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Capacity Augmentation in Indian Ports

Mar 30, 2017

Ports development and capacity augmentation is a continuous process in India, says the ministry of shipping. Government is regularly monitoring the Port projects to modernize and upgrade to increase capacity of the Major Ports and also…

Box Trade Growth Expected in 2017

Mar 30, 2017

International trade is expected to grow for the U.S. in 2017, as domestic economic conditions improve and the world economy accelerates, an economic forecaster said Wednesday at the Port of Long Beach’s 13th annual 'Pulse of the Ports Peak Season Forecast…

New Port Cranes for Latin America

Mar 30, 2017

Liebherr Maritime said it recently delivered new equipment units to several Latin American countries, including Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Mexico and Bahamas. In Puerto Rico, Liebherr Container Cranes has completed delivery of three new ship…

Argentine Port Workers Suspend Strike after Protester Run Over

Mar 30, 2017

Port workers in Greater Rosario, from where 80 percent of Argentina's grains is shipped, suspended plans for a 24-hour strike on Thursday after a truck driver ran over and killed a protester, a union leader said.The driver drove through a line of protesters and had been drinking alcohol…

Maintenance Dredging Underway at Port of Cape Town

Mar 30, 2017

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA)’s Dredging Services division has embarked on a $ 1.1 million maintenance dredging campaign at the Port of Cape Town to restore the design depths inside Duncan dock.The maintenance campaign, which began on March 8…

India Boosts Shipping Industry

Mar 29, 2017

The Expansion, modernization and upgradation of shipping infrastructure in India is an on-going process to keep the ports abreast with new technologies and also to promote trade and cargo.  The Government is committed to provide best possible infrastructure facilities to Indian shipping industry…

Indian Waterways Development in Big Way

Mar 29, 2017

The ongoing project on national waterways ‘Jal Marg Vikas’ is a Rs 5,400-crore World Bank funded project on the Ganga, being developed between Allahabad and Haldia to cover a distance of 1620 km. The Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) for…

Pemex Says Port Accident Injures 17 Workers

Mar 29, 2017

Mexican national oil company Pemex said on Wednesday that an accident at a terminal near the Gulf coast port city of Tampico has injured 17 workers, but none were badly hurt. The company said in a post on its Twitter page that all the workers…

New Mississippi Container Terminal Planned

Mar 29, 2017

Plans have been put in motion to develop a new intermodal container terminal on the lower Mississippi River. Designed to service the largest ocean carriers, the new 1,000 acre container terminal will be capable of docking vessels up to 20…

PDVSA Says Oil Shipments Unaffected by Port Spill

Mar 29, 2017

Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA said on Wednesday a spill at its main exporting port Jose had been halted without any impact on crude shipments from the terminal.'Operations of production and shipment of crudes from the Hugo Chavez Orinoco…

JNPT Gets Radiological Detection Equipment at Exit Gates

Mar 28, 2017

The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) in Mumbai has become the first major port in the country to install radiological detection equipment (RDE) at all its exit road and rail gates. An official press release said the Marine Department…

Greenock Ocean Terminal Aims to Double Its Business

Mar 28, 2017

Scotland’s deepest container terminal expects to double its business in the next five years thanks to the opening of £400million ‘sister’ terminal – Liverpool2. Owned by Peel Ports, Greenock Ocean Terminal – recognized across the world for…

CMA CGM, PSA Container Terminal JV in Singapore

Mar 27, 2017

The CMA CGM Group and PSA  have kicked off the second phase of their container terminal joint venture in Singapore. Officiating the event were François Hollande, President of the French Republic, and Khaw Boon Wan, Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Minister for Transport…

Antwerp Port Authority Centralises Operational, Maintenance Departments

Mar 27, 2017

In order to streamline the Port Authority's technical and nautical departments and improve the service to customers, these departments are being centralised to form a joint cluster. Three large new facilities will be set up at the site…

Antwerp Focuses on India, China and Eastern Europe

Mar 27, 2017

Malini Dutt, Robert Feng and Martin Hubenack have recently been appointed to represent the port of Antwerp in India, China and Eastern Europe respectively. This brings the number of port representatives to 12, reinforcing Antwerp's presence…

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