new Cruise Terminal 18, two weeks before the official grand opening on November 6 and in time to test the building's functionality before welcoming Royal Caribbean International's 5…

Foundation Degree, Teesside University

Oct 29, 2009

PD Ports and Teesside University welcomed the first 15 delegates on the newly launched Foundation Degree, specifically created for those working within the Ports Industry.  Launched in late September, the Foundation Degree, in Leadership and…

Logistec Corp. Acquires Rideau Bulk

Oct 27, 2009

Logistec Corporation (TSX:LGT.A)(TSX:LGT.B), a diversified cargo handler in eastern Canadian and U.S. ports, announced that it has acquired, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Logistec Stevedoring Inc., 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Les Terminaux Rideau Bulk Terminals Inc…

Konecranes Services Penang Port Cranes

Oct 22, 2009

As the port of Penang undertakes the biggest expansion in its history it is employing best practices to ensure the reliability and efficiency of the craneage system on which its cargo handling depends.PenangPort has ongoing maintenance arrangements…

River Shipments, Status of Markland Lock

Oct 21, 2009

Officials from the Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will conduct a special briefing for the Ports of Indiana Commission on Oct. 22 at the Jeffersonville City Hall.The presentations will be part of the commission’s regularly scheduled public business meeting…

MOL Renews Lease for LA Container Terminal

Oct 18, 2009

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL, President: Akimitsu Ashida) announced that its wholly owned terminal operator TraPac, Inc. (Headquarters: Los Angeles, California, U.S.) renewed its long-term lease contract for a container terminal at the Port of Los Angeles…

De Vries State Harbour Master of Rotterdam

Oct 15, 2009

René de Vries has been appointed (State) Harbour Master of Rotterdam, taking office on 1 March 2010.  That is the date on which the current Harbour Master Jaap Lems retires. The port of Rotterdam is not unknown territory for De Vries. He began his career with the Port Authority in 1982…

PD Ports Shortlisted for Int’l Bulk Journal Awards

Oct 15, 2009

PD Ports has been shortlisted for the International Bulk Journal Awards 2009, in the category of Best Ship Loading/Unloading System. The awards, which take place in Amsterdam on 23rd November, will see PD Ports compete against four other entries…

Port of Rotterdam Aims for 80% CO2 Reduction

Oct 12, 2009

The Port Authority Rotterdam and Friends of the Earth Netherlands want the maritime shipping industry to drastically reduce its CO2 emissions: 30% by 2020 and closer to 80% by 2050, compared to 1990. Friends of the Earth Netherlands and the…

Second Birthday of DCT Gdansk Terminal

Oct 07, 2009

On October 1, 2007 the construction of Deepwater Container Terminal Gdansk was completed and the terminal officially opened.  DCT Gdansk is the newest and most modern container terminal in the Baltic region.After two years of operational activity…

Port of Ngqura Receives First Commercial Vessel

Oct 05, 2009

On October 4 the new deepwater Port of Ngqura in South Africa witnessed the 984.2-ft long, 42.6-ft deep MSC Catania became the port terminal’s first commercial vessel.The docking of the vessel – while a major milestone for the port and the…

Oxnard Harbor District Wins Honor

Oct 05, 2009

The American Association of Port Authorities has given an award of excellence to the Port of Hueneme Oxnard Harbor District for its extraordinary cooperative project to clean sediment from the harbor floor. Crafted through a partnership between the Oxnard Harbor District…

Port of LA Container Volumes Grow

Sep 17, 2009

The total number of containers shipped through the Port of Los Angeles in August increased by six percent compared to July, the second consecutive month that volumes have risen at the Port amid a slumping economy.The total number of Twenty…

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