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Kalmar to Supply 18 Terminal Tractors to TT-Line

Jul 20, 2023

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has signed an agreement with Australian heavy-equipment distributor AJL Group Pty Ltd (AJL) to supply 18 heavy terminal tractors to TT-Line Company Pty. The order, which also includes a 12-month subscription to the Kalmar Insight performance management tool…

Japanese Partners Aim to Promote Standardized Shore Power Systems

Jul 19, 2023

A group of Japanese organisations have claimed a world-first with their initiative to advance standardized, zero emission shore power systems.Japanese ports and coastal industrial zones are responsible for about 60% of the country's CO2 emissions and are therefore a target for decarbonization…

Canada's Pacific Dock Workers Ordered by Labor Watchdog to End Strike

Jul 19, 2023

The Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB), a federal watchdog, ruled on Wednesday that the Pacific coast dock workers' strike must end because their union did not provide the required 72-hour notice before the walkout.'This strike is illegal…

Russia Carries Out Air Strikes on Ukraine's Odesa Port

Jul 19, 2023

Ukrainian air defence systems were engaged in the early hours of Wednesday in repelling a Russian air attack on the southern port of Odesa for a second consecutive night, the region's governor said.Russia struck Ukrainian ports on Tuesday, a day after pulling out of a U…

North Carolina Ports Takes Delivery of New Chassis

Jul 18, 2023

In preparation for the launch of SACP 3.0, the North Carolina State Ports Authority (NC Ports) has welcomed the arrival of Consolidated Chassis Management’s (CCM) new build container chassis.Scheduled to begin in October, SACP 3.0, the next…

Port of LA Breaks Ground on Phase Two of Promenade

Jul 18, 2023

The Port of Los Angeles has broken ground on the start of the second and final phase of the San Pedro Promenade along the Main Channel portion of the future West Harbor commercial development on the LA Waterfront.Groundbreaking for the $31.4…

Canada Port Strike Resumes

Jul 18, 2023

Dock workers at ports along Canada's Pacific coast rejected a tentative four-year wage deal agreed with their employers last week and returned to the picket line, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) said on Tuesday.The ILWU represents some 7…

New Agricultural Export Facility Opens at Port Milwaukee

Jul 18, 2023

On Tuesday, Port Milwaukee and The DeLong Co., Inc. celebrated the grand opening of the $40-million Agricultural Maritime Export Facility on Jones Island.The facility, located on the west side of Jones Island, will be one of the first on the Great Lakes - St…

World Fuel Services Completes First LNG Bunkering in China for Hapag-Lloyd

Jul 17, 2023

World Fuel Services Corporation has completed a milestone liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering operation for the refueling of a carrier at a Chinese port, with the new Hapag-Lloyd ship Berlin Express becoming only the second carrier to be refueled with bonded LNG in the port…

Gastrade Awards Alexandroupolis LNG Terminal Towage Contract to Svitzer

Jul 13, 2023

A.P. Moller-Maersk's towage arm Svitzer announced it has signed a 15-year agreement to service Gastrade’s Alexandroupolis Independent Natural Gas System (Alexandroupolis INGS) LNG terminal—the first offshore LNG project in Greece—set to become operational in the beginning of 2024…

ONE Launches LUX Service

Jul 13, 2023

Ocean Network Express (ONE) has announced a new weekly service: Latin-East-Coast Europe Express (LUX) connecting Europe and the Mediterranean to the East Coast of South America.The LUX represents ONE’s first dedicated service connecting Europe…

Port of Newcastle and MHI Announce Clean Energy Partnership

Jul 12, 2023

Port of Newcastle, Australia, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) have signed an MOU setting out a pathway towards a world-class clean energy economy in the Hunter Region.The port’s Clean Energy Precinct secured a $100-million government in the 2022 Federal Budget…

Netherlands-Based ZHD Stevedores Orders All-Electric Crane

Jul 12, 2023

ZHD Stevedores orders first all-electric transshipment crane CBG 500 E from Liebherr.The crane, which was recently launched on the market, has a lifting capacity of up to 105 tonnes in hook operation and a maximum grab capability of up to 90 tonnes…

Port of Tilbury Plans Green Hydrogen Project

Jul 11, 2023

UK power generation company RWE, Mitsui and the Port of Tilbury are developing a hydrogen project at the Port of Tilbury in the UK.The partners aim to develop a small scale ‘proof of concept’ demonstrator project to produce green hydrogen for decarbonising the operation of port equipment…

Ship Fire at Port Newark Extinguished

Jul 11, 2023

The Unified Command consisting of the U.S. Coast Guard, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Newark Fire Department, and Gallagher Marine Systems has successfully concluded shipboard fire response operations at Port Newark and is transitioning to the investigation and salvage operations…

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