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US Offering $225 Mln for Ports Infrastructure

Mar 02, 2020

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to apply for $225 million in discretionary grant funding through the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP).“America’s ports are a critical…

Port of Hamburg: The Annual Outlook Part 1

Feb 28, 2020

In 2020 a lot will happen in the port of Hamburg. Jens Meier, Managing Director of the Hamburg Port Authority, gives an outlook and reports on the major port topics of the year in two episodes of PORT IS WHAT WE DO. In this first episode, he…

Busan Builds Logistics Center in Rotterdam

Feb 27, 2020

South Korean port company Busan Port Authority (BPA) said that it signed a contract with Samsung SDS to operate a logistics center in Rotterdam.BPA will begin a construction of the logistics center in September this year and complete and operate it in around June 2021…

Singapore Gives 50% Port Dues Concession

Feb 26, 2020

Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) will be giving a 50% port dues concession to passenger ships, to provide relief to ship owners and operators who have seen a drop in passenger volumes because of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) outbreak…

Nigeria Orders 20 RTG Cranes

Feb 26, 2020

Finnish manufacturer Konecranes said it has won an order for 20 rubber tired gantry (RTG) cranes from APMT’s West Africa Container Terminal in East Nigeria. The order was booked in two parts, the first in December 2019 and the second in January 2020…

Orsted Inks Taichung Lease for OWF

Feb 25, 2020

Orsted Taiwan Ltd announced that it has signed a 20-year wharf lease with Taiwan International Ports Corp (TIPC) for the development of its offshore wind farms (OWF) off Changhua County.The global offshore wind leader announced the signing of…

Khasab Port Suspends Shipping to and from Iran

Feb 25, 2020

Oman's Khasab port is suspending the import and export of goods to and from Iran from February 26 because of new coronavirus outbreak, its operator Marafi said on Twitter on Tuesday.(Reporting by Nayera Abdallah, writing by Aziz El Yaakoubi; Editing by Alex Richardson)

FIT Welcomes Three New Reachstackers

Feb 25, 2020

Florida International Terminal, one of 10 ports operated by SAAM, has added three new Liebherr reachstackers.“The vehicles not only meet the highest emissions control standards, but also will provide important efficiencies in fuel consumption and significant operational availability…

LA, Long Beach Ports Strengthen Collaboration

Feb 25, 2020

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach Sign MOU to enhance competitveness. The newly approved memorandum of understanding (MOU) is an opportunity to explore five areas of additional cooperation that will enhance competitiveness: cargo transfer predictability…

Iran Invests $857Mn in Maritime Industry

Feb 24, 2020

Iran's Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) has allocated 36 trillion rials (about $857.2 million) allocated 36 trillion rials ($857.2 million) to develop the country's maritime industry, including the construction of 83 vessels.Mohammad Rastad…

DP World Buys North American Terminal

Feb 24, 2020

Dubai-based port operator DP World announced it has completed the acquisition of Fraser Surrey Docks in Canada from Macquarie Infrastructure Partners (MIP) alongside its partner Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ).The enabler of global…

LNG Bunkering Operations Triple in Spain in 2019

Feb 21, 2020

Ship operators carried out 195 liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering operations at Spanish ports in 2019, 135 more than in the previous year, Spanish authorities said on Friday.81,704 cubic metres of LNG was supplied to ships during the year…

WACT to commence Phase 2 Upgrade

Feb 20, 2020

The West Africa Container Terminal (WACT) is quickly earning a reputation as the gateway to Eastern Nigeria and a strong alternative to ports in Lagos.Investment in the Phase 2 upgrade, due to commence within the next 18 months, will help meet volumes…

Hamburg Süd Invests in the Mediterranean

Feb 20, 2020

Hamburg Süd is now exclusively represented by its own offices in Italy and Spain after business was previously partially handled by agents and joint-venture organizations. Furthermore, in Egypt the company has taken full management of Hamburg Süd Egypt…

NWSA January Container Volumes Drop

Feb 20, 2020

The Northwest Seaport Alliance’s total container volume for January 2020 was 263,816 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a 19.1% decrease from January 2019.Following an unprecedented international container throughput for the same month last year — tied to shippers moving cargo ahead of tariffs…

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