The U.S. Department of Transportations (DOT) Deputy Maritime Administrator Paul Chip Jaenichen visited the Port of New Orleans to tour the site.The site of planned infrastructure improvements was made possible through a US$16.7 million…
The Port of San Diego to welcome 3 cruise ships on Tuesday, May 7, bringing thousands of passengers to the port city.Two of the vessels, the Celebrity Solstice and the Oceania Regatta , will be making their inaugural visits to the Port of San Diego…
Port of Galveston say that Royal Caribbean International is to base their Voyager-class ship year-round from Galveston, from November 2013.The Navigator of the Seas, due for an extensive drydock refit in January 2014, will replace Mariner…
Iron ore exports start up at Long Beach: Western U.S. mines supply the raw material for shipment to Asia.Officials gathered dockside to celebrate the exporting of iron ore from the Port of Long Beach – a promising new line of business developed by SA Recycling…
The Maritime Association of South Carolina (MASC) contracts the Mariner Group's system for its port & stakeholder securtiy & operations management.CommandBridge™ has been choses as the cornerstone of MASC's Maritime Command and Control & Situational Awareness project…
Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Geraldine Knatz, Ph.D., has been honored by the University of Southern California Alumni Association with the prestigious Alumni Merit Award. Knatz earned a Master of Science degree in environmental engineering and a doctorate in biological science from USC…
Following a national search, the Board of Commissioners of the Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport selected Jonathan Daniels as the port’s new executive director.Daniels comes to the Port of Gulfport from the Port of Oswego in upstate…
Estimates by the Port Development Council show container volumes through the 9 Kwai Tsing container ports fell 5.9 per cent in March.While the month-long dockers strike is costing Hongkong International Terminals a reported HK$5 million a day…
Road haulage and port workers in Sweden secured a new three year contract after staging short-term industrial action.Members of the Swedish Transport Workers’ Union (STWU) walked out at noon on Wednesday following the breakdown of negotiations…
The bunker sector has entered into close collaboration to better guarantee the quality and quantity of bunkering supplied in the port of Rotterdam.To that aim, Hendrik Muilerman on behalf of the Netherlands Petroleum Industry Association (VNPI)…
As the Hudson River begins to melt the Coast Guard buoy tender 'Katherine Walker' heads north towards Albany, N.Y.The Katherine Walker is a 175-foot buoy tender, homeported in Bayonne, N.J. Its major mission includes the servicing of aids to navigation throughout New York Harbor…
Zepol Corporation released a report analyzing the trade activity for the top 20 ports in the United States. The annual report provides detailed import information for each port and compares trends to the previous year as well as sheds light upon potential future developments…
Ports America CEO Michael Hassing announced the appointment of John Carver to the position of executive vice president of business development, effective May 1.Carver, domiciled in New Jersey, will report directly to President and CEO Michael…
The Coast Guard is responding to a report of a barge explosion on the ship channel in Mobile Bay Wednesday. Coast Guard Sector Mobile watchstanders received the initial notification at 8:40 p.m. reporting the barge explosion between the…
NorSea Group and the Scrabster Harbour Trust in Caithness have agreed on construction of the new supply base for the oil & gas sector.Under the agreement NorSea Group will work with the Trust to bring in new business and develop Scotland’s…