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Ukraine Says All Its Ports Remain Closed to Ship Traffic

Mar 21, 2022

All Ukrainian its ports on the Black Sea and Azov Sea remain temporarily closed to ships seeking to enter or exit, Ukraine’s infrastructure ministry said on Monday.Soon after Russia’s invasion on Feb. 24, Ukraine’s military suspended commercial shipping at its ports…

Port of Oakland Import Volume Still Trending Up

Mar 18, 2022

Port of Oakland import business continues to grow though export recovery has yet to take off. The port said Friday that import cargo volume increased 6.3% in February 2022 compared to February 2021. Exports declined 10.3% over the same period…

COVID Curbs Bite at Chinese Ports, Threatening Global Supply Chains

Mar 16, 2022

The queues of container ships outside major Chinese ports are lengthening by the day as COVID-19 outbreaks in manufacturing export hubs threaten to unleash a fresh wave of global supply chain shocks, ship owners, logistics firms and analysts say…

Ukrainian Ambassador Calls on Greece to Shut Ports to Russia

Mar 16, 2022

Ukraine urges Greece to shut its ports to Russian vessels and stop doing business with Russian companies to increase pressure on Moscow to end the war, Ukraine's ambassador to Greece said on Wednesday.'We ask Greece in particular to close the ports to Russian vessels…

Future Fuels: TotalEnergies Makes Historic First Marine Bio-Fuel Bunker Delivery

Mar 16, 2022

TotalEnergies Marine Fuels carried out its first marine bio-VLSFO (Very Low Sulfur Fuel Oil) bunker delivery in Singapore’s port waters, as part of a biofuel trial recently completed by NYK Line and Anglo American.During the operation, a B10…

White House Aims to Boost Supply Chain Information Sharing

Mar 15, 2022

The White House on Tuesday unveiled a new pilot effort to help clear supply chain bottlenecks at congested U.S. ports by getting truckers, shippers, wholesalers, retailers and other businesses to share information.U.S. Transportation Secretary…

Cleveland Harbor Dredging Contract Awarded

Mar 15, 2022

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District awarded a $5.98 million contract to Michigan-based Walsh Service Solutions on March 10 to conduct dredging of the federal navigation channel in Cleveland Harbor.Dredging, which is scheduled to take place during two seasonal periods…

Maersk Picking up 50,000 Stranded Containers at Russian Ports

Mar 15, 2022

Shipping group Maersk still has vessels calling at Russian ports to deliver containers booked before the invasion of Ukraine began and to pick up around 50,000 containers stranded in Russia, Chief Executive Soren Skou said on Tuesday.The company…

Maersk to Sell Stake in Russian Port Operator Due to Ukraine War

Mar 11, 2022

A.P. Moller-Maersk is looking to divest its 30.75% stake in Russian port operator Global Ports Investments due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Maersk's port unit APM Terminals said on Friday.Global Ports' shareholders include Russian state…

LHM 550 Celebrates 300th Delivery

Mar 09, 2022

One of the leading port operators in Poland, Port Gdańsk Eksploatacja S.A., has signed a contract with Liebherr for a new LHM 550 mobile harbor crane. The machine will primarily be used for bulk handling. This is the 300th order of this crane type in total…

Port of Rotterdam Raising Land Level for ‘Green’ Companies

Mar 09, 2022

The Port of Rotterdam Authority said it is raising 55ha of land at Maasvlakte 2 for companies that make renewable fuels and chemical products.Marine engineering company Van Oord has recently started with the project. Finnish company UPM is making plans to establish its business here…

Newark Bay Maintenance Dredging Planned for August

Mar 09, 2022

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ New York District seeks a contractor for maintenance dredging of portions of the Newark Bay, New Jersey, Federal Navigation Project.Plans and specifications are expected to be available in April, bid opening in May and a contract award in July…

High Powered Networking: AAPA Legislative Summit

Mar 09, 2022

If you’re interested in the inside track in the federal infrastructure world, check out the upcoming Legislative Summit being planned by AAPA – the American Association of Port Authorities, scheduled for March 29-31 at the Washington Marriott at Metro Center…

ZIM Announces Record Financial Year in 2021

Mar 09, 2022

Net Income of $4.65 Billion, Adjusted EBITDA  of $6.60 billion, and Adjusted EBIT of $5.82 billionAs the containershipping industry enjoys its greatest boom of a generation, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (NYSE: ZIM) announced its consolidated…

Barring Russian Ships from Rotterdam Port 'Not on Table' for now, Dutch PM Says

Mar 09, 2022

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said that barring Russian ships from the port of Rotterdam was 'not on the table' for now, since any such move would have to be decided at a European level.Rutte made the comments to reporters, while on a visit to Paris…

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