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Port of Houston Tonnage and Revenue Up

Jun 26, 2013

Tonnage is up this year at the Port of Houston Authority, with container tonnage through May up by 9%, Executive Director Len Waterworth reported at Tuesday's meeting of the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority.Waterworth also…

Rhode Island on Forefront of National Freight Network

Jun 26, 2013

One of the most important components of a healthy economy is modern port infrastructure to feed our maritime transportation system. By investing in waterways, jobs are created, economic competitiveness is improved and prosperity is built for the long term…

Port of Hamburg CEO Announces Retirement

Jun 26, 2013

At the end of this year Claudia Roller, Chief Executive Officer of Port of Hamburg Marketing Regd. Assn., will be retiring.From April 1, 2008, Claudia Roller served first as an executive board member of Port of Hamburg Marketing (HHM) and then as CEO…

Labor Leader Clyde Fitzgerald Appointed Port of Houston Commissioner

Jun 26, 2013

Harris County Commissioners Court has appointed longtime labor leader Clyde Fitzgerald to serve as a member of the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority.Fitzgerald's appointment fills the seat of former Port Commissioner Jim Fonteno…

Port of L.A. Recognizes Green Initiatives

Jun 25, 2013

Port Also Spotlights 12 Ship Carriers for Voluntary Participation in New ESI Clean Ship ProgramThe Port of Los Angeles honored 26 shipping and cruise lines for their participation in the Port’s Vessel Speed Reduction Program (VSRP), an initiative…

Jepson to Serve Second Term as GPA Chairman

Jun 24, 2013

The Board of Directors of the Georgia Ports Authority today elected Robert S. Jepson Jr. of Savannah to serve a second term as chairman of the board. Jepson was first appointed to the Board of Directors in 2008 and previously served as vice chairman…

Dredging Begins at Port of Liverpool

Jun 21, 2013

Work on Liverpool2, a new terminal at the Port of LIverpool, has begun. More than one million cubic meters of material will now be moved by dredgers to clear a deep-water channel at the Port of Liverpool (United Kingdom), operated by Peel Ports…

Argentine Union Warns ITF Certificate Obligatory for Bahia Banca Entry

Jun 21, 2013

The UK P&I Club’s Argentinian Correspondents have advised that the local Maritime Workers Union (SOMU) have issued a note stating that they will not allow the entrance of any vessel to the port of Ingeniero White (Bahia Blanca) that does not hold a valid ITF certificate on board…

U.S. House Subcommittee Recommends $1 Billion For FY2014

Jun 19, 2013

For the second year in a row, the U.S. House Energy & Water Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ), has approved a $1 billion draw from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund.  The money is for maintaining America’s deep-draft…

Forth Ports and Port of Zeebrugge Join Forces in a Strategic Agreement

Jun 19, 2013

MoU signed to explore new container cargo opportunities.Forth Ports Limited and Port of Zeebrugge / MBZ have (18 June 2013) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which marks the start of a strategic agreement between the Port companies…

POLB Commissioners Elect Thomas Fields President

Jun 19, 2013

The Long Beach advertising executive & former city planning commissioner, will lead the commission for a 1-year term from 1, July 2013.Thomas Fields will succeed Commissioner Susan E. Anderson Wise, who has served two years as President.The Board President serves as chair of the commission…

Port Hueneme Launches 'Coastal Trident 2013' Exercise

Jun 18, 2013

Coastal Trident 2013 Exercise focuses on a Port mining scenario to initiate operational response plans, processes, and systems, June 18 through June 20, 2013.The commercial Port of Hueneme, California, along with representatives from over ninety local…

ABB to Play Role in Protecting Venice

Jun 18, 2013

ABB’s Symphony Plus control system to help protect Venice from high water flooding at the long Venetian Lagoon Malamocco inlet.Every four years or so, text messages, church bells and sirens alert the Venetians to what they call an 'Aqua Alta' or the imminent arrival of an exceptionally high tide…

China Container Terminal Cargo Volumes Surge

Jun 17, 2013

Chongqing Container Terminal in Southwest China reports container volume up 29.7% to 166,000 teu in Q1 2013.Import and export container volume climbed 29.7 per cent to 166,000 TEU. Laden boxes amounted to 124,000 TEU, an increase of 33.3 per cent…

Long Beach Container Volume Up in May

Jun 17, 2013

Container cargo rose by more than 17 percent in May 2013 at the Port of Long Beach, with some of the highest volumes in nearly 3 years.A total of 583,588 TEUs (or twenty-foot equivalent container units) were moved in May, up 17.2 percent from the same month last year…

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