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Seaport Employees Can Help Stop Human Trafficking

Oct 26, 2020

A seaport never sleeps. Cargo shipping is vital for keeping supply chains moving and the country fed and well-supplied during the current pandemic. Port employees have continued working throughout the pandemic. They’ve not shut down or decreased hours like so many industries have…

Costa Cruises Completes Italy's First LNG Bunkering

Oct 26, 2020

Carnival Corporation's Costa Cruises brand said its liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered flagship Costa Smeralda has become he first vessel to bunker LNG in Italy.Carried out in the port of La Spezia and completed at 6 p.m. on Sunday, the operation was supported by the Italian Coast Guard…

DP World Expects 'Relatively Stable' 2020 Financial Performance

Oct 26, 2020

International port operator DP World is on track to report a “relatively stable financial performance” this year after the recording a 3.1% increase in third-quarter shipping container volumes, its chairman said on Monday.The Dubai state-owned company…

Port of Halifax's Extended Deepwater Berth Fully Operational

Oct 23, 2020

The extended South End Container Terminal in the Port of Halifax is now complete and is fully operational, having welcomed its first vessel, Zim Tarragona, on Friday.With the extension project finished, the South End Container Terminal operated…

Greece Gets Five Initial Bids for Kavala Port Terminal

Oct 23, 2020

Greece has received five non-binding bids to operate part of a port in northern city of Kavala, the country's privatization agency (HRADF) said on Friday.HRADF received expressions of interest for a sub-concession to operate a multipurpose terminal of Philippos II port…

Interview: Sam Ruda, Director, Port of NY/NJ

Oct 23, 2020

Ports are economic engines for the regions they serve, and the impact from business activities at the Port of New York/New Jersey runs as big as the area it serves: 46 million consumers in a four-hour radius. The port is an economic giant in and of itself…

Port of Little Rock Reports Best Month Since April

Oct 22, 2020

Grappling with slowed business levels caused by the ongoing pandemic, Arkansas' Port of Little Rock reports September was its best month since April of this year.Activity levels at the port's docks increased with 29 barges worked; 21 at the slackwater dock and eight at the river dock…

Port of Rotterdam: Freight Volumes Improve in 3Q after Pandemic Slump

Oct 21, 2020

Freight volumes in the Port of Rotterdam improved in the third quarter after the deep slump caused by the coronavirus pandemic in the first half of the year, Europe's largest sea port said on Wednesday.Throughput of agribulk, iron ore, biomass…

Walker Named to Duluth Seaway Port Authority Board

Oct 20, 2020

The Duluth City Council last week appointed Tyrone Walker to the Duluth Seaway Port Authority Board of Commissioners. Walker, an ironworker with Lakehead Constructors and Ironworkers Local 512, succeeds Norm Voorhees, whose final term on the board concluded in early October…

Port Technology: 3 Ways Propane Equipment Boosts Productivity, Bottom Line

Oct 19, 2020

Propane port-side equipment offers superior performance, versatilityThe relationship between U.S. ports and America’s economic vitality is undeniably important. Martin Associates, a leading provider of economic and strategic assessments of the world’s transportation systems…

MARAD Awards $220 Mln in Port Infrastructure Grants

Oct 15, 2020

More than $220 million in discretionary grant funding has been awarded to improve U.S. port facilities in 16 states and territories through the Maritime Administration’s (MARAD) Port Infrastructure Development Program, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L…

Svitzer to Commence Operations in Emden, Germany

Oct 15, 2020

Towage operator Svitzer Europe announced it will start a new towage operation in Germany’s third-largest North Sea port from January 1, 2021.  To fully service customers at the seaport of Emden, Svitzer will deploy two tugboats: the Svitzer Valand…

Ships Wait to Unload at Port of Los Angeles as Imports Boom

Oct 14, 2020

Incoming cargo to the Port of Los Angeles is surging as businesses restock depleted inventories and retailers prepare for an early holiday season, the executive director for the nation's busiest seaport said on Wednesday.Workers unloaded 471…

Container Shortage Delays Shipments of Brazil's Record Coffee Crop

Oct 14, 2020

Coffee traders are struggling to ship cargos out of Brazilian ports because of a shortage of available containers or space in vessels to hold them, according to traders and analysts.Brazil's economy is suffering due to the coronavirus pandemic…

Army Corps Assessing Louisiana Calcasieu Ship Channel After Delta

Oct 13, 2020

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said on Tuesday it has identified three obstructions from Hurricane Delta that have to be removed before it can reopen the Calcasieu Ship Channel in Louisiana to deep draft vessels.The Army Corps, however, said…

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