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Grays Harbor Maintenance Dredging Planned

Apr 06, 2022

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District said it plans to conduct Grays Harbor maintenance dredging in the Outer Harbor beginning April 12.The USACE hopper dredge Yaquina is expected to start dredging in the outer harbor of Grays Harbor…

Dredging Commences in Port of Alaska

Apr 06, 2022

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District announced dredging in the Port of Alaska commenced on April 1.Seasonal dredging of the waterway aims to address heavy shoaling at the fuel docks and Terminal 3, the Corps said.Since the 1960s…

Port of Los Angeles Completes Everport Terminal Upgrades

Apr 06, 2022

The Port of Los Angeles has completed construction of the $65 million Everport Terminal Improvement Project located at Berths 226-236 along the Los Angeles Main Channel.The project allows Everport to improve the container-handling efficiency…

Port of Virginia Gets Final Funding for Channel Dredging

Apr 04, 2022

The recently approved federal work plan contains the final piece of funding for The Port of Virginia’s dredging project that will create the deepest and widest shipping channels on the U.S. East Coast by late 2024.The work plan, released last week by the U…

Rangers Concerned New Port Could Threaten Congo's Sea Turtles

Apr 04, 2022

Each year Christian Ndombe and other park rangers scour the beaches of Democratic Republic of Congo's vanishing coastline for turtle nests, bringing the eggs to a hatching center where they are incubated for eight weeks.Rising sea levels and…

Yara to Set Up Scandinavian Green Ammonia Bunkering Network

Apr 01, 2022

Norway's Yara and Azane Fuel Solutions have signed a deal to create a Scandinavian network of bunker terminals to supply ships with zero-carbon ammonia as marine fuel, the companies said on Friday.They said the network will make 'green' ammonia…

Port Capacity in Question as UK Offshore Wind Expands

Apr 01, 2022

U.K. port bosses are scratching their heads as to how to meet demand as offshore wind, including new floating projects, ramps up around the country’s coastline.The U.K. government is pushing this source of energy and has a 40-gigawatt (GW) by…

US Senate Approves Bill to Ease Export Shipping Backlogs

Mar 31, 2022

The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a bill to improve oversight of ocean shipping, a step supporters say will help ease export backlogs.The Ocean Shipping Reform Act, led by Senators John Thune and Amy Klobuchar, would strengthen…

Yara Marine to Supply Shore Power Systems for Three Finnlines Vessels

Mar 31, 2022

Ro-ro and ro-pax operator Finnlines has inked a deal to install Yara Marine’s shore power solution on board three vessels to reduce fuel consumption, emissions, and noise in port. The installations are scheduled for completion in 2022.The turnkey…

Cofco Wins 25-year Concession for New Brazil Port Terminal

Mar 30, 2022

Cofco International said on Wednesday it had won a 25-year concession for an agriculture bulk terminal at Brazil's Port of Santos, expanding its footprint in the world's top soybean exporter.The STS11 terminal will be fully operational in 2026…

Germany's TES Accelerates Plan for Gas Import Terminal

Mar 30, 2022

Germany's Tree Energy Solutions (TES), backed by Belgian firm AtlasInvest, said on Wednesday it would accelerate plans for a gas import terminal to be built at the northern German port of Wilhelmshaven in partnership with E.ON.It said it was…

Europe Must Shut Ports to Russian Ships, Ukraine President Tells Norwegian Parliament

Mar 30, 2022

Norway and the rest of Europe should close their sea ports to Russian ships, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the Norwegian parliament on Wednesday.'The European Union, and I do hope so Norway, need to introduce the ban on Russian…

Maersk Warns Shanghai Lockdown to Boost Shipping Costs Further

Mar 29, 2022

Danish shipper Maersk said the Shanghai lockdown will severely hurt trucking services and increase transport costs, as China's intensifying efforts to fight the spread of COVID-19 further rattles global supply chains.The Chinese coastal city…

Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Included in Biden's Spend Plan

Mar 29, 2022

The Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project was included in President Joe Biden’s proposed Fiscal Year 2023 Budget released Monday under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Coastal Navigation Construction category.  The President’s…

Port of Virginia Adds New Container Cranes

Mar 29, 2022

The Port of Virginia on Friday welcomed a pair of massive container cranes to Norfolk International Terminals (NIT) South, the final pieces of equipment needed to complete the South Berth’s $450 million optimization project.“These cranes will expand our lift capacity…

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