Ports News


Suez Canal Access Channel Officially Opened

Feb 27, 2016

The new 8.5 km long and 18.5 meter-deep channel allows 24-hour access of ULCS through to the Suez Canal Container Terminal; The terminal is also expanding in response to Egypt’s growing population and economy, and role as a global transportation hub…

CMA CGM to Upgrade its PEX 3 Service

Feb 27, 2016

CMA CGM introduced its new PEX 3 service rotation linking US Gulf Coast and US East Coast (South Atlantic) to Asia, Africa and Mediterranean. Effective March 9th, 2016 in Houston with m/v CMA CGM CHATEAU D’IF voy. 062PGW, the new rotation…

Woodside, Sempra Energy Ink LNG Terminal Deal

Feb 26, 2016

Woodside's affiliate, Woodside Energy (USA) Inc. (WUSA), has entered into a Project Development Agreement (PDA) with Sempra LNG & Midstream (Sempra), an affiliate of Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE).Under the PDA, WUSA and Sempra will continue…

Cyprus Picks Consortiums to Run Limassol Port

Feb 26, 2016

Cyprus has announced the names of successful bidders who will undertake three sectors of operations at the eastern Mediterranean island's primary port of Limassol. The first – comprising Germany’s logistics company EuroGate International…

CMA CGM Modifies its Midas and Swahili Services

Feb 26, 2016

CMA CGM has announced the strengthening of its current MIDAS service by cooperating with PIL under a new Vessel Sharing Agreement. A fleet of 11 vessels of 3,500 TEU nominal capacity will be deployed, and CMA CGM will contribute to the majority with 9 vessels…

Bronka to be Gateway to Moscow

Feb 26, 2016

Bronka Container Terminal is the biggest in the Baltic Sea, and has already accepted a call from CMA CGM, and is due another from the French liner in March of this year. According to a report in Reuters, the new deepwater port in Saint…

Hapag-Lloyd Enhanced West Africa Express Service

Feb 26, 2016

Hapag-Lloyd will restructure and further enhance the dedicated West Africa Service Network, the company said in its press release. Effective mid of March 2016, existing weekly West Africa Express Service (WAX) will be upgraded by deploying an additional vessel…

Are You Ready for Container Weighing?

Feb 25, 2016

Hutchison Ports (UK) Limited in its latest ship2shore Magazine takes a look at methods of weighing containers. Half a century after containerization first emerged to transform the world of shipping, a landmark new regulation is on the horizon…

A Mega(Ship) Year at Felixstowe

Feb 25, 2016

The Port of Felixstowe welcomed 105 calls last year by container ships of over 18,000 TEU, including all the largest container ships in the world. It is now firmly established as the UK port of call for these giants of the sea. The year…

Texas Ranks Third for U.S. Maritime Jobs, Houston No. 2

Feb 24, 2016

Texas ranks third among all states for domestic maritime jobs with Houston ranked second among all U.S. cities for its contribution to the U.S. maritime industry, according to a new study PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) for the Transportation Institute…

Jebel Ali Port to Expand

Feb 24, 2016

DP World  signed two major contracts for civil construction work at its new Container Terminal 4 on a reclaimed island in Jebel Ali Port. His Excellency Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, DP World Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; Zeyad Baker…

U.S. BTS Seeks Nominations for Port Performance Working Group

Feb 23, 2016

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) is seeking nominations for the newly-created Port Performance Freight Statistics Working Group. The working group, mandated by the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act…

SGS Acquires Sea Sub Systems

Feb 23, 2016

Subsea Global Solutions (SGS) has acquired the assets and personnel of Sea Sub Systems, an underwater vessel repair services company based in Tampa, Fla.The Tampa office, including all staff and equipment, will be rebranded Subsea Global Solutions…

Adani Ports Eyeing Acquisitions

Feb 23, 2016

India’s biggest private port operator Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ)  is actively looking at acquisitions to complete its “string of pearls” ports strategy, reports Livemint. CEO Karan Adani is leading the drive, it adds. In India…

Moore Stephens Alerts Employers on UK Pension Rules

Feb 22, 2016

International accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens has warned that shipping sector employers need to take action to ensure that they meet their compliance obligations following a recent ruling by the High Court in London that peripatetic ships’ crew living in the UK…

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