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Port of Hamburg Offering Shore Power for Containerships

May 15, 2024

After several years of supplying cruise ships with shore power in the Port of Hamburg, the technology is now also being used for cargo ships. This makes the Port of Hamburg the first port in Europe to offer shore power for both container and cruise ships…

Great Sodus Bay Breakwater Repair Out for Proposals

May 15, 2024

A  work package from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District for repairs to the Great Sodus Bay East Breakwater is officially out for proposals.$20 million dollars is already allocated toward the 100% federally funded project, marking…

Port of Halifax Adds New Electric Gantry Cranes

May 15, 2024

The first four of eight Konecranes electric rubber tyre gantry cranes (E-RTG) have been delivered to terminal operator PSA Halifax’s Atlantic Hub in the Port of Halifax.The cranes are expected to increase yard handling capacity by approximately 25% at Atlantic Hub…

Port of Los Angeles Nets $58 Million for Harbor Maintenance

May 15, 2024

The Port of Los Angeles will receive an estimated $58 million in federal funding this year for maintaining its harbor channels and repairing its wharves, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced. According to the port, the record amount—a…

US Studying if Other Bridges at Risk After Baltimore Collapse

May 15, 2024

The U.S. Coast Guard said it is evaluating whether other bridges nationwide are at risk after a cargo ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore in March, killing six people and destroying the Patapsco River crossing.Coast Guard Vice Admiral Peter Gautier said at a U…

Cavotec Inks Service Deal with Port of Salalah

May 14, 2024

Cavotec announced it has signed a new two-year agreement with Port of Salalah in Oman to perform service of its 32 installed MoorMaster vacuum mooring units.Cavotec has already supported the port in its transition by equipping its berths with its MoorMaster automated mooring technology…

Worker Dies in Accident at Peru's Chancay Megaport Project

May 12, 2024

Hong Kong-based Cosco Shipping Ports said on Saturday that a worker died in an early-morning accident at a megaport it is building on Peru's Pacific coast.The worker was doing sanding and painting work at the deepwater Chancay Port Terminal when the accident occurred…

LS Marine Awarded $31.7 Million Contract to Dredge the Upper Miss

May 09, 2024

Grove Heights, Minn. dredging and marine construction contractor LS Marine has been awarded a $31.7 million contract to support channel maintenance dredging in the Upper Mississippi River.The contract, awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' St…

Energy Transfer Eyes Draft EIS for Blue Marlin Project Soon

May 08, 2024

Pipeline operator Energy Transfer expects to receive a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for its Blue Marlin offshore terminal this quarter, executives said on Wednesday during a quarterly earnings call.Energy Transfer is among several…

Insurance Coverage and the Key Bridge Collape

May 07, 2024

In the early morning hours of March 26, 2024, Dali - a cargo ship registered in Singapore — lost power and crashed into a pillar of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland.  The crash caused the immediate collapse of the bridge and…

Cambodia to Cut Shipping Through Vietnam by 70% With New China-funded Canal

May 07, 2024

Cambodia plans to cut shipping through Vietnamese ports by 70% as a result of a $1.7 billion China-funded upgrade of a canal connecting the Mekong River basin to the Cambodian coast, the country's deputy prime minister told Reuters.Sun Chanthol…

Montrose Becomes First Port in Scotland to Provide Shore Power for Vessels

May 03, 2024

Montrose Port Authority (MPA) has become the first port in Scotland to provide a shore power service for offshore energy supply vessels in a move to reduce emissions, noise pollution and fuel consumption.A 50/50 self-funded joint venture, Plug…

Renewable Energy System Dedicated at Port of Long Beach

May 03, 2024

State, city and Port of Long Beach officials Thursday joined Toyota Motor North America and FuelCell Energy to celebrate the grand opening of the first-of-its-kind “Tri-gen” system to generate renewable hydrogen, electricity and water to support…

Young Brothers Is First in the US to Use Innovative Mooring System

May 02, 2024

Hawai‘i’s interisland freight company Young Brothers has become the first marine transportation company in the Unites States to install an innovative mooring system designed to improve safety and efficiency.The new $1.5 million ShoreTension…

Taliban Plan Regional Energy Trade Hub with Russian Oil in Mind

May 02, 2024

The Taliban has agreed with Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan to build a logistics hub in western Afghanistan aimed at making the war-torn nation a major logistics point for regional exports, including oil from Russia to South Asia, the country's commerce minister said…

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Panama Ports Will Operate Undisrupted Despite CK Hutchison Ruling

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