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Rio Tinto Inks Port JV with China-backed Consortium for Guinea's Simandou

Jul 28, 2022

Rio Tinto's Guinea subsidiary has formed an infrastructure joint venture with Winning Consortium Simandou (WCS) and the government, paving the way for work to resume on the world's largest undeveloped iron ore project.The joint venture (JV)…

Seafarer Shortage Stands in Way of Ukraine Grain Corridor

Jul 27, 2022

Finding enough seafarers willing to sail ships stuck inside Ukraine's ports is set to pose a major challenge to the proposed grains corridor designed to ease an international food crisis.Russia and Ukraine last week signed a deal to restart…

Russian Missiles Hit Ukraine Port

Jul 25, 2022

Russian missiles hit Ukraine's southern port of Odesa on Saturday, the Ukrainian military said, threatening a deal signed just a day earlier to unblock grain exports from Black Sea ports and ease global food shortages caused by the war.Ukrainian…

Ship Insurers Sail Into Unknown With Ukraine Grain Risks After Deal Reached

Jul 22, 2022

A number of insurance underwriters are interested in providing cover for grain shipments from Ukraine after an agreement was reached to re-open Black Sea ports, although the first shipments are expected to be weeks away, industry sources said on Friday…

Ukraine, Russia Sign Deal to Reopen Grain Export Ports

Jul 22, 2022

Russia and Ukraine signed a landmark deal on Friday to reopen Ukrainian Black Sea ports for grain exports, raising hopes that an international food crisis aggravated by the Russian invasion can be eased.The accord crowned two months of talks brokered by the United Nations and Turkey…

US Grain, Coke Exports Drive Great Lakes-Seaway Shipping Activity in June

Jul 19, 2022

U.S. grain and coke exports boosted overall shipping volumes through the St. Lawrence Seaway in June.Total cargo tonnage shipments (from March 22 to June 30) via the St. Lawrence Seaway totaled 11.9 million metric tons, down 8.3% compared to 2021 but gaining ground in comparison to April…

Russia and Turkey to Discuss Black Sea Shipping

Jul 11, 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan plan to meet in the near future after a phone conversation in which they discussed efforts to facilitate grain exports from Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Monday.Turkey has been…

NYK to Study, Trial Emission Reduction Gear On Up to 50 Bulk Carriers

Jul 08, 2022

NYK signed a business alliance agreement with Nakashima Propeller, a marine equipment manufacturer that develops and sells ship propellers as well as energy-saving devices, and Fluid Techno, a ship design company with fluid analysis technology…

New Dry Bulk Commodity Analytics Company Launched

Jul 05, 2022

DBX, a new dry bulk commodity analytics firm based in London, officially launched earlier this year having successfully completed Signal Venture’s incubation program, and it has now initiated a round of seed funding.The venture started in the summer of 2020 with all around support from Signal Ocean…

Swire Bulk Launches Liner Service Between Southeast Asia and Europe

Jun 28, 2022

Swire Bulk said it will operate a new liner service between Southeast Asia and Europe from June 2022 in addition to its tramp services.The company said it will deploy one to two vessels on a monthly rotation into Europe, calling at Amamapare (Indonesia)…

US Grain Shipments Through Great Lakes-Seaway Up 39%

Jun 22, 2022

U.S. grain shipments via the Great Lakes-Seaway system totaled 312,000 metric tons from March 22 to May 31, up 39% compared to the same period in 2021. Much of the increase is due to exports of corn and soybeans out of the Port of Toledo and…

WA's McGowan Announces $78 Million for Lumsden Point Development

Jun 22, 2022

As part of the 2022-23 State Budget, the McGowan Government will allocate $78 million towards the Lumsden Point development to grow capacity at the Port of Port Hedland.Lumsden Point will facilitate the export of battery metals such as lithium and copper concentrates…

Russia, Turkey to Pursue Talks on Ukraine Grain Exports

Jun 22, 2022

Russia and Turkey agreed to pursue talks on a potential safe sea corridor in the Black Sea to export grain from Ukraine after discussions in Moscow, the Russian and Turkish defense ministries said on Wednesday.In a statement, Turkey's defense ministry said a Turkish dry cargo vessel…

Shipbuilding: Methanol-powered Bulk Carrier for Proman Stena Bulk

Jun 20, 2022

Proman Stena Bulk, a joint venture (JV) between methanol producer Proman and Stena Bulk, confirmed that the first methanol-powered newbuild vessel under its partnership has been delivered and is preparing for commercial operation.Stena Pro Patria is named in honor of Dennis Patrick…

Russia Says It Is Assisting Exports of Ukrainian Foodstuffs via Azov Sea

Jun 16, 2022

Russia said on Thursday it was facilitating the export of grain and oilseeds from Ukraine through Russian-held transit points on the Azov Sea, without explaining who was providing the foodstuffs for export.Ukraine, like Russia one of the world's biggest exporters of grains and oilseeds…

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DP World Begins $165 Million Expansion of Maputo Container Terminal Capacity

DP World Begins $165 Million Expansion of Maputo Container Terminal Capacity

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Port Canaveral Invests $500 Million in Five-Year Port-Wide Improvement Plan

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Syria Signs New 30-Year Deal with CMA CGM

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Adani Ports Sees Higher FY26 Revenue Growth on Robust Volumes

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