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Port Security: Autonomous ANTX

Oct 12, 2020

Geophysical seismic surveys and port security may appear to have little in-common. However, it turns out that managing complex marine seismic operations, where 10km-long seismic streamers have to be deployed harmoniously alongside other offshore marine assets…

MARAD Launches Port Planning and Investment Toolkit

Oct 08, 2020

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has set up a new online resource intended to help U.S. ports plan, evaluate and finance freight transportation projects.The new Marine Highway module of the Port Planning…

Gulf Stream Marine Joins Port NOLA as a Terminal Operator to Alabo Street Wharf

Oct 07, 2020

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) and Gulf Stream Marine (GSM) announced that GSM will begin operations at Alabo Street Wharf as a new Port NOLA tenant.“Gulf Stream Marine is highly respected for their operational expertise with breakbulk…

Saab PIMS to Streamline Halifax Port Operations

Oct 07, 2020

Saab said it has been awarded a contract from the Halifax Port Authority to supply a Port Management Information System (PMIS) to further streamline the Canadian East Coast port's operations by allowing port departments, 80 service providers…

Mexico Closes Oil Ports Ahead of Hurricane Delta

Oct 07, 2020

Mexico's naval authorities on Tuesday ordered the closure of oil, cargo and passenger ports in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean ahead of Hurricane Delta, expected to sweep the Yucatan peninsula overnight.Ports shuttered to large ships included Dos Bocas in Tabasco and oil installations in Campeche…

Port Everglades Appoints Charlton as Operations Director

Oct 06, 2020

Broward County’s Port Everglades has appointed Ricardo D. Charlton, BSME, FSO, as its new Director of Operations.Port Everglades is a self-supporting enterprise fund of Broward County, Fla., generating more than $170 million in revenues in fiscal year 2019 (October 1…

Port of Virginia Cycling In New Chassis Fleet

Oct 06, 2020

The Port of Virginia’s continual investment in new equipment is helping to build one of the youngest chassis fleets in the U.S., with the average age of chassis in the port’s pool being 3.5 years old.Experts in the field estimate the average…

Singapore Ramping Up LNG Bunkering Capacity

Oct 06, 2020

Singapore’s annual liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering capacity is expected to hit 1 million tonnes by 2021, as the world’s largest marine refueling hub transitions toward cleaner shipping fuels, a senior minister of state said on Tuesday…

Protesters Block Port Sudan Container Terminal

Oct 04, 2020

Protesters blocked Port Sudan's container terminal and a road between the eastern city and the capital Khartoum on Sunday to protest against a peace deal signed by the government and groups from across the country, a union official and residents said…

BIMCO Analyzes Stall in China Coal Imports

Oct 01, 2020

Although many of China’s major bulk imports, such as iron ore and crude oil, have seen strong growth so far this year despite the COVID-19 pandemic, imports of coal have followed the opposite trajectory. Staggering high growth in January through…

On Watch: International Coalition Monitors, Protects Middle East Shipping Lanes

Sep 29, 2020

The International Maritime Security Construct (IMSC) was created July 2019 as a way to deter unprofessional behavior in the waters of the Middle East region through its operational arm, Coalition Task Force (CTF) Sentinel.The IMSC comprises eight nations – Albania…

Argentine Grains Port Workers to Strike After Talks Collapse

Sep 27, 2020

A labor union representing Argentine grains port workers said on Sunday it would stage a 24-hour walk-off from midnight after failing to strike a deal on a collective work agreement with the business chamber that represents private port owners…

Great Lakes Wins Jacksonville Harbor Dredging Contract

Sep 25, 2020

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation has been awarded a $105 million Base and Option B contract award on the Jacksonville Harbor Construction Dredging, 47-Foot Contract C Cut-42 Project, the U.S.' largest dredging services provider announced Friday…

Charleston Will be the Deepest Harbor on the US East Coast

Sep 25, 2020

This September, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District awarded the final two dredging contracts on its harbor deepening project, which will make Charleston’s harbor the deepest on the East Coast.The contract awards also coincided with the arrival September 20 of the CMA CGM Brazil…

Renewable Energy to Power NYK’s Yokohama Daikoku C-3 Terminal

Sep 24, 2020

From October 1, electricity sourced from renewable energy will be used at Yokohama Daikoku C-3 Terminal, which began operations in August as the first finished-car logistics terminal in Japan operated by NYK, in the company’s effort to help…

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