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Gassco Restarts Key Gas Export Plant After Maintenance

Sep 20, 2024

Norwegian gas infrastructure operator Gassco has restarted the Kaarstoe processing plant, a key hub for gas supplies to Germany, and is ramping up output following three weeks of maintenance, the company said on Friday.'Kaarstoe is in the start…

Russia's Seaborne Oil Product Exports Dip

Sep 20, 2024

Russia's seaborne oil product exports in August fell to 9.074 million metric tons, down 2.3% month on month, data from industry sources and Reuters calculations showed.Russia's offline primary oil refining capacity for August at 2.95 million tons was up from July's level by some 3%…

Brokers Launch Port Disruption Insurance Amid Shipping Chaos

Sep 20, 2024

Broker Marsh and Lloyd's underwriter Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) have set up business interruption insurance for ports to provide cover against growing trade disruption risks such as threats to shipping in the Red Sea, executives involved said.Ports…

Southeast Asia Expected to Boost Coal Trade

Sep 20, 2024

Southeast Asian countries such as Vietnam and Philippines are expected to boost coal trade and consumption this decade, industry officials say, even as demand from top consumer China approaches its peak.The Indonesian Coal Miners Association (ICMA) expects imports by China and India to peak in 2025…

Grimaldi Group Acquires Majority Stake in Greek Port

Sep 19, 2024

The Grimaldi Group has completed the acquisition of 67% of the capital of Heraklion Port Authority (HPA) in Crete for 80 million euros ($89 million).The signing of the agreement with Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) followed a tender conducted by HRADF…

IMODCO’s Terminals for Offshore Ammonia Transfers Receive ABS’ Seal of Approval

Sep 19, 2024

American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has issued approvals in principle (AiPs) for a range of jetty-less new energy terminal concepts to move frequent, large-volume ammonia transfers away from shore, developed by SBM Offshore’s division IMODCO Terminals…

Cargo Volumes Soar to Record Heights at Port of Los Angeles

Sep 18, 2024

The Port of Los Angeles reported handling nearly 960,600 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in August, marking a remarkable 16% increase compared to the same month last year. This figure represents the busiest month for the port since before the pandemic…

US Port Strike Would Spark Supply-chain Glitches from Outset, Shipping Exec Says

Sep 18, 2024

A threatened Oct. 1 strike by dockworkers at ports on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf of Mexico would immediately disrupt the flow of goods in the country, the North America chief executive of French container carrier CMA CGM said on Wednesday…

ECT Terminals Switching to Shore Power to Slash Emissions

Sep 18, 2024

Hutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam (ECT) is set to enhance its container terminals with shore power facilities in the coming years, following an agreement with Rotterdam Shore Power (RSP), a collaboration between Eneco and the Port of Rotterdam.The…

APM Terminals Invests $115 million in West Africa Container Terminal

Sep 18, 2024

APM Terminals celebrated the inauguration of a comprehensive $115 million upgrade project at its West Africa Container Terminal (WACT) in Onne, Nigeria.The inauguration ceremony was attended by several dignitaries, including the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF)…

Port of Gothenburg Completes Major Expansion Project

Sep 18, 2024

A brand new 144,000 square meter port terminal has been inaugurated at the Port of Gothenburg. The investment, amounting to approximately 60 million EUR, has been under construction for the past six years and was made to meet the increased transportation needs of Swedish industry…

US Sues Containership Dali Owner for Baltimore Bridge Destruction

Sep 18, 2024

The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday filed a civil claim seeking $103 million from the two Singaporean companies that owned and operated the container ship that in March toppled the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, killing six people and paralyzing a major transportation artery for the U…

Baltic Sea’s First Green Freight Corridor Opens

Sep 18, 2024

The Baltic Sea's irst green freight corridor has been launched, allowing for the transportation of Felix ketchup to Finland with a 90% reduction in emissions. This initiative, a collaboration between Orkla Suomi, Scandic Trans, and Viking Line…

Chemical Companies Kick Off Water Reuse Project at the Port of Antwerp

Sep 18, 2024

This month, the CHERISH2O (CHEmical industry water Reuse In a Sustainable Harbour) project starts at the port of Antwerp. Port of Antwerp-Bruges, VITO, essenscia, VMM and Antea Group will investigate whether industrial waste water from chemical…

Mills Takes the Tech Lead at NASH Maritime

Sep 18, 2024

NASH Maritime (part of APEM Group) appointed Bruce Mills as its Technology lead, with full responsibility for the development of NASH Maritime’s technology advisory and software business.Mills started his career with the UK Maritime and Coastguard…

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