Prince Rupert Port Authority, BC, saw the safe arrival of equipment integral to its coal export operations aboard 'HHL Macao'.The stacker/reclaimer unit, for delivery to Ridley Terminals Inc. is considered important for the planned expansion of coal export operations…
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) subsribe to shares giving it a 65% share in Hijo International Port Services Corp.International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), through its wholly- owned subsidiary Abbotsford Holdings…
Kuwait invests $1.2 billion in bid for Northern Gulf gateway for new port facilities as regional market competition intensifies.A recent World Bank report ranked Kuwait in 36th place out of 155 countries in terms of the movement of goods and services through its ports…
Donjon Marine Co., Inc., a provider of multi-faceted marine services including marine salvage, heavy lift, dredging, related emergency response services, and most recently shipbuilding and repair, was mobilized from its base in Port Newark,…
Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has been appointed as the new agent for the port of Houston by specialist transportation & logistic services company, Grieg Star Shipping. Houston is a major market for Grieg Star with two main trade lanes…
The Port of Houston Authority is partnering with two separate cruise lines, Princess Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Lines, to offer new service from the Bayport Cruise Terminal.Princess Cruises will make passenger cruise calls during the 2013-2014 cruise season…
Maritime Administration Reporting Requirements For The Special Purpose Jones Act Waiver. Hurricane Sandy Special-Purpose Jones Act Waiver Reports to Maritime Administration as Required by Waiver On November 2, 2012, the Department of Homeland Security…
The Port of Houston Authority partners with two cruise lines, PrincessCruises & Norwegian Cruise Lines, to use Bayport Cruise Terminal.Princess Cruises will make passenger cruise calls during the 2013-2014 cruise season, while Norwegian Cruise Lines has committed to begin service in 2014…
The International Shipping Federation (ISF), which represents maritime employers globally, says that the low level of implementation of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention 185, concerning the facilitation of shore leave and crew transits…
Port of Los Angeles report that container volumes Increased .82% in October this year; up 4.69% compared to October 2011.Imports decreased 1.07 percent, from 368,842 Twenty-Foot Equivalent (TEU) containers in October 2011 to 364,881 TEUs this October…
New Waterways/Ports funding proposal will create jobs, relieve traffic congestion, increase exports.At its Board of Directors meeting held yesterday in Houston, Waterways Council, Inc.’s Board of Directors unanimously endorsed the American Waterworks Act…
Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) is advising of the following strike action today across a number of European ports according to local office reports. PortugalStrikes are being held by the Union CGTP, but not officially by UGT.Lisbon: Stevedores are on strike…
The Port of Hamburg’s overall results for the first nine months characterized by export growth and an import downturn.In the first nine months of 2012 the Port of Hamburg achieved total throughput of 98.1 million tons (down 0.8 percent)…
PortVision to provide Sunoco Logistics with TerminalSmart dock management system and vessel-tracking services software.PortVision® has signed a three-year agreement with Sunoco Logistics to provide the company with its TerminalSmart platform…
Executive Director Len Waterworth has implemented a reorganization of the management structure of the Port of Houston Authority designed to enhance efficiencies, drive higher profitability and ensure greater accountability, consistent with the Port Authority's vision and mission…
