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Wilson Sons Expand Brazil Towboat Operational Centre

Jan 13, 2013

Company vessels in the Brazilian ports of Paranaguá & Vitória will be tracked to enhance security and improve planning.In the beginning of 2013, the company will begin tracking its vessels serving the ports of Paranaguá (Southern Brazil) and Vitória (Southeastern Brazil)…

NRF: Imports Rising as Strike Looms

Jan 11, 2013

Retail Imports to Increase 2.3 Percent in January as Port Strike Threat Continues. Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to increase 2.3 percent in January over the same month last year as retailers…

Marine Terminal Operators Launch Initiative

Jan 10, 2013

PierPass Inc. has  announced an initiative to reduce the number of transaction problems experienced when trucks pick up or deliver containers at the marine terminals at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.  These problems – exceptions…

Pirate Horizons in the Gulf of Guinea

Jan 10, 2013

This article deals with the evolution of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. It was proclaimed in 2012 that the Somali pirate business model had been broken by a combination of coordinated naval patrols, heightened vessel security, and the ubiquitous presence of armed guards aboard valuable ships…

World's Largest Grab Unloader Operational

Jan 10, 2013

EMO’s new 85-tonne unloader, the largest of its kind in the world, is now fully operational in the Missisippihaven in the Port of Rotterdam.The unloader, fabricated entirely in Europe, strengthens the terminal’s unloading capacity by 10 million tonnes per year…

Argus Launches Marine Fuels Service

Jan 09, 2013

Global energy and commodity price reporting agency Argus has launched a daily marine fuels pricing and analysis service, Argus Marine Fuels. It provides market data and intelligent analysis of the increasingly complex marine fuels market. Trade in marine fuels is changing quickly…

'Get to High Ground' Tsunami Warning Contract

Jan 08, 2013

LRAD Corporation. provider of long range acoustic hailing devices (AHD's) wins Tsunami warning contract from an Asian city port.The company has received a US$369,000 LRAD 360X order for an earthquake and tsunami warning mass notification installation in an Asian port city…

AWO, WCI: 9' Drafts Must be Maintained in Mississippi

Jan 08, 2013

Waterways Operators Commend Administration, Senator Durbin, Corps of Engineers; Stress Need for Continued Assurance of 9-Foot Navigation Channel on Mississippi River. The American Waterways Operators (AWO) and Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI)…

Major Oil Spill Recovery Reception Facilities: New EMSA Report

Jan 07, 2013

The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) publishes its report on facilities for discharge of oil collected following a major oil spill in the sea.This report is the main deliverable of the project 'Study on discharge facilities for oil recovered at sea – Geographical distribution…

Impact of Potential Mississippi River Closure Revised

Jan 02, 2013

Effective Shutdown of Nation’s Busiest Water Transportation Artery Looms Between Early- to Mid-January.   The American Waterways Operators (AWO) and Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI) have released revised data on the economic impact of an effective…

Jebel Ali Mega Ship Expansion on Track

Dec 31, 2012

Last of the 65 ton blocks that make up the foundation of the extended quay wall of the 1 million TEU expansion laid in place.The Jebel Ali port expansion, scheduled to open for business in the second quarter of 2013, extends the quay wall by 400 metres to 3000 metres…

ACP Commemorates 13 Years of Local Administration

Dec 31, 2012

The Panama Canal is celebrating 13 years under Panamanian administration. During this period, the Canal has strengthened its role in international commerce as a result of investment in the modernization of its infrastructure, its expansion and an alliance with its natural surroundings…

First Port in S. America Panamax Approved

Dec 27, 2012

Terminal de Contêineres de Paranaguá (TCP) first port in the region approved to allow unrestricted access of vessels of new Panama Canal’s maximum dimensions.Only weeks after having received permission to lift all restrictions to navigate at night…

LNG Sabine Pass Terminal Contract Signed

Dec 27, 2012

Cheniere Energy Partners' subsidiary Sabine Pass Liquefaction signs a LNG sale and purchase agreement with Total Gas & Power North America.Cheniere Partners owns 100 percent of the Sabine Pass LNG terminal located on the Sabine Pass Channel in western Cameron Parish…

USACE Revises Forecast for Mississippi Water Levels

Dec 27, 2012

Effective Shutdown of Nation’s Busiest Water Transportation Artery Expected Earlier Than Predicted: January 3-4.   Late Christmas Eve, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers advised industry of the most current 28-day weather and water forecast for the Mississippi River area near Thebes…

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