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Jørgen Wisborg Named Blue Water Chairman

Jan 24, 2023

Jørgen Wisborg has been named chairman at Danish-headquartered transport and logistics group Blue Water, taking over from the company's founder and longtime head Kurt Skov.In September last year, Skov announced plans to find his successor, making it possible for him to slow down his work activities…

Freeport LNG Says Texas Plant Repairs Completed

Jan 23, 2023

Freeport LNG, the second-largest U.S. liquefied natural gas exporter, on Monday said it had completed repairs to its Texas plant and asked U.S. regulators for permission to take early steps to restart the fire-idled facility.The closely-held…

US Limits Vessel Calls at BP Cherry Point Marine Terminal

Jan 23, 2023

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will modify the Department of the Army permit for the BP Cherry Point Marine Terminal’s North Wing dock to ensure complies with the Magnuson Amendment’s restrictions regarding the handling of crude oil at Puget Sound facilities…

Saudi Arabia Remains China's Top Crude Supplier

Jan 23, 2023

Russia remained China's second-largest source of crude oil in 2022, following repeat top supplier Saudi Arabia, as Chinese refiners snapped up low-cost Russian barrels while Western countries shunned them after the Ukraine crisis.China's crude…

AD Ports Inaugurates Aqaba's First Cruise Terminal

Jan 23, 2023

The first and only cruise terminal in Aqaba was inaugurated with the arrival of the cruise vessel MSC Splendida carrying more than 2,000 visitors to Jordan.The new terminal marks the launch of the first of five strategic mega-projects planned…

First Cruise Ships Tap Shore Power at Port of San Diego

Jan 20, 2023

On January 13, two cruise ships plugged into the newly completed shore power expansion at the Port of San Diego cruise ship terminal for the first time – a doubling of the previous capacity.The Disney Wonder and the Insignia were able to simultaneously…

Insolvency at European Storage Terminal Supports Tank Storage Rates

Jan 20, 2023

The insolvency of a major storage terminal planned in northwest Europe has supported regional tank storage rates for diesel and gasoline, just as European traders rush to fill up diesel tanks ahead of a Feb. 5 ban on Russian fuel.Earlier this month…

VIDEO: Liebherr Debuts Lift Height Extension of STS in Australia

Jan 18, 2023

Liebherr Container Cranes completed its first ship to shore lift height increase with their new patented jacking system as part of Liebherr Transform. The operation was conducted under the supervision of Liebherr engineers at Patrick Terminals – Brisbane Autostrad…

Gas Starts to Flow to Freeport LNG Export Plant

Jan 17, 2023

Freeport LNG's long-shut liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plant in Texas started receiving pipeline natural gas over the long U.S. Martin Luther King Jr holiday weekend, according to Refinitiv data.U.S. LNG exports have been steadily increasing for years and Freeport…

Kazakhstan Recruits Abu Dhabi Ports to Develop Caspian Tanker Fleet

Jan 17, 2023

United Arab Emirates' Abu Dhabi Ports will help Kazakhstan to build a tanker fleet in the Caspian Sea, reducing the former Soviet republic's dependence on Russian transit, Kazakh state oil company KazMunayGaz said on Tuesday.KazMunayGaz and Abu Dhabi Ports have agreed to set up a joint venture…

Electricity Constraints Force Canada's First LNG Terminal to Delay Renewable Shift

Jan 16, 2023

Shell PLC's LNG Canada export project in British Columbia plans to start building its proposed second phase with natural gas-powered turbines and switch to electricity as more renewable power becomes available, a top executive said, a decision…

How COVID-19 Turned Global Supply Chains Upside Down

Jan 12, 2023

Global economy 2023: COVID-19 turned global supply chains upside down – Three ways the pandemic forced companies to rethink and transform how they source their productsThe global supply chains that modern companies depend on were turned upside down three years ago after COVID-19 emerged in China…

Security at Brazilian Port Reinforced on Invasion Threat

Jan 11, 2023

Brazilian oil workers union FUP said on Wednesday that intelligence staff at state-run Petrobras are aware of a potential plan to invade its Transpetro terminal located in the Maceio port in northeast Brazil.The threat comes as Brazil braces…

Freeport LNG May Extend Texas Plant Restart to February

Jan 11, 2023

Top U.S. gas exporter, Freeport LNG, is expected to further extend the seven-month-long outage of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plant in Texas to February, as it awaits regulatory approvals, three sources told Reuters on Wednesday.Accounting for 20% of U…

New Cargo Service Begins at Port Canaveral

Jan 09, 2023

Bulk materials supplier Blue Water Industries has entered into an agreement with Port Canaveral terminal operator Ambassador Services International (ASI) to import between 400,000 to 800,000 metric tons annually of various sized aggregate through Port Canaveral…

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Bulk Carrier on Fire After Russian Attack

Bulk Carrier on Fire After Russian Attack

Brazil to Auction Santos Container Terminal in Early March

Brazil to Auction Santos Container Terminal in Early March

California Ports Elect Dr. Noel Hacegaba as New President

California Ports Elect Dr. Noel Hacegaba as New President

IMO Challenged Over Livestock Carrier Regulations

IMO Challenged Over Livestock Carrier Regulations

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