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Toyota Tsusho Orders Four Vessels for Angolan Port Development Project

Jul 17, 2024

Dutch shipbuilder Damen has signed a contract with Toyota Tsusho for the delivery of four vessels to support the port development project in Namibe, Angola.The order consists of two ASD Tugs 2813, a Pushy Cat 1004 and a Stan Pilot 1905. The…

Port of Los Angeles Awarded $8 Million for Port Optimizer Technology

Jul 16, 2024

The Port of Los Angeles’ Port Optimizer™ technology data portal will receive a series of major enhancements, thanks to an $8 million grant from the California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz).The award was the…

New General Manager Appointed at San Antonio Terminal Internacional

Jul 14, 2024

San Antonio Terminal Internacional (STI) in Chile has announced that Andrés Albertini, the current commercial manager, will take over as general manager of the port terminal on August 1.Albertini holds a degree in industrial engineering with a major in mechanics from Universidad Santa María…

Italy's New FLNG Terminal to Be Operational by March 2025

Jul 12, 2024

Italy's gas grid group Snam SRG.MI said on Friday it expected a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal to become operational by March 2025, allowing the country to diversify further its energy supplies.The floating terminal in the Adriatic…

New Cruise Terminal to Be Built in Port of Klaipėda

Jul 12, 2024

Lithuania's Port of Klaipėda said it is moving forward with plans to build a new cruise ship terminal following the conclusion of screening procedures for the assessment of potential environmental impacts.The Environmental Protection Agency…

Adani Aims to Complete Phase One of Long-delayed Port by Year-end

Jul 12, 2024

Adani Ports expects to complete the first of four phases of a key transshipment container port in southern India this year, it said on Friday, firming the timeline for a project already delayed by six years due to protests by locals.The Vizhinjam…

Damen’s New Dredger Starts Work in Indonesia

Jul 12, 2024

Damen’s new cutter suction dredger, the first of Damen CSD600 series, has started operations in Indonesia.The dredger was transported from Rotterdam, the Netherlands to Indonesia as deck cargo on a heavy lift carrier.The stationary dredger, which has been named Jhoni 58…

Adani Ports to Invest in Transshipment Terminal, Bloomberg News Reports

Jul 11, 2024

India's Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone plans to ramp up its investment to 100 billion rupees ($1.20 billion) to boost its southern India transshipment container port, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.The investment in Vizhinjam port…

Port of Corpus Christi Names Hogan COO

Jul 11, 2024

The Port of Corpus Christi has named Kyle Hogan the incoming Chief Operating Officer, to succeed Clark Robertson, who will retire on September 3, 2024. Hogan will oversee Engineering Services, Port Operations, Police and Security, Emergency Management…

Port of Los Angeles Completes Pier 400 Rail Expansion

Jul 10, 2024

The Port of Los Angeles has completed construction of a major rail expansion project on Pier 400 that will improve cargo flow, reduce emissions and improve roadway safety.The rail yard serves as critical link between the San Pedro Bay port complex and the Alameda Corridor…

Power Outages Hinder Hurricane Beryl Recovery, Delay Port Restarts

Jul 10, 2024

About 1.7 million customers remained without power in Texas on Wednesday morning, two days after Hurricane Beryl made landfall, as progress was slow during the night, hampering efforts to restore critical oil infrastructure.The storm made landfall…

Russian Attack Damages Ukrainian Port

Jul 10, 2024

Russia launched 20 drones and five missiles at Ukraine on Wednesday, killing two people in the Black Sea region of Odesa, damaging port infrastructure and hitting an energy facility in the northwest, officials said.A truck driver and security…

Bad Weather Halts Container Movements Near Cape of Good Hope

Jul 10, 2024

Severe weather conditions near the Cape of Good Hope has brought container traffic to a halt this week according to analysis by LSEG Shipping Research.Since Monday, daily transit data and vessel location data via the LSEG Workspace Interactive…

Container Shipping Demand Soars, System Chaos Reigns

Jul 10, 2024

Global demand for ocean freight container shipping hit an all-time record in May amid soaring spot rates and severe port congestion, as the 15.94m TEU transported by ocean in May beats the previous record of 15.72 TEU set in May 2021, according…

SAAM Terminals, Next Port AI Partner

Jul 08, 2024

SAAM Terminals closed a global collaboration agreement with Next Port AI, the technology subsidiary of the global company Moffatt & Nichol, to implement its new platform that combine DigitalTwin and Artificial Intelligence technologies: a digital replica of the port´s physical assets…

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