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Four Luxury Cruise Ships Bring 13,000 Visitors to Dublin

Jul 24, 2015

Dublin Port welcomed four luxury cruise liners within a four-hour window this morning, bringing some 13,000 tourists to the city, making it the city's biggest-ever day for cruise tourism.  The passengers from the four ships - the Celebrity Silhouette…

Shanghai Rolls out Green Port Plan

Jul 23, 2015

The Port of Shanghai is aiming to reduce energy consumption per handling capacity unit by 7 percent in 2017 compared to 2010, the city’s transport commission said.  It is aiming to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 9 percent compared with 2010…

Shippers Demand Probe of Abandoned Calabar Port Dredging

Jul 23, 2015

The Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) in Cross River State has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to probe the N20 billion contract awarded to Calabar Channel Management (CCM) for dredging Calabar Port by former President Goodluck Jonathan.  The…

Port Infrastructure Projects Underway in Virginia

Jul 22, 2015

U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx breaks ground on major infrastructure projects at the Port of Virginia; federal funding supports reduced congestion in nearby neighborhoods U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today joined Virginia Gov…

BHP Billiton Injects $240m into Port Hedland

Jul 22, 2015

BHP Billiton has approved $240 million (BHP Billiton share) to purchase six additional tugs and construct a new eight pen Tug Harbour at Hunt Point in the Port Hedland Port.The investment will also include the upgrade of workshop facilities…

DP World Opens London Gateway Logistics Centre

Jul 22, 2015

DP World's first distribution centre at the London Gateway Logistics Park opened officially, with the UK's shipping minister, Robert Goodwill MP, in attendance. Goodwill and DP World chairman, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, formalised the opening of the centre during a ribbon cutting ceremony…

Seafarers’ Charity Brings Shipping to the Classroom

Jul 21, 2015

Seafarers’ charity Apostleship of the Sea (AoS) is doing its bit to introduce shipping to the younger generation and promote a career at sea. The organization played host to work experience student Max Charlton from the Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School in London…

Jebel Ali Port Leads in Port Productivity

Jul 21, 2015

Global marine terminal operator DP World’s flagship Jebel Ali Port has demonstrated once again that it delivers the world’s best productivity for ships berthed at its docks. According the latest JOC Port Productivity data, compiled by industry analysts Journal of Commerce…

Taimyr Disapprove Oil Terminal "Tanalau"

Jul 21, 2015

Association of Indigenous Peoples of Taimyr refused to sign the conclusion of the public hearings on the project and everything Payyahskogo Severopayyahskogo fields and the construction of the oil terminal 'Tanalau.''As a result of re…

Sri Lanka to Establish Terminal for Cruise Ships

Jul 21, 2015

A fully-fledged cruise terminal is to be set up at Colombo port given the increasing number of calls by cruise vessels, according to Lakdas Panagoda, chairman of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA). The SLPA plans to convert the Bandaranaike…

BHP to Spend $240 mln on Iron Ore Tug-Boat

Jul 21, 2015

BHP Billiton plans to construct a new eight pen tug harbour at Hunt Point in Port Hedland, as well as purchase six additional tugs, for $US240 million ($A326 million). The investment will also include an upgrade of workshop facilities,…

Kansas Shipping Hub Announce Finalists

Jul 21, 2015

Seven finalists have been selected for the site of a proposed Kansas transload shipping center. The Kansas Department of Transportation/Kansas Turnpike Authority Transload Facility Site Analysis team selected the finalists from the 111 proposals submitted for consideration…

Concerns Remain Over the Use of Low-sulphur Fuel

Jul 20, 2015

As a global move toward using cleaner fuel takes place, countries are forming new or reforming old regulations which see jurisdictions increasingly demanding the use of low-sulphur fuel in ships that berth in their ports. This results in a possibility…

Maersk Starts Weekly Service through Port of Jacksonville

Jul 20, 2015

The Port of Jacksonville (JAXPORT) has welcomed the 4,400 teu AS Mariana, the first ship in Maersk Line’s new weekly service to Asia through at the port’s Blount Island Marine Terminal. JAXPORT has officially announced the addition of the world’s No…

Vietnam to Go-ahead with $2.5 bln Port Project

Jul 19, 2015

Vietnam's government has agreed on a port project in the southern province of Ca Mau, costing some $2.5 billion according to media reports and which would be able to host some of the world's biggest ships.The Hon Khoai port would be built under a public-private partnership…

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