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ACP: Panama Canal Could Double Box Transits

Nov 08, 2024

The Panama Canal Authority could double in coming years the number of containers that move through the key East-West commercial waterway, the canal's chief told a maritime conference on Friday.A cargo-consolidation plan will seek to increase container volumes by assigning them to larger vessels…

DSC Dredge Celebrates Champagne's PMP Certification, Inspiring Journey

Nov 08, 2024

Not every story at DSC Dredge (DSC) is about a dredge - some are simply about people making a powerful impact.DSC is proud to recognize and celebrate one of its newest team members, Jenny Champagne, for achieving her PMP (Project Management Professional) certification…

Port of Detroit wins EPA Grant

Nov 08, 2024

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) $3 billion in funding to support climate-friendly improvements in ports across the United States. The Port of Detroit was awarded a total of $24 million, including $3 million for planning and $21…

CMA CGM's Profit Jumps on Buoyant Demand

Nov 08, 2024

Strong global demand pushed up CMA CGM's third-quarter profit while the current quarter was seeing a rush to ship goods from China, the shipping group said on Friday as it played down the risk to trade from possible U.S. tariffs.The French company reported a net profit of $2…

Montreal Port Employers Threaten Shutdown

Nov 08, 2024

Port of Montreal terminal operators have threatened to shut down most operations as of Sunday after providing a 'final, comprehensive offer' to the longshore union.If the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 375 does not accept the offer by Sunday at 8:00 p…

UKMTO: Armed Small Craft Shadowed Vessel

Nov 08, 2024

British maritime agency says vessel approached by armed small craft near Yemen.The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency (UKMTO) said on Friday that a vessel was approached by a small craft on Thursday carrying armed personnel that came within three cables of the vessel…

‘Eyes Under the Water’ for Historic Infrastructure Challenge

Nov 08, 2024

Kongsberg Discovery demonstrated the ability of advanced hydroacoustics to illuminate the world beneath the waves with a detailed, efficient, and comprehensive inspection of the historic Lower Harbor Ore Dock at Marquette on Lake Superior.The iconic structure…

RWE Picks Home Port for Construction of Denmark’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Nov 08, 2024

RWE has selected Thyborøn Port as the offshore construction base for its 1.1 GW Thor offshore wind farm in the North Sea.Thyborøn will be the home port for the project’s service vessels and the control center for managing marine logistics and traffic throughout the offshore construction phase…

ZIM Accelerates Rollout of 'Smart Containers' on Vessels

Nov 08, 2024

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services is accelerating the global deployment of smart containers, helping to advance visibility and transparency through the integration of Hoopo’s innovative hoopoSense Solar trackers.ZIM’s smart container solution enables end-to-end tracking…

Yet Another Port Everglades Cruise Passenger Record

Nov 07, 2024

Port Everglades bested its own cruise passenger record with a preliminary count of 4,010,919 guests embarking and disembarking during Fiscal Year 2024, which ended September 30, 2024. The new record is expected to be short lived, however, as 4…

Bollinger 58th Delivers FRC to USCG

Nov 07, 2024

Bollinger Shipyards announced the delivery of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) John Witherspoon at Coast Guard Sector Key West. This is the 58th Fast Response Cutter (FRC) delivered under the U.S. Coast Guard's current program and the 184th vessel built by Bollinger for the U…

Venture Global gets FERC Nod for LA LNG Plant

Nov 07, 2024

Federal regulators on Wednesday gave Venture Global LNG permission to introduce natural gas into its Plaquemines export plant in Louisiana, documents show, moving the plant a step closer to producing the superchilled gas.The 20 million metric…

Three Industrial Projects for Le Havre Announced

Nov 07, 2024

The French government has selected winning proposals for a hydrogen import terminal, a renewable fuels facility and a lithium production factory to be built at the state-run port of Le Havre as part of an effort to attract industrial investment…

Alcoa Suspends Bauxite Liftings Juruti

Nov 07, 2024

U.S. aluminium maker Alcoa AA.N said on Thursday it had halted bauxite shipments from Brazil's Juruti port due to a stranded vessel in the waterway.This was the latest in a series of disruptions to hit the aluminium raw material supply chain…

10,000 Cadets Attend Sailors’ Society Virtual Conferences

Nov 07, 2024

Record-breaking numbers of cadets and ratings from across the globe have attended the 2024 Sailors’ Society’s cadet conferences.The four virtual interactive events held for North and South East Asia, Africa, and this month for the UK and Europe…

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Expeditors Shares Q2 Results Above Estimates Helped by Higher Freight Volumes

Expeditors Shares Q2 Results Above Estimates Helped by Higher Freight Volumes

Mitsui E&S Receives Vietnamese Order for 22 Container Cranes

Mitsui E&S Receives Vietnamese Order for 22 Container Cranes

Panama Maritime Authority to Cancel Registrations of 17 US-Sanctioned Ships

Panama Maritime Authority to Cancel Registrations of 17 US-Sanctioned Ships

Ports Urge Congress to Reverse Infrastructure Funding Cuts

Ports Urge Congress to Reverse Infrastructure Funding Cuts

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