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New Loading Equipment Delivered to Port Milwaukee

Sep 28, 2022

New loading equipment was recently delivered to Port Milwaukee for The DeLong Co., Inc. agricultural maritime export facility.The Made in America ship loader traveled more than 1,500 miles by barge from New Orleans, up the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers to Jones Island…

Port of Los Angeles Offering Incentives for Zero-emission Trucks

Sep 28, 2022

The Port of Los Angeles announced the release of $5 million in voucher incentives for zero-emission trucks to operate at the port. The move, which marks the first in a series of incentive programs that will be funded by the port’s recently enacted Clean Truck Fund (CTF)…

Mitsubishi to Team Up with Port of Corpus Christi on US Ammonia Plant

Sep 28, 2022

Japanese trading company Mitsubishi Corp said on Wednesday it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Port of Corpus Christi Authority of the United States to collaborate on large-scale production facility of fuel ammonia in Texas…

Seattle Dispute Disrupts US West Coast Port Labor Talks

Sep 27, 2022

A work assignment dispute in Seattle is interrupting labor talks covering 29 U.S. West Coast ports and 22,000 employees that handle almost 40% of U.S. imports, the union representing dockworkers said on Tuesday.International Longshore and Warehouse…

Inchcape Reopens Its Guam Office

Sep 27, 2022

Having recently reopened its Guam office after a three-year hiatus using a partner agent, Inchcape Shipping Services resumed direct control over all operational matters on the Pacific island.Inchcape had a permanent presence in Guam since the…

Port of Corpus Christi Obtains Texas Cybersecurity Certification

Sep 27, 2022

The Port of Corpus Christi has become the first port in the state to obtain the Texas Cyberstar Certification, issued by the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR).The Cyberstar Certificate Program was launched in May by the Texas DIR…

International Group of P&I Clubs Publishes Sustainability Report

Sep 26, 2022

The International Group of Protection and Indemnity Clubs (IGP&I) has set out its Sustainability report and updated Correspondents Guidelines to the global network of Protection and Indemnity (P&I) Correspondents listed by its constituent Clubs during its 2022 Correspondents Conference in London…

Navigating Climate Change: How Shipping is Adapting in the St. Lawrence

Sep 26, 2022

When compared to other major river navigation routes around the world, the St. Lawrence River is a favored waterway.It flows from the mouth of Lake Ontario, at an altitude of 250 meters. From its source to the Gulf, the river travels 1,197 kilometers…

J.F. Brennan Tallies $23.5 Million Lock and Dam Contract

Sep 26, 2022

La Crosse, Wis. based marine construction firm J.F. Brennan Co. Inc. has secured a contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for work at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam in Rockdale, Ill.The company was the sole bidder for the $23,484,700 firm-fixed-price contract…

Port of Oakland Collaborates with West Oakland to Create Green Jobs

Sep 26, 2022

The Port of Oakland has joined forces with the West Oakland Job Resource Center (WOJRC) to train workers for green jobs in the transportation and logistics industry.WOJRC received a $350,000 grant from the California Energy Commission’s Clean Transportation Program…

Canada and UAE First to Back Maritime Green Fuel Initiative

Sep 23, 2022

Canada and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are among the first countries to back a new initiative aiming to advance the production, export and import of low-carbon fuels for shipping.The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH)…

Depleted Rhine Water Level in Germany Holds Above Crisis Lows

Sep 23, 2022

Water depths on the river Rhine in Germany have fallen after dry weather this week but remain well above the crisis lows of this summer, vessel brokers and commodity traders said on Friday.Rain is expected in south German river catchment areas over the weekend and next week…

Port of Oakland August Volume Down 8%

Sep 23, 2022

The Port of Oakland announced on Friday that its total loaded container volume dropped by 8% in August compared to August 2021. Last month 155,682 loaded TEUs (twenty-foot containers) transited the port, compared to 169,602 TEUs in August 2021…

Greece's Sole LNG Terminal Ramps Up Imports to Replace Russian Gas

Sep 23, 2022

Greece has cut Russian gas imports by more than half this year thanks to increased deliveries from other producers to its sole liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal near Athens, the country's gas grid operator said on Thursday.Greece has relied…

Shenghong Petrochemical Preps Terminal for Super Tankers

Sep 23, 2022

Chinese refiner Shenghong Petrochemical Corp, part of the listed Jiangsu Eastern Shenghong Co 000301.SZ, has readied a new terminal to receive Very Large Crude Carriers and boost the refiner's logistics efficiency, a company representative said…

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Tideworks Technology’s Traffic Control Solution Deployed at Florida International Terminal

Port of Oakland June Container Volume Declines Due to Global Uncertainties

Port of Oakland June Container Volume Declines Due to Global Uncertainties

DP World Expands Black Sea Operations, Halving Romania-Turkey Shipping Times

DP World Expands Black Sea Operations, Halving Romania-Turkey Shipping Times

Basque Government Minister of Industry Welcomes New Port of Bilbao President

Basque Government Minister of Industry Welcomes New Port of Bilbao President

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