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Port of Oakland Targets Growth in Strategic Plan

Feb 10, 2025

The Oakland Board of Port Commissioners has approved the Port’s Strategic Plan for the years 2025-2030.The plan unveils ambitious goals for the port’s seaport, airport, commercial real estate holdings and its publicly-owned utility, including…

Automated Mooring System contracted for Port of Dublin

Feb 10, 2025

Cavotec signed a multi-million euro order for its MoorMaster NxG automated mooring system to be installed at the Port of Dublin in Ireland. The order, signed at the end of 2024, marks the first deployment of MoorMaster technology in Ireland…

Konecranes Banks New Hybrid RTG Orders in Spain

Feb 10, 2025

Terminales Marítimas de Vigo, S.L.U. (Termavi), a new Konecranes customer has ordered two hybrid Konecranes Rubber-Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes equipped with the complete range of Konecranes Smart Features. The order was booked in Q4 2024, and delivery is scheduled for Q4 2025…

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…

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…

AD Ports and CMA CGM to Operate New Terminal in Congo

Feb 06, 2025

AD Ports Group and CMA CGM Group have agreed to jointly develop, manage and operate the New East Mole multipurpose terminal in Pointe Noire, Congo-Brazzaville, for which AD Ports Group received a 30-year extendable concession in June 2023.AD…

Hoegh Ready for FID for Hydrogen Deliveries to Germany

Feb 05, 2025

Norwegian shipping firm Hoegh Evi expects to take a final investment decision (FID) this year on an ammonia-derived hydrogen project to deliver clean fuel into dedicated German grids, chief executive Erik Nyheim said.The company operates three…

Summing Up the U.S., the Panama Canal and China

Feb 02, 2025

Some U.S. lawmakers and officials are touting a nearly half-century-old treaty between the United States and Panama to justify the Trump administration's threat to reclaim the Panama Canal - provided it can show the strategic waterway's operation is under threat…

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…

Maersk to launch its new ocean network

Jan 31, 2025

On February 1, Maersk A/S (Maersk), an entity under A.P. Moller - Maersk, and Hapag-Lloyd AG (Hapag-Lloyd) launch their operational collaboration Gemini Cooperation. The ambition is to deliver a flexible and interconnected ocean network with…

Lake Victoria's First Ro/Ro Vessel Sets Sail

Jan 31, 2025

East Africa Marine Transport has taken a significant step towards creating a more sustainable and efficient logistics solution for Lake Victoria with the commissioning of M.V. MPUNGU, the lake’s first scheduled roll-on / roll-off freight vessel…

Xeneta: Ocean Box Rates to Fall Again in February

Jan 31, 2025

Middle East ceasefire and Lunar New Year will see ocean container freight rates fall further in February - with carriers now taking action to slow the market decline.Latest data from Xeneta – an ocean and air freight intelligence platform –…

Port of Oakland records 2.26 million TEUs in 2024

Jan 31, 2025

The Port of Oakland experienced a solid 2024, processing 2.26 million TEUs (twenty-foot containers), representing a 9.5% increase over 2023.The 2024 cargo data reflects a long-term growth trend in consumer spending in the San Francisco Bay Area and in the rest of the country…

Germany: Heinrich Rönner and Lürssen Place Their Bids for FSG and Nobiskrug Shipyards

Jan 31, 2025

The future of the two insolvent German shipyards, Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) and Nobiskrug, looks brighter as Lürssen Group moves to place a formal bid to take over the facilities of the Nobiskrug shipyard, while Heinrich Rönner Group agrees to buy the FSG…

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