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Congressional Leaders Visit Port of Houston

Jun 08, 2015

The Port of Houston Authority hosted Congressional leaders on port matters for a facilitated visit and tour of the Port of Houston, Friday, June 5.  Congresswoman Janice Hahn, Congressman Ted Poe and Congressman Brian Babin visited the Port…

Kra Canal to Remain Pipe Dream

Jun 08, 2015

The revival of the idea of building the Kra Canal through Thailand to enable shipping to bypass the narrow Straits of Malacca has been in the news recently. The plan would be to build a 750 mile (1,200Km) canal at an estimated cost of $28 billion…

India Plans it Big for Shipping Boom

Jun 08, 2015

India's Ministry of Shipping has chalked out a plan to raise a trillion India Rupees to develop ports, build ships and improve inland waterways, says a report in the Business Standard. The money will help the shipping ministry, which floated the proposal…

Dockworkers Union At Peru's Top Port Reach Deal

Jun 07, 2015

The dockworkers union at Peru's biggest port, Callao, has reached a contract agreement to end a three-week strike, with provisions that include improved benefits and modifications to a system for scheduling shifts, union officials said on Friday…

Kandla Port: Scam and Corporatisation

Jun 06, 2015

Anti-Corruption Bureau in the state of Gujarat has ordered by a Kutch court to probe the alleged multi-million rupee scam in Kandla Port Turst (KPT), has filed a revision petition saying the case be handed over to a national agency like CBI instead…

Retailers Applaud Introduction of Port Legislation

Jun 05, 2015

Senate bill aims to mitigate impact of labor disputes at America’s ports.In a letter sent today, the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) welcomed the introduction of the Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act in the U…

Port Alberni Port Authority Appoints Haggard, Johnson

Jun 05, 2015

The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport, has announced the appointments of Allan Robert Haggard, and Dennis Lawrence Jonsson both from Port Alberni, British Columbia, to the board of directors of the Port Alberni Port Authority for terms of two years…

Antwerp Port Expands Activities in India

Jun 05, 2015

Port of Antwerp International (PAI), the international consulting and investment subsidiary of the port of Antwerp, and APEC, maritime training and education, conduct their activities in India strongly.Recently, under the impetus of the Indian Ministry of Shipping…

68 People Found in Container at Harwich Port

Jun 05, 2015

Men and women of a range of different nationalities were found inside the locked container at Harwich International Port, UK last night. Border police are set to quiz sixty-eight suspected illegal immigrants who were found crammed in the shipping container…

1-Stop’s Port solution adopted by VICT

Jun 04, 2015

Victoria International Container Terminal Ltd (VICT) has chosen to implement the wide range of port community solutions that 1-Stop Connections (1-Stop) have to offer.  1-Stop is already the system of choice at the Port of Melbourne, where…

AAL Expands into Prince Rupert

Jun 03, 2015

AAL, one of the world’s leading global breakbulk, project cargo and heavy lift shipping operators, has strengthened its foothold in the oil rich mining region of Northern Alberta, by expanding its popular ‘Pacific Service’ liner route to include the British Columbia Port of Prince Rupert…

APM Terminals Reaffirms Poti Mega-Port Plans

Jun 03, 2015

Speaking at the 4th Annual Black Sea Ports and Shipping Conference 2015 on May 29th on the subject of Black Sea Ports as agents of economic growth for the region, APM Terminals Poti Deputy Managing Director Joseph Crowley discussed the advantages…

Advocating for Seafarers’ Health

Jun 01, 2015

A new Seafarer Wellness Program, made possible by a grant from the New York Community Trust, continues the Institute’s efforts of providing seafarers with support services in port. In 2014, the Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) began collaborating…

Strike at Peru's Top Port Likely to Stoke Inflation

Jun 01, 2015

A dockworkers strike at Peru's biggest port, Callao, has hit imports of basic goods in the Andean country and will likely stoke inflation, the main exporters association said Monday. The 18-day strike has nearly frozen activities at the…

First Iranian Ship Docks at Oman's Sohar Port

Jun 01, 2015

The first cargo ship delivering Iranian goods docked at the Omani port of Sohar,  a few weeks after Tehran and Muscat opened a new shipping route.  The vessel, titled Genaveh 12,  container with a capacity of 96 TEUs, is the first ship put into operation in the new Iran-Oman shipping line…

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