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MPA, Shell Shipping Sign MOU

Oct 31, 2017

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Shell Eastern Trading (PTE) LTD (Shell) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), to cooperate in the research and development and test-bedding of projects within the maritime industry in areas of clean fuel technologies…

Great Lakes Awarded $213 Mln Dredging Contract

Oct 31, 2017

Dredging, environmental and infrastructure services provider Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation announced the receipt of a $213.3 million award for the Post 45 Charleston Entrance Channel Maintenance and New Work Dredging – Contract 2 Project base contract…

Indiana Port Awarded $9.85 Mln FASTLANE Grant

Oct 31, 2017

The Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor will receive one of the nation's 10 FASTLANE small project grants for 2017, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao has confirmed. In August, Secretary Chao informed Congress the Department of Transportation was recommending approval of a $9…

Northwest Seaport Alliance: Innovative, Ideally Located and Together as One

Oct 31, 2017

Located in the Pacific Northwest in Washington State, The Northwest Seaport Alliance joining the deep draft ports of Seattle and Tacoma offers shorter U.S.-to-Asia transits, as well as a deep connection to Alaska. And, a lot more. In an…

Wheatstone LNG Facility Exports First Cargo to Japan

Oct 31, 2017

Australia's Wheatstone liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, after starting production earlier this month, has shipped its first export cargo to a buyer in Japan, majority owner and operator Chevron Corp said on Tuesday. Wheatstone is the…

Sojitz Buys Spanish LNG Terminal

Oct 30, 2017

Japan's Sojitz Corporation has acquired full ownership of First State Regasificadora (FSR), subsequently changing the company’s name to Sojitz Regasificadora (SR).   SR owns a 15% stake in Regasificadora del Noroeste (Reganosa), whose assets include the LNG terminal located in Mugardos…

OOIL Sees Revenues Rise in Q3

Oct 29, 2017

Orient Overseas (International) Limited (OOIL)  total volumes were 5.0% up for the third quarter of 2017 (ended 30th September 2017), from that of the same period last year.  Total revenues increased by 26.5% to US Dollars 1,453.4 million…

Indian Minister Flags Off RORO from Chennai To Mongla

Oct 29, 2017

Indian Minister of Shipping Nitin Gadkari today digitally flagged off a RoRo cum general cargo vessel M.V. IDM DOODLE carrying a consignment of 185 trucks from Chennai Port to Mongla port in Bangladesh. Shri Gadkari informed that these trucks…

Shore Power Helps Canadian Ports Cut Emissions

Oct 26, 2017

Cavotec shore power systems are helping ports in Canada make substantial reductions in cruise and container ship emissions, with the Montreal Port Authority (MPA) recently reporting that its shore power initiatives are expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by some 2…

Overcapacity Still Weighs on Shipping Industry -Report

Oct 25, 2017

Global demand for maritime shipping picked up last year, but the pace was still below the historical 3 percent average and continued to lag behind supply, keeping freight rates and earnings low in most segments, a new UNCTAD report says. The…

Biggest LNG Vessel Sails to Turkey

Oct 25, 2017

The world’s biggest specialized vessel to import liquefied natural gas (LNG)  is scheduled to be operational in November to contribute to Turkey's energy supply security, Bloomberg reported. The MOL FSRU Challenger, as long as the Eiffel Tower…

Spanish Port Operator Adds Another Mobile Harbor Crane

Oct 25, 2017

Noatum Terminal Castellon, part of Spanish port operator Noatum Maritime, has added another Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbor Crane to its fleet. The Model 6 machine was put into operation in May in Castellon, where it handles mainly bulk but also a number of other cargo types…

DP World Reports 13.5% Container Volume Hike in Q3

Oct 24, 2017

DP World Limited handled 52.3 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio of container terminals in the first nine months of 2017, with gross container volumes growing by 10.0% year-on-year on a reported basis and 9…

Vopak Launches Concurrent Bunkering Services in Singapore

Oct 24, 2017

Vopak, the world's largest independent storage tank operator, has launched a new service that allows tankers docking at its Singapore Sebarok oil terminal to refuel while simultaneously loading or discharging cargoes. 'The new concurrent…

Antwerp Cargo Volumes Surge

Oct 24, 2017

The freight volume handled by the Port of Antwerp continues to expand. After nine months the total this year stands at 167.1 million metric tons, an increase of 3.3 percent compared with the same period last year. Strong growth has been…

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