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Port of LA Exec Says US Tariff Tiffs Could Be 'New Normal'

Jan 17, 2020

The executive overseeing the busiest U.S. gateway for ocean trade with China on Thursday said the 'weaponization of tariffs' to advance U.S. policy interests may now be the 'new normal.'The comments from Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka came just a day after U…

Port NOLA Sets New Box Record

Jan 16, 2020

Louisiana’s only international container port Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) moved more containers in 2019 than at any time in its history, totaling 648,538 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), up 10% compared to one year ago.The multimodal…

Ships Anchor Offshore as French Unions Block Ports

Jan 16, 2020

French trade unions blocked ports and disrupted power production on Thursday, searching for a way to force President Emmanuel Macron to ditch a planned pension overhaul as the impact of transport strikes weakens.Ferry services to Britain suffered…

Konecranes Refurbishing Port Cranes in Taranto

Jan 15, 2020

Setting out to create a new Mediterranean shipping hub at Taranto Port, Yilport Holding in December chose Konecranes to refurbish 23 cranes.The Turkish company won a 49-year concession from Italian authorities in 2019 to operate Taranto, located in the southeastern part of the country…

Corpus Christi Crude Exports Boom

Jan 15, 2020

U.S. crude exports from Corpus Christi, Texas, have surged to a record in recent weeks, often surpassing hubs such as Houston and Beaumont, Texas, thanks to faster-than-expected infrastructure additions.The infrastructure boom at Corpus Christi…

Nor-Shipping Appoints Norvik

Jan 14, 2020

Nor-Shipping has appointed Sidsel Norvik to the new role of Commercial Director. Norvik joins following a stint as CEO of Energy Show Norway, two decades as Commercial Director for Upstream, and 10 years with Recharge, a news platform for renewable energy…

Court Orders DP World's Rights Restored for Doraleh Port

Jan 14, 2020

A London arbitration court has ordered Djibouti to restore DP World's right to operate the Doraleh Container Terminal as detailed under a 2006 concession deal within two months or pay damages, the state news agency WAM reported on Tuesday.The…

Video: Six RTG Cranes Arrive in Miami

Jan 14, 2020

Multipurpose and project heavy lift carrier AAL delivered of a cargo of six RTGs (rubber tyred gantry cranes) in a single sailing from the Port of Taicang in China to the South Florida Container Terminal (Port Miami), on board its mega-size 31…

TMA Logistics Wins SGRE Work

Jan 13, 2020

Dutch outfit TMA Logistics has been commissioned by Siemens Gamesa Renewables Energy (SGRE) to provide the transhipment and transhipment of wind turbines for Windpark Fryslân.Wind farm Fryslan comprises 89 wind turbines that will be realised in the Frisian part of the IJsselmeer…

Shoreham Port Appoints Willis as Chief Executive

Jan 13, 2020

Shoreham Port has appointed Tom Willis as Chief Executive following the departure of Rodney Lunn, who left the port in mid-December of last year.Willis previously worked with Heathrow Airport for 8 years, joining the organisation during the…

USACE Memphis District Dredging Wraps Up

Jan 10, 2020

The Memphis District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has several missions associated with the Mississippi River. One of the most important is to keep the river channel at a depth that allows the river barge industry to dependably transport goods up and down the river…

US Retail Imports Normalizing After Tariff Surges

Jan 10, 2020

U.S. retail imports are beginning to settle down following a year of fluctuations driven by the uncertainty of the trade war with China, industry experts say.Volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to return to its usual seasonal patterns during the first few months of 2020…

Kalmar Signs Pact with Patrick Terminals

Jan 09, 2020

Kalmar, the provider of cargo-handling solutions and services to ports and terminals, has concluded a comprehensive software maintenance and support agreement with Australian terminal operator Patrick Terminals.The agreement, which covers the…

Hamburg Port Orders 2 Fireboats

Jan 09, 2020

The Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) has ordered two more fire-fighting vessels following the delivery of modern fireboat, the 'Branddirektor Westphal'.As with the previous order, both vessels will be fitted with Schottel thrusters – in this case…

Georgia Scraps Deal on Major Port Project

Jan 09, 2020

Georgia has ended an investment agreement with an international consortium for one of the biggest projects in the former Soviet country, the construction of a major deep sea port on the Black Sea coast, its infrastructure minister said on Thursday…

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