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Alabama, APM Invest in Port of Mobile

Dec 21, 2017

The Alabama State Port Authority (ASPA) and APM Terminals boards of directors in separate actions have approved a $49.5 million expansion of the container facility at the Port of Mobile.  The Port Authority and APM Terminals jointly will…

Port Canaveral Welcomes Höegh Sydney

Dec 21, 2017

Port Canaveral staff were on hand to welcome the captain and crew of the Höegh Sydney roll-on/roll-off (RO/RO) vessel on her inaugural visit to the Port.  The Sydney’s arrival at Port Canaveral is the first U.S. port call for the vessel on a transit that originated in East Asia…

New Company Opens Houston Hub

Dec 21, 2017

A new name in global positioning services has announced the opening of a regional hub in Houston.Recently-launched International Geomatics Group has been founded by well-known industry figures Steve Rampton (CEO) and Ken Adams (COO) and will…

Damen’s BWM in Eight EU Ports

Dec 20, 2017

Ship owners are now able to treat their unmanaged ballast water or load cleaned ballast water in eight different Northern European ports using Damen’s unique IMO certified InvaSave ballast water management system.  In a cooperation between…

Tallinn Port Annouces Discounts for LNG Ships

Dec 20, 2017

Starting in 2018, all ships that use liquefied natural gas (LNG) as their primary fuel can apply for a discount of four percent on tonnage fees when calling at harbours of the Port of Tallinn.  The goal of the discount is to contribute…

China, Australia Ports Clogged as Coal, Ore Demand Soars

Dec 20, 2017

Around 300 ships caught in jam that would stretch 40 miles; freight rates for biggest coal, ore carrier hit 3-yr high. More than 300 large dry cargo ships are having to wait outside Chinese and Australian ports in a maritime traffic jam…

Saudi-led Coalition: Air Strikes Keep Port Open

Dec 20, 2017

More than 10,000 people killed in Yemeni conflict. The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on Wednesday it would keep Yemen's Houthi-controlled Hodeidah port open for a month, despite a fresh missile attack at Riyadh, but it kept up air strikes that killed at least nine people…

Kalmar Bags Wilhelmshaven Pilot Project

Dec 19, 2017

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has won a tender to supply an automated straddle carrier system for EUROGATE as its Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven is entering the next phase. The order has been booked into Cargotec's 2017 fourth quarter order intake…

Ocean Alliance Launches Day Two Product

Dec 19, 2017

The Ocean Alliance has launched its new Day Two Product with an estimated 3.6 million TEU carrying capacity provided by approximately 340 containerships deployed on 41 services. The new offering will commence in April 2018. Alliance partners CMA CGM…

Port of Seattle Names Metruck Executive Director

Dec 19, 2017

The Port of Seattle Commission has appointed retired U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Stephen P. Metruck as its new Executive Director, effective February 1, 2018.Metruck will succeed interim executive director Dave Soike, who took over following the resignation of port CEO Ted Fick in February 2017…

Hoping to Extend Maritime Reach, China Lavishes Aid to Pakistan

Dec 19, 2017

China is lavishing vast amounts of aid on a small Pakistani fishing town to win over locals and build a commercial deep-water port that the United States and India suspect may also one day serve the Chinese navy. Beijing has built a school…

Last Saltie of 2017 to Depart Port of Duluth-Superior

Dec 19, 2017

The last oceangoing vessel of the year is scheduled to leave the Port of Duluth-Superior, signaling the beginning of the end of the 2017 commercial shipping season in the Twin Ports and across the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway system.  Weather permitting…

Petrogress Enters Joint Venture with EDT Offshore

Dec 19, 2017

Petrogress, Inc. has announced that its Petrogress Int’l, LLC (PIL) subsidiary has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with EDT Agency Services, Ltd. (EDT Offshore) to combine the companies’ operations at the Port of Limassol and additional port facilities in Cyprus…

APM Terminals on Trends in North America

Dec 18, 2017

North American ports must adapt to changes in customer demand and future industry trajectory, said APM Terminals head of Hub Terminals, Jack Craig. “The customer landscape has changed and become much more competitive. We as an industry need to work together…

New Tonnage Record at Port Hedland

Dec 18, 2017

A new tonnage record of 2,183,611 metric tons has been achieved over a 24-hour period at the Port of Port Hedland. The new record was set over an evening high tide last Thursday, December 14, and morning high tide on Friday, December 15…

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Operations Begin at Jubail Container Terminal in Saudi Arabia

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Concerns Raised by Repeated Chinese Detentions of Panama-Flagged Vessels

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CMA CGM Celebrates Maiden Call of New Port Kobe Service

New Wildlife Trafficking Compendium Released for Singapore

New Wildlife Trafficking Compendium Released for Singapore

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