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WCI Confers Leadership Awards

Feb 05, 2026

Congressman Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN), Chairman of the House Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, was presented with Waterways Council, Inc.’s (WCI) 23rd Annual Leadership Service Award on February 4…

Turkey Tenders to Import 255,000 Metric Tons of Feed Barley

Feb 04, 2026

Turkey's state grain board TMO has issued an international tender to purchase and import about 255,000 metric tons of animal feed barley, European traders said on Wednesday.The deadline for submission of price offers in the tender is February 11…

CK Hutchison Launches Arbitration over Panama Canal Ports Contract Ruling

Feb 04, 2026

Hong Kong's CK Hutchison said on Wednesday its Panama Ports Company unit has started international arbitration proceedings against Panama after the country's top court annulled its licences to operate two Panama Canal ports, in a case that could take years to resolve…

U.S.-Flag Shipping on the Great Lakes Down in 2025

Feb 04, 2026

U.S.-flag Great Lakes freighters (lakers) carried 71.3 million tons of cargo in 2025, an 8.9 percent decrease from a year ago. 2025 cargo movement on the Great Lakes was 8.1 percent below the fleet’s 5-year average.Except for salt shipments…

Port of Virginia Advances Capacity with Addition of ULCV Berth

Feb 03, 2026

The Port of Virginia is continuing to modernize and expand its operations and recently debuted additional capacity to safely handle simultaneous calls of ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs).In late January, the port put four new, all-electric…

American Great Lakes Ports Launch Study to Expand Cargo Shipments

Feb 03, 2026

The American Great Lakes Ports Association (AGLPA), including members Ports of Indiana, the Illinois International Port District (IIPD), and Port Milwaukee, in partnership with the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS)…

US Approves License for Texas Deepwater Oil Export Port

Feb 03, 2026

The U.S. Transportation Department on Tuesday approved a license for oil transportation and storage company Sentinel Midstream's planned deepwater oil export project off the Texas coast.Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a statement…

Zelim Appoints Mike Collier as Sales Director

Feb 03, 2026

Zelim announced the appointment of Mike Collier as Sales Director, effective January 2026. He will lead the organization’s focus on key sectors globally including the cruise and defense industries.Mike joins Zelim from MARSS, where he led business development for the cruise and defense sectors…

Roll Group Expands Fleet with Two Heavy-Duty Deck Barges

Feb 03, 2026

Roll Group has announced the purchase of two new barges inIndonesia as part of the company’s ongoing fleet expansion. Built to DNV classification standards, the new barges will enhance Roll Group’s ability to deliver integrated, engineered transport…

La Spezia Container Terminal Enhances Safety During Port Crane Inspection, Maintenance

Feb 03, 2026

A two-day training course was recently held at La Spezia Container Terminal (LSCT), focusing on simulating rescue activities in confined spaces and aimed at managing potential emergencies during maintenance and inspection operations within port cranes…

Trafigura Ships First Venezuelan Oil to Europe in Almost Two Years

Feb 03, 2026

Trader Trafigura has moved the first shipment of Venezuelan fuel oil to Europe in nearly two years, two trading sources and data seen by Reuters showed.The Aframax tanker Seawish loaded about half a million barrels of high-sulphur fuel oil at…

Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd to Resume Red Sea Transits with Naval Escorts

Feb 03, 2026

Shipping groups Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk will resume some transit routes through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal this month under their shared services network, Maersk said on Tuesday.Shipping companies are weighing a return to the critical Asia…

China Warns Panama of Fees After CK Hutchison Contract Annulled

Feb 03, 2026

China warned Panama on Tuesday there would be 'heavy prices' to pay after a court ruling there annulled Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison's contract to operate two ports at the Panama Canal.China's Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office called the ruling by Panama's Supreme Court 'absurd…

IUMI, TAPA Warn of Escalating Cargo Theft and Freight Fraud

Feb 03, 2026

An alarming rise in cargo theft and freight fraud across global supply chains is being highlighted by the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) and the Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) EMEA, with incidents escalating across Europe…

AD Ports Group Secures $115m Financing to Advance Safaga Terminal

Feb 03, 2026

AD Ports Group, a global enabler of integrated trade, industry and logistics solutions, has finalized a $115 million project finance facility to support the development of the Noatum Ports - Safaga Terminal in Egypt, reinforcing the Group’s…

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Sonangol Looks to Secure $4.8b Loan From China for Sea Port Refinery

Sonangol Looks to Secure $4.8b Loan From China for Sea Port Refinery

Hartman Seatrade Adds Two Liebherr LS 250 Ship Cranes to its Fleet

Hartman Seatrade Adds Two Liebherr LS 250 Ship Cranes to its Fleet

Enstructure to Support Sims’ Houston Expansion

Enstructure to Support Sims’ Houston Expansion

Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority Elects Governor Tate Reeves as 2026 Chairman

Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority Elects Governor Tate Reeves as 2026 Chairman

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