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UK Orders Its Ports to Block All Russian-linked Ships

Feb 28, 2022

Britain on Monday ordered its ports to block any vessels that are Russian-flagged or believed to be registered, owned or controlled by any person connected with Russia as it ratcheted up the pressure on Moscow.Transport Secretary Grant Shapps…

Port of Toronto Imports Up 4%

Feb 24, 2022

Imports of cement, steel, sugar and salt moving through the Port of Toronto and directly into the heart of Canada's largest city in 2021 surpassed 2.2 million metric tonnes for the 5th consecutive year. Bypassing trade gateways disrupted by the pandemic…

Germany's HHLA Pays Odessa Port Employees Month in Advance

Feb 24, 2022

German logistics and transportation company Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA) is paying its 480 employees at the port of Odessa a month’s salary in advance so they can stock up on goods after the Ukrainian port was closed on Thursday.“HHLA…

Ukraine Shuts Ports as Conflict Threatens Grain Supplies

Feb 24, 2022

Ukraine's military has suspended commercial shipping at its ports after Russian forces invaded the country, an adviser to the Ukrainian president's chief of staff said, stoking fear of supply disruption from the leading grain and oilseeds exporters…

US to Award $450 Million Port Infrastructure Development Grants

Feb 23, 2022

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced nearly $450 million in newly available grant funding for port-related projects through the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP)—by far the largest investment in the program ever…

First Shore-to-ship LNG Bunkering for SIEM Car Carrier

Feb 23, 2022

Eagle LNG marked a series of firsts when it fueled the 7,500-car carrier SIEM Aristotle from its Talleyrand LNG Bunker Station at the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) in Jacksonville, Fla. It was the first time SIEM has refueled the vessel…

Port of Beaumont Starts Construction on Main Street Terminal I

Feb 22, 2022

The Port of Beaumont announced its Board of Commissioners have approved a $57.3 million construction bid for a project aimed at increasing the port’s general cargo handling capacity by more than 15%. Phase II of the Main Street Terminal 1 project…

GES Closes Rotterdam Terminal Deal

Feb 22, 2022

Global Energy Storage (GES) announced it has closed the transaction to acquire part of the Stargate Terminal from Gunvor Group in Europoort, Port of Rotterdam.GES, which signed a binding agreement to take over the site in November 2021, now…

WRDA 2nd Hearing: A Focus on Project Sponsors

Feb 21, 2022

On February 8, the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, held a second hearing on a 2022 Water Resources and Development Act (WRDA) bill. This hearing was a chance for six project…

World's Largest Cruise Ship Makes US Debut

Feb 21, 2022

Port Everglades once again welcomes the largest cruise ship in the world. Royal Caribbean International's Wonder of the Seas docked at her homeport, Port Everglades, this weekend for her inaugural season beginning March 4. This is the fourth Oasis-Class ship to make its U…

Argentina Grains Inspectors Start Strike; 'No Impact' at Ports

Feb 21, 2022

Argentina's grains inspectors began a 24-hour strike on Monday demanding bonus payments, but port activity and shipments of farm products were not affected in the South American country, the top global exporter of processed soybeans.Juan Carlos Peralta…

Hong Kong Using Cruise Terminal as COVID Facility

Feb 21, 2022

Hong Kong is in 'all-out combat' to contain a surge in coronavirus cases, the city's number two official said on Sunday, with the ramping up of community isolation and treatment units helped by mainland Chinese construction teams.Scenes of people…

Lukashenko Expects Russia to Build a Port for Belarus Potash Exports

Feb 18, 2022

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko expects Russia to build a new Baltic Sea port for exports of Belarusian potash which were hit by Western sanctions, he said on Friday after he met Russian President Vladimir Putin.The two leaders met as…

Lebanon Gives CMA CGM Contract to Revamp Beirut Container Terminal

Feb 17, 2022

Lebanon has awarded France's CMA CGM CMACG.UL a contract to develop and operate the container terminal in Beirut port for 10 years, including plans to rebuild and expand infrastructure damaged in a massive chemical explosion in 2020.CMA CGM said it would invest $33 million…

CGX Energy to Start Dredging, Dock Construction for Port in Guyana

Feb 17, 2022

Canada-based oil company CGX Energy OYL.V will begin dredging and building the docks of a key deepwater port at Berbice, in eastern Guyana, planned to serve the South American nation's oil and agriculture sectors, the firm's chairman said on Wednesday…

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World’s First Green Ammonia Bunkering Operation Completed in Dalian

World’s First Green Ammonia Bunkering Operation Completed in Dalian

PIL Celebrates Singapore's Independence Anniversary

PIL Celebrates Singapore's Independence Anniversary

US Imposes Additional 25% Tariff on Indian Goods

US Imposes Additional 25% Tariff on Indian Goods

Russia to Increase Oil Exports After Drone Strikes Shut Refineries

Russia to Increase Oil Exports After Drone Strikes Shut Refineries

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