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Panama Port Blockade Keeps Supplies from First Quantum Mine

Nov 19, 2023

A ship with supplies for Canadian miner First Quantum's unit in Panama was unable to dock as local boats blocked off access to the key port, the company said in a statement to Reuters on Friday.Protests have escalated in recent weeks against…

Peel Ports Extends Liverpool Steel Terminal

Nov 15, 2023

Peel Ports Group is to extend its steel and metals terminal in response to strong growth in customer demand at the Port of Liverpool.The U.K.’s second largest port operator began construction of the 20,000 square foot extended warehouse at its…

Konecranes Delivers Cranes for Brazilian Port Expansion Project

Nov 15, 2023

In August 2023, CMA TERMINALS Fortaleza received delivery of two Generation 6 ESP.8 Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbor Cranes for its terminal in northeastern Brazil. The cranes will be used to build local container handling operations as part of the first stage of a port expansion project…

APM Terminals Callao Gets Green Light for Development Works

Nov 15, 2023

APM Terminals Callao in Peru announced it has received environmental authorization to start Stage 3ª development Works at the Multipurpose North Terminal. The operator said its approach to environmental management received approval from the…

US Appeals Court Scraps Sempra's Port Arthur LNG Emissions Permit

Nov 15, 2023

A U.S. court has removed an emissions permit for Sempra's Port Arthur LNG export terminal in Texas, potentially halting construction of the facility.In its decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Tuesday found that the Texas…

Port of Barcelona's Direct Freight Rail Connection with France Comes Online

Nov 14, 2023

A new direct freight rail service connects the Port of Barcelona with the French cities of Toulouse and Lyon. The container service, created by the companies APM Terminals Railways Spain, Synergy and Naviland Cargo, located at the BEST railway terminal…

DP World Australia Back Online After Cyber Incident

Nov 13, 2023

DP World Australia, one of the country's largest ports operators, said on Monday operations had resumed at all its facilities after a cyber security incident forced it to suspend operations for three days.The breach had crippled operations at the company…

Fincantieri Set to Grow Its Shipbuilding Footprint in Ancona

Nov 13, 2023

Fincantieri announced on Monday it has reached a deal that will allow it to expand its shipbuilding footprint in the port of Ancona.The Italian shipbuilding company said it has signed a program agreement with the Port System Authority of the…

Australia Says DP World Cyber Incident 'Serious'

Nov 12, 2023

The Australian government on Sunday described as 'serious and ongoing' a cybersecurity incident that forced ports operator DP World Australia to suspend operations at ports in several states since Friday.DP World Australia, which manages nearly half of the goods that flow in and out of the country…

DEME Secures Several Dredging Contracts in Asia

Nov 09, 2023

DEME announced it has won several capital and maintenance dredging contracts in India, the Maldives and Malaysia, worth €150 million-300 million combined.At Kakinada port in India, where DEME has frequently been performing dredging works, the…

North Sea Port Wins ESPO Award

Nov 08, 2023

North Sea Port has won the European Sea Ports Organization (ESPO) Award 2023 in recognition of its role in restoring nature in and around the port area to the benefit of the citizens and local community.The port won the ESPO Award 2023 for its…

Study Highlights Ammonia Bunkering Potential of Australia’s Pilbara

Nov 06, 2023

A feasibility study has highlighted the potential for using clean ammonia to refuel ships, particularly iron ore carriers, visiting the Pilbara region of Western Australia.The study, commissioned by Yara Clean Ammonia (Yara) and Pilbara Ports…

ONE Acquires Terminals on US West Coast and in Rotterdam

Nov 06, 2023

Ocean Network Express (ONE) has obtained regulatory approval and completed its acquisition of a 51% stake in each of TraPac LLC and Yusen Terminals LLC (YTI), and a 20% stake in Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG).TraPac and YTI are container terminal…

In Brazil's Amazon, Cargill Grains Ports Meet Local Resistance

Nov 06, 2023

For centuries, riverside communities, including the 'quilombola' descendants of enslaved Africans who escaped from plantations and ranches, have shared Xingu Island in Brazil's Amazon Basin.Its inhabitants live in brightly painted wooden houses…

Tampa Port Services Acquires Yara’s Tampa Ammonia Terminal

Nov 06, 2023

On October 18, 2023, Yara North America, Inc. transferred the operations of its Tampa Ammonia Terminal to Tampa Port Services, LLC (TPS).As a part of the terminal transfer, TPS purchased all of Yara’s operating assets at the terminal.The terminal…

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