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Ship Design & Construction: Laurie Balan, COO, Genoa Design

Sep 30, 2024

Genoa Design International has been providing production design and 3D modeling services to shipbuilding and offshore industries from Newfoundland and Labrador for nearly 30 years. With a team of more than 200, Laurie Balan, COO, Genoa Design International…

Mexico's New Olmeca Refinery Ships First Fuel Export to India

Sep 30, 2024

Mexico's Pemex this month shipped its first fuel export cargo from its new Olmeca refinery to India, a sign of progress after multiple delays and spiraling costs, according to shipping data and industry sources.Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador…

Dredging Commences at Australia's Port Hedland

Sep 30, 2024

Dutch dredging and marine services contractor Jan De Nul announced it has commenced a new dredging program in Australia's Port Hedland. Dredging vessel J.F.J. De Nul started capital dredging and reclamation works for the development of the Lumsden Point General Cargo Facility and Logistics Hub…

PortPic Gathers in Italy to Discuss Hull Cleaning

Sep 30, 2024

This week [September 30 to October 2] about 40 companies, stakeholders and NGOs gather in Pontignano, Italy, to discuss and share insights about the developments taking place within hull cleaning and in-port inspections for the shipping industry…

Van Oord Concludes Construction of Wilhelmshaven FSRU Jetty in Germany

Sep 30, 2024

Van Oord has successfully completed the construction of the floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) jetty at Wilhelmshaven in Germany for its client Deutsche Energy Terminal (DET).The project was managed by FSRU Wilhelmshaven, a joint venture between ENGIE and TES…

US East Coast Port Strike Set for Tuesday

Sep 29, 2024

A port strike on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf of Mexico will go ahead starting on Tuesday, the International Longshoremen’s Association union said on Sunday, signaling action that could cause delays and snarl supply chains.'United States Maritime Alliance…

Israel Bombs Yemen’s Hodeidah Port

Sep 29, 2024

Israel said it bombed Houthi targets in Yemen on Sunday, expanding its confrontation with Iran's allies in the region two days after killing the Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in an escalating conflict in Lebanon.The airstrikes on…

Second Phase of New Soo Lock Construction Completed

Sep 27, 2024

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District’s New Lock at the Soo project in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, substantially completed Phase 2 (Upstream Approach Walls) contract on September 17.“Phase 2 work focused on rehabilitating the upstream approach…

Port Houston Box Volumes Climb 20%

Sep 27, 2024

Port Houston reported 20% TEU growth in August, reaching 367,653 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) during the month. Over the first eight months of the year, total container volumes reached 2,791,127 TEUs, an 11% increase over the same period in 2023…

Heightened Security Alert for Israeli Ports as Maritime Industry Faces Increased Threats

Sep 27, 2024

Maritime security and industry groups raised the risk level for ships calling at Israeli ports on Friday, with terminals facing possible missile strikes from Lebanese group Hezbollah in the Mediterranean and Yemen's Houthis in the Red Sea.Earlier this week…

Armed Gangs Attack Key Haiti Cargo Port

Sep 27, 2024

Land access to a vital supply port in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince is being closed off after attacks by armed gangs, operator Caribbean Port Services (CPS) said on Thursday.'CPS will shut its barriers to all types of land-based traffic from Sept…

Gangs Unite and Attack Haiti Port

Sep 26, 2024

Land access to a vital supply port in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince is being closed off after attacks by armed gangs, operator Caribbean Port Services (CPS) said on Thursday.'CPS will shut its barriers to all types of land-based traffic from Sept…

ABS OKs SHI's Liquefied Hydrogen Carrier Vessel Design

Sep 26, 2024

ABS issued general design approval (GDA) to Samsung Heavy Industries Co., LTD. (SHI) for its detailed design of a liquefied hydrogen carrier, a 20,000 cbm vessel with Type C tanks.“Hydrogen is a key enabler of the clean energy economy. In decarbonizing different industry sectors…

Brazil Drought Impacts Soy Logistics

Sep 25, 2024

A widespread drought in Brazil has halted the transport of grains through the Madeira River, an important northern waterway linking key croplands with the country's ports, regional port terminals association Amport said on Wednesday.The Madeira…

Sarens Lifts Up Maintenance Efforts for Hywind Scotland’s Floating Wind Turbines

Sep 25, 2024

Sarens, a heavy lifting, engineered transport and crane rental services firm, has been commissioned by the Norwegian Port of Wergeland for the replacement of the bearings in the five Hywind Scotland floating wind turbines.Sarens' scope of work…

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US Freight Industry Hopes for Back-to-School Demand Boost After Tariff Truce

US Freight Industry Hopes for Back-to-School Demand Boost After Tariff Truce

CMA CGM to Redeploy Fleet to Avoid US Port Fees on Chinese Vessels

CMA CGM to Redeploy Fleet to Avoid US Port Fees on Chinese Vessels

Israel Attacks Yemeni Ports, Says Houthi-Run TV Outlet

Israel Attacks Yemeni Ports, Says Houthi-Run TV Outlet

DFDS Reaches 10,000 Sailings in Türkiye

DFDS Reaches 10,000 Sailings in Türkiye

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