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Port Tampa Bay Welcomes Container Vessel with Largest Carrying Capacity

Apr 10, 2026

Port Tampa Bay welcomed a container vessel Thursday that set a new record for carrying capacity at the port. The ZIM Canada docked with 11,900 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), nearly 2,000 more than any vessel previously handled at the port. The arrival underscores the port’s growing role in handling larger, high-capacity container ships and highlights the importance of ongoing infrastructure investments…

Shipping Traffic Near Antwerp Slowed Due to Oil Spill

Apr 10, 2026

Shipping traffic around Belgium's Port of Antwerp has been partially halted because of an oil spill that has spread from one of the port's docks into the river Scheldt.Antwerp harbour typically handles 60 to 80 ships daily. A port spokesperson…

Oil Spill Forces Partial Shipping Halt at Port of Antwerp

Apr 10, 2026

Shipping traffic around Belgium's Port of Antwerp has been partially halted because of an oil spill that has spread from one of the port's docks into the river Scheldt.Antwerp harbour typically handles 60 to 80 ships daily. A port spokesperson…

Port Tampa Bay Receives $10m Federal Investment to Strengthen Supply Chain, Regional Economy

Apr 09, 2026

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor joined Port Tampa Bay leadership to announce $10 million in federal funding to support the Tampa Harbor Navigation Improvement Project, an investment that will enhance navigation safety, expand cargo capacity and strengthen supply chains across Florida…

Crude Oil Loadings Continue at Yanbu Port Despite Pipeline Attack

Apr 09, 2026

Crude loadings at Saudi Arabia's Red Sea port of Yanbu have continued despite an Iranian attack on Wednesday on the country's East-West Pipeline, sources at two buyers from the port and a third trading source told Reuters on Thursday.Saudi state oil firm Aramco declined to comment…

US Grants $70M to Port of Los Angeles for Maintenance Projects

Apr 09, 2026

The Port of Los Angeles said it has secured about $70 million in federal funding for harbor maintenance and infrastructure upgrades, marking its largest allocation to date.The funding, provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund…

Los Angeles Receives Funds for Maintenance

Apr 08, 2026

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has allocated approximately $70 million from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF) to the Port of Los Angeles for harbor maintenance, seismic resiliency and navigational safety improvements. The San Pedro Bay port complex was allocated a record $131…

CK Hutchison's Panama Unit Files Arbitration Against Maersk

Apr 07, 2026

Hong Kong-based conglomerate CK Hutchison's Panama unit has launched an arbitration against Maersk after the takeover of two strategic ports near the Panama Canal which are at the center of a legal battle that has embroiled Beijing and Washington…

Corrina Ott Named Vice President of the Greater Houston Port Bureau

Apr 07, 2026

The Greater Houston Port Bureau Board of Directors has announced the promotion of Corrina Ott to Vice President. Ott joined the Port Bureau in April 2025 and has been responsible for managing the Port Bureau’s Efficiency and Dredging Committee’s…

Wilson Sons to Represent Brazilian Port Industry at Intermodal South America

Apr 07, 2026

Wilson Sons operates in the port and shipping logistics industry throughout Brazil, boasting more than 188 years of experience. They offer solutions to over 5,000 clients, including shipowners, importers and exporters, the offshore energy industry…

Tom Drumm Appointed as Executive Director & CEO by Port of Oswego Authority

Apr 06, 2026

The Port of Oswego Authority Board of Directors has announced the appointment of Tom Drumm as Executive Director and CEO. At 33, Drumm becomes the youngest individual currently leading a major port in the United States.Drumm joins the Port following…

Gulf Coast Shipbuilding is the Anchor for America’s Maritime Comeback

Apr 06, 2026

The future of shipbuilding and maritime competitiveness will be featured at the Maritime Risk Symposium 2026, hosted by the Institute for Homeland Security, Sam Houston State University. On June 2–3 at LyondellBasell Center for Petrochemical…

Noatum Ports Safaga Terminal Receives Three STS, Six RTG Cranes

Apr 06, 2026

Noatum Ports, the international ports operating arm of AD Ports Group, confirmed the delivery of three new ship-to-shore (STS) and six rubber tyred gantry (RTG) cranes to its new multipurpose terminal in Safaga, Egypt, marking a step ahead of…

Operations Begin at Jubail Container Terminal in Saudi Arabia

Apr 02, 2026

Saudi Global Ports Group (SGP) has begun operations at the Jubail Container Terminal (JCT) at Jubail Commercial Port under a long-term privatization agreement with the Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani), spanning 30 years.This milestone supports…

CMA CGM Celebrates Maiden Call of New Port Kobe Service

Apr 02, 2026

The CMA CGM Group welcomes the maiden call of Ocean Rise Express (OCR), a new weekly service connecting Japan directly to North Europe, at the Port of Kobe. This latest move reinforces the Group’s ongoing commitment to strengthening Japan’s…

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