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Australia's Port Hedland Being Cleared Ahead of Cyclone

Apr 11, 2023

Western Australia's iron ore hub, Port Hedland, is being cleared as a tropical cyclone approaches.The Pilbara Ports Authority issued a warning after the Bureau of Metrology advised that Tropical Low 23U is moving southwest from its current location…

Associated British Ports Names McLoughlin Head of Operations for the Humber

Apr 10, 2023

Associated British Ports (ABP) has named Colin McLoughlin as Head of Operations for the Humber.With an established career in operations management from his time with Stanton Grove and Peel Ports, McLoughlin joined ABP Humber in 2015, and has…

Top US Shipping Gateway Mostly Closes Due to Port Worker Shortage

Apr 10, 2023

A shortage of West Coast port workers has forced the busiest U.S. ocean trade gateway to largely shut on Friday, after months of strained labor negotiations between the union dock workers and their employers.A substantial number of ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach workers…

Ammonia Bunkering Study Kicks Off in Savannah

Apr 06, 2023

An international group of maritime industry partners are conducting a feasibility study with the aim to establish a commercially viable green ammonia ship-to-ship (STS) bunkering network on the U.S. East Coast.The study, to be carried out at the Port of Savannah in Georgia…

Energy Firms Bet Big on German Port as Clean Energy Hub

Apr 06, 2023

Germany's only deep water port, home to its largest naval base, is where energy firms now plan to spend more than $5.5 billion to help construct the clean energy infrastructure the country needs to help end its reliance on Russian gas.Europe's…

Operation TIN CAN Targets Rip-On/Rip-Off Concealment

Apr 04, 2023

A major joint operation organised by the Australian Border Force (ABF), World Customs Organization (WCO), the World Shipping Council and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has led to 43 arrests and more than 100 drug seizures, including 98…

Cuba’s Mariel Container Terminal Ready for Neo-Panamax Vessels

Apr 04, 2023

Cuba’s Mariel Container Terminal (TCM) has a completed channel dredging project that will enable access for Neo-Panamax vessels.Buoys have been relocated to reflect the new channel dimensions, allowing the terminal to receive vessels of up to 1…

Finland’s New Inkoo Terminal Accepts First LNG

Apr 04, 2023

Finland’s new Inkoo floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) terminal on Sunday accepted its first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG).The cargo, which was ordered by Elenger, the largest privately owned energy company in the Finnish-Baltic region…

Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority Looks to Atura Power for Green Hydrogen

Apr 04, 2023

Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA) announced it has entered a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Atura Power to acquire green hydrogen as it seeks to support the growth of clean energy and reduce its carbon footprint.  Around the world…

Port Houston Sees Import Volumes Begin to Slow

Apr 04, 2023

Port Houston reported hints of softening demand amid an overall 'solid' month for its cargo volumes in February.  A total of 313,452 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), or a 15% increase compared to the same month last year were handled during the month…

Rotterdam Container Terminal Set for €1 Billion Expansion

Apr 03, 2023

A.P. Moller - Maersk's container terminal operating arm APM Terminals announced the expansion of its Maasvlakte II terminal in Rotterdam, increasing the terminal's capacity by approx. 2 million TEU The project involves a site of approximately 47…

New Operator Sought for International Ag Shipping Terminal on Lake Michigan

Mar 30, 2023

Ports of Indiana has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to identify potential operators of the International Ag Shipping Terminal at Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor. The 7-million-bushel terminal has transload capabilities for ocean ships…

Rosario Ports Operating Normally Despite Strike

Mar 30, 2023

Argentina's Rosario agro-port hub terminals were operating normally on Thursday in the midst of a strike by the Urgara grain receivers union aimed at storage centers, the country's Chamber of Port and Maritime Activities (CAPyM) said.'The ports are not affected…

Japan’s Dry Bulk Imports Fall 4%, says BIMCO

Mar 30, 2023

“Having narrowly avoided a recession in the fourth quarter of 2022, the Japanese economy appears to be recovering. However, Japan’s demand for steel remains weak and as a result, the country’s bulk imports are estimated to have fallen by 4% y/y in the first quarter of 2023…

Two New Berths Planned at Vietnam's Lach Huyen Port

Mar 28, 2023

APM Terminals engages in a strategic partnership with Vietnamese HATECO group for a project to develop two new deep-water berths at Lach Huyen port in Haiphong City located in the north of Vietnam.As part of the strategic partnership, APM Terminals will provide financial…

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