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Crimea Oil Terminal Set Ablaze by Drone Attack

May 01, 2023

A Ukrainian drone strike set ablaze a Russian fuel storage facility in the Crimean port of Sevastopol early on Saturday, sending a vast column of black smoke into the sky in the latest attack on the Russia-occupied peninsula.The city's Moscow…

Taiwan’s Port of Taichung Starts Work on Offshore Wind Support Infrastructure

Apr 30, 2023

Officials of the Port of Taichung (TIPC) in Taiwan have held a ground-breaking ceremony for the start of construction on Wharf Nos. 37 and 38 which will provide supporting infrastructure to the nation’s offshore wind industry.When completed…

Port of Valencia Puts Hydrogen Powered Truck Cab into Operation

Apr 30, 2023

The Spanish Port of Valencia (Valenciaport) has claimed a world first after it has commenced operation of a hydrogen-powered 4×4 truck at one of its terminals.The hydrogen-powered truck cab (tractor) started moving containers at the Grimaldi…

Comvex's 2022 Profit More than Triples as Ukraine Cargo Rises

Apr 28, 2023

Romanian port operator Comvex said on Friday its net profit more than tripled to 104.36 million lei ($23.24 million) in 2022, as the Black Sea port of Constanta saw a rise in Ukrainian grain exports and other cargo.Comvex, which is due to detail its rise in profit later on Friday…

Perdaman Breaks Ground on Australia’s Biggest Urea Project

Apr 27, 2023

Perdaman has commenced construction of its A$6 billion Pilbara urea project - the first new gas manufacturing project in the Pilbara in more than a decade.Located 20 kilometres north-west of Karratha, Australia, the project will convert Western…

Stockholm Norvik Port Officially Inaugurated

Apr 26, 2023

Sweden's newest major freight port, Stockholm Norvik, has been officially inaugurated by His Majesty The King and Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess.The RoRo and container port opened for business on time and on budget in 2020, but this was just when the pandemic was at its height…

Canadian Government Approves Vancouver Terminal Expansion

Apr 26, 2023

The Canadian government has approved a marine container terminal expansion project in Delta, B.C., following a environmental assessment process that started in 2013.The Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project includes building new land and a new three…

HGK Shipping and Port of Rotterdam Partner on Sustainable Inland Waterways Shipping

Apr 25, 2023

HGK Shipping and the Port of Rotterdam signed a long-term cooperation agreement to promote sustainable concepts for inland waterway services leading to and from seaports. The document primarily focuses on the energy revolution and logistics…

Port of London Authority Upgrading Its VTS system

Apr 25, 2023

The Port of London Authority (PLA) is in the process of upgrading its Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) system as it strives to meet current and future needs of the River Thames, as well as effectively integrate with other decision support tools…

Swedish Port to Buy Into 1GW Offshore Wind Project

Apr 25, 2023

The Gothenburg Port Authority will become a partner in Eolus’ 1GW Västvind offshore wind power project, offshore Gothenburg, Sweden, to meet growing electricity demand.According to Eolus, the offshore wind farm will be able to generate electricity…

Singapore and San Pedro Bay Ports Sign Green Corridor MoU

Apr 25, 2023

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a green and digital shipping corridor between Singapore and the San Pedro Bay ports complex…

World’s Largest Electric Crane Under Construction

Apr 24, 2023

A new electric-powered ring crane being built for Dutch engineered heavy lift company Mammoet is set to become the world’s highest capacity land-based crane.The first parts of the new 6,000t ring crane will soon be delivered to Mammoet’s engineering nerve center in The Netherlands…

INFORM Optimization Software Chosen for Europa Terminal

Apr 24, 2023

German AI and optimization specialist INFORM announced it will deliver its Integrated Terminal Scheduler (ITS) to PSA Belgium’s Europa Terminal in order to optimize the move schedules for its quay cranes, straddle carriers, and automated stacking…

Tollerort Gets Eight New Hybrid Straddle Carriers

Apr 20, 2023

The renewal of the straddle carrier fleet at Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG's (HHLA) Container Terminal Tollerort (CTT) in Germany is moving forward. In April, eight new straddle carriers with hybrid drive went into operation and have since…

Konecranes Delivers Diesel-electric RTGs to PSA Panama

Apr 20, 2023

Konecranes announced it has delivered three rubber-tired gantry (RTG) cranes to PSA Panama.The RTG cranes will strengthen the terminal’s container handling equipment fleet, now comprising 12 RTGs and 12 rail-mounted gantry (RMG) cranes which handle the terminal’s increasing container traffic…

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Fortescue Green Pioneer: Proving Ground for Ammonia as Maritime Fuel

Fortescue Green Pioneer: Proving Ground for Ammonia as Maritime Fuel

UAE Blamed for Port Sudan Drone Attacks

UAE Blamed for Port Sudan Drone Attacks

Mexican Port Acquires Two Large Quay Cranes

Mexican Port Acquires Two Large Quay Cranes

Port of Antwerp-Bruges Launches Europe’s First Electric Tugboat

Port of Antwerp-Bruges Launches Europe’s First Electric Tugboat

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