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Jan De Nul Starts Dredging Ops for New Deep-Water Port in Senegal

Feb 21, 2025

Belgium-based offshore installation contractor Jan De Nul has started working on the new deep-water port in Senegal, which will be able to accommodate two of the world's largest container ships simultaneously.Jan De Nul is responsible for dredging…

DP World Invests £60M in New Cranes at UK Port

Feb 19, 2025

DP World is making a £60m investment in the UK’s trading capacity with an order of four new quay cranes for its Southampton container terminal.The new cranes will be the largest quay cranes in Europe and can perform quad lifts, moving two 40-ft…

Repsol, IBS Software Team to Transform Logistics

Feb 19, 2025

Repsol selected IBS Software to transform its primary logistics operations across multiple locations. The partnership will see Repsol adopt IBS Software's iLogistics Control Tower solution, streamlining logistics and providing an end-to-end…

DP World Hits Record @ Jebel Ali Port

Feb 19, 2025

DP World delivered another standout year for trade, according to the company, recording its highest container and breakbulk cargo volumes at Jebel Ali Port since 2015.The port handled 15.5 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in 2024…

Electric Ferry Ampere Marks 10th Anniversary

Feb 17, 2025

Since entering service in 2015, the all-electric ferry MF Ampere has sailed the equivalent of 17 times around the equator on batteries alone.Despite a chorus of critics and skeptics in during the project, a decade later, Ampere continues to showcase the potential of electric technology…

Swire Shipping: Asia-Oceania’s Most Reliable Carrier with Top On-Time Performance

Feb 17, 2025

According to 12-month data published by Sea-Intelligence in its Global Liner Performance Report from Jan/Feb to Nov/Dec 2024, Swire Shipping averaged over 70% reliability (as measured by On-Time Performance) on the Asia-Oceania and Oceania-Asia…

KEZAD Group: Infrastructure Development, Economic Growth in Abu Dhabi

Feb 17, 2025

Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi-KEZAD Group, the region's largest operator of integrated economic zones, continues to lead the UAE’s infrastructure development with transformative projects, reshaping Abu Dhabi into a global hub for industrial and economic activities…

Bilbao Port Authority Showcases Hydrogen Infrastructure

Feb 17, 2025

The Bilbao Port Authority participated in the 1st Conference of the Chambers of Commerce and Hydrogen Valleys of the Atlantic Arc. The event, held at the Energy Intelligence Center (EIC) in Abanto-Zierbena, brought together the Chambers of Commerce of the Atlantic Arc…

MEGA MACHINES: Manson Prepares to Add “The Bionic Man” of Dredge Vessels

Feb 17, 2025

Manson Construction has long been a pillar of the U.S. maritime industry, rooted in a tradition of U.S.-built, U.S.-owned, and U.S.-operated vessels. The company was founded in 1905 by Peter Manson, when he dug up a jar of gold coins [because he didn’t trust the banks] and purchased a winch…

McKenney Tapped to Lead Port of Oakland

Feb 14, 2025

The Oakland Board of Port Commissioners just named Kristi McKenney as the port’s new executive director. The appointment follows the announcement of Executive Director Danny Wan’s retirement on February 28.McKenney joined the Port as an environmental planner…

India-Germany Logistics Partnerships Poised for Growth, Says VDMA Chief

Feb 14, 2025

India and Germany have established a strategic partnership, maintaining strong bilateral and trade ties since 2000. Recently, both signed a Memorandum of Arrangement to facilitate mutual logistics support and exchange between their armed forces…

CBP and Royal Caribbean Use Biometric Facial Recognition Technology in Puerto Rico

Feb 13, 2025

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in collaboration with Royal Caribbean, conducted the first biometric debarkation for Royal Caribbean cruise passengers on Feb. 2 when Rhapsody of the Seas was the first Royal Caribbean vessel to utilize…

'Sustainable Dredging' at the Port of Oakland

Feb 13, 2025

The Port of Oakland deepens its commitment to sustainability by sending more dredged sediment from the Oakland Seaport to a Solano County wetland restoration site. Montezuma Wetlands will receive an approximately $2.1 million grant over the…

Brunswick is Top US Port for Autos

Feb 12, 2025

At the Brunswick State of the Port event, Georgia Ports President and CEO Griff Lynch said Colonel’s Island Terminal has become the nation’s busiest port for autos and heavy equipment, handling more than 2 million tons of roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) cargo in 2024…

Canaveral Port Supports US Space Program

Feb 12, 2025

In remarks delivered to the National Space Club Florida Committee, Canaveral Port Authority CEO Capt. John Murray outlined the Port’s long-standing historical support of America’s space program in the Cape Canaveral area.“Port Canaveral has been part of space operations since 1956…

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