Waste specialist company Top Glory Marine Service (TGM) has appointed Cathrin Prikker as Joint Managing Director with immediate effect.Prikker will take up this position alongside the founder and long-serving Managing Director, Silke Fehr.Prikker…
Port agency and marine services company Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) announced it has appointed Harun Duzgoren as the regional chief executive officer for the Americas, effective September 1, 2023.Duzgoren brings to the role 23 years of…
The third phase of China's largest single coastal oil storage facility has been completed and went into operation on Wednesday in Qingdao port, in the eastern province of Shandong, the state media outlet China News reported.The third phase of…
Shipping and logistics company GAC Malaysia has opened a new office in Kota Kinabalu expanding its presence in the region to provide solutions to the evolving needs of the shipping and energy sectors.The new office, GAC Malaysia’s 14th, will…
The Port of Los Angeles moved 684,291 TEUs in July as cargo shipments declined compared to last year’s record month.“Global trade has eased as warehouse inventories of retailers and manufacturers remain elevated,” said Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka…
Russian drones struck Ukrainian grain facilities at the Danube River port of Izmail overnight in what a senior official said on Wednesday was a systematic attempt by Moscow to prevent Kyiv exporting grain to the world.Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr…
Throughput capacity at the Gate terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the port of Rotterdam will be expanded by 4 billion cubic metres (bcm) by 2026, its shareholders Gasunie and Vopak said on Wednesday.The expansion, which requires an investment of around 350 million euros ($380 million)…
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District in California has announced the opening of applications for zero-emission heavy duty forklifts, port cargo handling equipment, marine vessel repower and shore power for unregulated ocean-going vessels…
North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP) announced the appointment of Brendan Webb as its new chief executive officer.Starting in October, Webb—who is currently CEO of Ports Victoria—will take over from acting CEO Belinda Kenny, who has…
Logistics provider PSA BDP has opened its first office in Romania.PSA BDP International Romania S.R.L, located in the capital city of Bucharest, will be led by Country Director Cristian Afrenie. With this expansion into Romania, PSA BDP now has nearly 140 offices around the globe…
The Government of Canada is investing up to $2 million in the Port of Johnstown to enhance grain drying capacity for local farmers in Eastern Ontario.The funding, which was announced by Francis Drouin, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food…
The Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore today welcomed the largest container ship ever to visit Maryland with the arrival of the Evergreen Ever Max at Seagirt Marine Terminal. The vessel weighs 165,350 tons and has the capacity to handle 15…
Port Houston, the United States' fifth-largest container port. reported its container volumes this July were the highest of any previous July on record. A total of 344,163 TEUs were handled during the month, a 5% increase from July 2022. Year-to-date…
South Carolina Ports reports it is entering fiscal year 2024 showing signs of strength.SC Ports handled 208,134 TEUs and 115,422 pier containers in July. Imports flowing into the Port of Charleston outperformed U.S. volumes with a 12% increase from June and a 3% increase year-over-year…
Ports of Indiana has hired Jenna Richardt as Senior Vice President of Business Development & Engagement for the statewide port system.Richardt is the first senior vice president to be based in Mount Vernon, Ind., but will lead statewide initiatives…