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Conciliator Reports on US Ports Labor Contract Talks

Oct 14, 2012

Statement by FMCS Director on United States Maritime Alliance & International Longshoremen's Association Labor Negotiations.Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) director George H. Cohen, issued the following report on the progress…

Carlson Appointed at Port Freeport

Oct 12, 2012

Bill Terry, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of Port Freeport, announces the selection and appointment of Mr. Glenn Carlson as Executive Port Director and CEO.  Chairman Terry noted that after several months of diligent searching and review of a number of excellent applicants…

Rotterdam, Gothenburg Join to Speed Up LNG Bunker Supply

Oct 12, 2012

The largest port in Europe & the largest port in Scandinavia, sign an alliance to push availability of LNG as maritime fuel.The Port of Rotterdam and the Port of Gothenburg both located within the SECA area in northern Europe where stricter…

New Terminal to Provide US Port of Albany Crude Oil Storage

Oct 11, 2012

Buckeye Partners, sign a multi-year agreement with an Irving Oil subsidiary for multi-million barrel storage facility in Port of Albany on the Hudson River.The approximately 1.8-million barrel storage facility located within the Port of…

Port of LA Waterfront Property Draws Developer Interest

Oct 10, 2012

Port of Los Angeles receives 8 proposals to develop its 30-acre LA waterfront property.The 30-acre, fully entitled San Pedro waterfront property is known as Ports O’ Call Village, located along the Port’s Main Channel and adjacent to downtown San Pedro…

'Blue Belt' Package to Foster Inter-European Maritime Trade

Oct 10, 2012

The European Commission commits to establish a true single European market for maritime transport by spring 2013 with its 'Blue Belt' package.In this way, the Commission intends to promote maritime transport by no longer subjecting EU goods…

P&O Expands Into East Africa

Oct 09, 2012

P&O Maritime FZE, a specialist provider of marine services, is expanding its operations to Mozambique.Over many years, P&O Maritime has expanded its service offering, moving into several geographic locations and now provides global maritime excellence across Australasia…

Konecranes Gets More W. African Orders

Oct 09, 2012

Konecranes is delivering new cranes ordered by Bollore Group for container terminals in Ghana and Benin The manufacturer has received two orders for a total of nine gantry cranes from West Africa. The parties concerned have declined to reveal the value of the orders…

Daily Maersk Extends Promise to Indonesia, Thailand

Oct 09, 2012

Maersk Line is extending its total container ship transportation time promise to six more routes: from Jakarta (Indonesia) or Laem Chabang (Thailand).The routes are to Bremerhaven (Germany), Rotterdam (The Netherlands) or Felixstowe (UK). (Bookings for this service will commence 8th October 2012)…

Port of Antwerp Shows Off to North American Ports

Oct 08, 2012

Port Of Antwerp seeks to further consolidate market share with representative visits to Chicago, Houston & Montreal.When it comes to trade with North America, Antwerp has the largest market share of any European port. To consolidate and further extend its market share in this region…

G6 Alliance: Feeder Shuttle Between Germany and Gothenburg

Oct 05, 2012

The partners of the G6 Alliance will underline their commitment to the Scandinavian market and start a dedicated G6 feeder shuttle to Gothenburg. The service will provide  coverage for the time of the temporary winter suspension of Loop 3.The…

Progress in Singapore with Navigational Safety

Oct 05, 2012

“In the coming decades, with the rise of Asia in the global economy, the importance of the Straits to the international community will grow exponentially. It is therefore essential that the Straits remain open, safe and secure.” So said Mr Lui Tuck Yew…

APM Terminals Starts Callao, Peru, Construction Project

Oct 05, 2012

APM Terminals Callao invests US$307-million for Phase l & ll port expansion. Executives from APM Terminals Callao and the Minister of Transport and Communications of Peru, Mr. Carlos Paredes were on hand to start the demolition of Patio Guadalupe – an old…

Africa Seeks to Make Maritime More Economically Important

Oct 03, 2012

Plagued by low sources of revenue in their economies, African maritime stakeholders are meeting in Mombasa, Kenya to look into ways the industry could add to national revenue base.  Key debate issue on the first day revolved around whether…

American Company to Modernize Historic Iraq Port

Oct 03, 2012

North America Western Asia Holdings (NAWAH) agrees to modernize Maqal Port, located in Basra’s urban center on the Shatt al Arab waterway.The formal agreement is between Iraq’s Ministry of Transportation, the General Company for the Ports of Iraq…

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