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AGL Energy Inks Deals for LNG Import Jetty

Jun 12, 2018

Australian power producer AGL Energy said on Tuesday it has signed two agreements for its planned liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal at Crib Point in the southeastern state of Victoria.The first is with pipeline firm APA Group to develop and construct the Crib Point Pakenham pipeline…

USACE Announced $49 Mln for Charleston Dredging

Jun 11, 2018

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced $49 million for the Charleston Harbor Deepening Project in the Fiscal Year 18 Work Plan. The funds announced today will be coupled with financial support from the State of South Carolina to…

Tianjin Port Says Dividend Payment Date on June 15

Jun 11, 2018

Tianjin Port Co Ltd says it will pay cash dividend of 0.148 yuan per share (before tax) for FY 2017 to shareholders of record on June 14.The company's shares will be traded ex-right and ex-dividend on June 15 and the dividend will be paid on June 15.

Spain Offers to Take in Drifting Migrant Ship Aquarius

Jun 11, 2018

Spain offered on Monday to take in a rescue ship that is drifting in the Mediterranean sea with 629 migrants stranded on board after Italy and Malta refused to let it dock.The Aquarius picked up the migrants from inflatable boats and rafts off the coast of Libya at the weekend…

Port Hedland Iron Ore Shipments to China Rise 2.4% in May

Jun 11, 2018

Iron ore shipments to China from Australia's Port Hedland terminal in May rose 2.4 percent from a month earlier to 37 million tonnes, port data released on Monday showed.Iron ore shipments to China in April stood at 36.1 million tonnes.Overall…

LNG Tanker Arrives at IoG after Partial Dragon Discharge

Jun 11, 2018

The liquefied natural gas tanker Al Bahiya arrived at Britain's Isle of Grain terminal on Sunday, having previously partially discharged its cargo at the Dragon terminal in Wales, Reuters shipping data showed.The 201,000 cubic meter capacity vessel loaded in Qatar…

Cargo Traffic at Indian Ports Grow 2.41%

Jun 11, 2018

The top 12 major ports in India recorded 2.41 percent growth in cargo handling at 116.26 million tonne (MT) in the first two months of the current fiscal.For the period from April-May 2018, nine ports (Kolkata [including Haldia], Paradip, Visakhapatnam…

Dunkerque-Port Gets “PERS” Certification From Ecoports Network

Jun 10, 2018

In line with the commitments of the PA2D (Sustainable Development and Action Plan), Dunkerque-Port has just received the EcoPorts network's PERS certification (Port Environmental Review System), granted by the ESPO (European Sea Ports Organisation)…

Kalmar-Navis Intermodal Automation Solution for Moorebank Logistics Park

Jun 08, 2018

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, and Navis, part of Kalmar Business Area within Cargotec, have been awarded the contract to supply a state-of-the-art, fully automated intermodal terminal solution for Qube's Moorebank Logistics Park (MLP) in south-western Sydney…

Record US Retail Imports Expected this Summer

Jun 08, 2018

Imports at the United States’ major retail container ports are expected to set record numbers this summer and fall even as the debate over trade and tariffs continues in Washington, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released…

Port Canaveral Welcomes Mass Maritime Training Ship

Jun 08, 2018

Massachusetts Maritime Academy’s 540-foot training vessel, TS Kennedy, arrived at Port Canaveral Thursday. The ship has 275 Texas A&M Maritime Academy cadets plus their faculty and crew on board for a required sea term.In welcoming the Kennedy’s Capt…

Real-time Oceanographic Equipment Installed at Port Everglades

Jun 08, 2018

Real-time tides, currents, water levels and other metrological information at Broward County’s Port Everglades is now readily available to the public thanks to an advanced sensor device developed and installed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)…

A World-first Intermodal Automation Solution is on the Way

Jun 08, 2018

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, and Navis, part of Kalmar Business Area within Cargotec, have been awarded the contract to supply a state-of-the-art, fully automated intermodal terminal solution for Qube's Moorebank Logistics Park (MLP) in south-western Sydney…

Adriatic LNG Receives 600th Cargo

Jun 07, 2018

Adriatic LNG, the company which operates the regasification terminal located off the Veneto coastline, announces the arrival of the 600th carrier, the Al Jassasiya. The carrier left Ras Laffan Port in Qatar, delivering a cargo of about 140…

Carnival Scoops Up Port, Rail and Retail Operations in Alaska

Jun 07, 2018

A subsidiary of Carnival Corporation has reached a deal to purchase port, railroad and retail operations that form a gateway to the Klondike Gold Rush region, in a major push into the Alaskan tourism industry.Carnival, the world’s largest cruise and leisure travel company…

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Egypt's Suez Canal Offers 15% Discount to Win Back Big Container Ships As Trade War Stabilizes

Egypt's Suez Canal Offers 15% Discount to Win Back Big Container Ships As Trade War Stabilizes

DynaMoor Mooring Put to the Test in Japan

DynaMoor Mooring Put to the Test in Japan

Net Feasa Unveils Agentic Control Tower Shipping Container Booking Platform

Net Feasa Unveils Agentic Control Tower Shipping Container Booking Platform

Panama Canal Vessel Transits Increase to 34 Per Day in April

Panama Canal Vessel Transits Increase to 34 Per Day in April

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