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DP World and Maersk Agree to Expand Maritime Services in Brazil

Mar 19, 2025

Dubai-based ports and logistics firm DP World and shipping giant Maersk have signed a long-term agreement to boost container-handling capacity and increase weekly vessel calls to support Brazil’s growing trade demands.DP World operates one of…

HarborLab Launches AI-Powered Disbursement Tool for Port Operators

Mar 18, 2025

HarborLab, the Athens-based maritime technology company, launched a new AI-powered feature designed to optimize Disbursement Account (DA) analysis and streamline port expense management.This latest innovation, known as HL AI, is part of the…

MOL Acquires LBC Tank Terminals

Mar 10, 2025

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has acquired 100% of the membership rights of LBC Tank Terminals Group Holding Netherlands Coöperatief (LBC), one of the world’s largest independent tank terminal operators primarily handling and storing chemicals in Europe and the United States…

USACE Grants Permit for Reconstruction of Baltimore's Key Bridge

Mar 07, 2025

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has issued a permit for the rebuilding of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, granting Maryland Transportation Authority permission to construct the bridge, following the collapse of the original structure that claimed the lives of six Baltimoreans…

Konecranes to Equip Sicily’s Largest Port with Hybrid-Drive Crane

Mar 06, 2025

Europea Servizi Terminalistici (EST), a subsidiary of the Italian Shipping & Logistics Agency (ISLA), has ordered a new hybrid drive Konecranes Gottwald ESP.8 Mobile Harbor Crane for the Port of Augusta in Sicily.The order was booked in the first quarter of 2025…

UK Invests $71M in Scottish Port Expansion for Floating Wind

Mar 05, 2025

Britain will invest 55.7 million pounds ($71.45 million) in the Port of Cromarty Firth in Scotland to expand the facility to become a hub for floating offshore wind, the government said on Wednesday.Britain has a target to largely decarbonize…

Argentina Eases Shipping Regulations for Parana-Paraguay Waterway

Feb 24, 2025

Argentina loosened safety regulations on shipments traveling along a key grains transport river, a move which could boost cargo moved through the waterway up to 7%, the nation's security minister said on Monday.Ships traveling along the Parana-Paraguay waterway will now be able to carry more cargo…

AD Ports Group Opens Al Faya Dry Port in Abu Dhabi

Feb 24, 2025

Abu Dhabi-based AD Ports Group has inaugurated a new, custom-bound inland dry port facility, enhancing the connectivity of Khalifa Port.Al Faya Dry Port, strategically located between Abu Dhabi and Dubai, will act as an Inland Container Depot (ICD) linked overland to Khalifa Port…

Electric Ferry Ampere Marks 10th Anniversary

Feb 17, 2025

Since entering service in 2015, the all-electric ferry MF Ampere has sailed the equivalent of 17 times around the equator on batteries alone.Despite a chorus of critics and skeptics in during the project, a decade later, Ampere continues to showcase the potential of electric technology…

Canaveral Port Supports US Space Program

Feb 12, 2025

In remarks delivered to the National Space Club Florida Committee, Canaveral Port Authority CEO Capt. John Murray outlined the Port’s long-standing historical support of America’s space program in the Cape Canaveral area.“Port Canaveral has been part of space operations since 1956…

Canada Invests Over $17M to Modernize Halifax Port Authority's Infrastructure

Feb 07, 2025

The government of Canada has allocated $17.4 million to accelerate the development of the infrastructure at the Halifax Port Authority, most of which will go to the roll out of Halifax – Hamburg green shipping corridor.This investment is aimed…

DP World Marks Record 8.3% Growth in Container Handling for 2024

Feb 07, 2025

DP World’s ports and terminals handled a record 88.3 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in 2024, up 8.3% year-on-year, despite macroeconomic headwinds and concerns over the outlook for global trade.The global logistics business, which…

Lithuanian Port Goes Forward with Quay Reconstruction for Offshore Wind

Feb 07, 2025

Klaipėda Port Authority in Lithuania has signed an agreement for the infrastructure buildout for the offshore wind energy projects, starting with the reconstruction of quays on Smeltė peninsula, which will ensure assembly, handling and transportation of offshore wind turbines…

U.S. Shipping Invests $150 Million in Great Lakes Region

Jan 31, 2025

With winter in full swing, the U.S.-flagged fleet of Lakers have tied up in ports across the Great Lakes region to perform critical maintenance before the navigational locks in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan reopen on March 25th.Hundreds of skilled…

US: China's Panama Canal presence "a security concern"

Jan 31, 2025

China's presence around the Panama Canal is a national security concern that Panama's government has to deal with, Mauricio Claver-Carone, the U.S. special envoy for Latin America, said on Friday, ahead of U.S. top diplomat Marco Rubio's visit to the country…

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China's Hold on Global Ports focus of Trump Administration

China's Hold on Global Ports focus of Trump Administration

DP World Introduces New Quay Crane and Electric RTG Cranes at Mundra Terminal

DP World Introduces New Quay Crane and Electric RTG Cranes at Mundra Terminal

UK's Port of Tyne Unveils $200M Upgrade Plan to Back Offshore Wind

UK's Port of Tyne Unveils $200M Upgrade Plan to Back Offshore Wind

WSC Launches AI Tool for Detecting Misdeclared Goods

WSC Launches AI Tool for Detecting Misdeclared Goods

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