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California Readying Funds for Zero Emission Projects

Nov 12, 2024

The California Volkswagen (VW) Zero-Emission Freight and Marine (ZEFM) Program Administrator is preparing to open a statewide solicitation offering up to $25 million to owners of cargo handling equipment, heavy-lift forklifts and marine vessels…

Port of Sevilla Wins the ESPO Award 2024

Nov 12, 2024

The Port of Sevilla in Spain has received the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) Award 2024 for its contributions to the circular economy, benefiting both the city and the surrounding community.Magda Kopczynska, Director General of DG MOVE at the European Commission…

CareGO Gets Electrification Job for Rotterdam Container Terminal Expansion

Nov 12, 2024

APM Terminals has awarded civil works and electrification contract for Maasvlakte II container terminal expansion in Rotterdam to CareGo, a consortium of ABB, Dura Vermeer and GMB.The expansion will cover a 51-hectare container yard, which will double the capacity of the terminal…

Western Australian Government Invests in New Kwinana Port Plan

Nov 11, 2024

Western Australian Premier Roger Cook has announced that Westport has received funding for Stage 4 of its detailed design. Westport is the State Government's planning program to move container trade from Fremantle to Kwinana, about 20 kilometers south…

Van Oord Completes Dredging Project in Egypt

Nov 11, 2024

Van Oord has finished dredging two new port basins in Ain Sokhna Port, successfully completing a project that forms part of a port expansion program meant to improve and develop the Suez Canal Economic Zone and harness the potential of the Suez Canal as a global hub for maritime transport…

Noise from Agitation Dredging Safe for Marine Mammals and Fish

Nov 11, 2024

In the first study conducted into agitation dredging noise in harbors, Haven Dredging’s Tiamat Hydrodynamic dredger has been confirmed to be below the safe levels for marine mammals and fish.Tiamat, launched last year, is a hydrodynamic dredging…

Adriatic Gate Container Terminal Reports Record Throughput

Nov 10, 2024

Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT), ICTSI’s operation in the Port of Rijeka in Croatia, recently attained two milestones by handling a record monthly throughput and the highest single vessel exchange.AGCT’s new highest monthly throughput exceeds the previous record set in July 2024 by 11%…

ACP: Panama Canal Could Double Box Transits

Nov 08, 2024

The Panama Canal Authority could double in coming years the number of containers that move through the key East-West commercial waterway, the canal's chief told a maritime conference on Friday.A cargo-consolidation plan will seek to increase container volumes by assigning them to larger vessels…

Port of Detroit wins EPA Grant

Nov 08, 2024

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) $3 billion in funding to support climate-friendly improvements in ports across the United States. The Port of Detroit was awarded a total of $24 million, including $3 million for planning and $21…

CMA CGM's Profit Jumps on Buoyant Demand

Nov 08, 2024

Strong global demand pushed up CMA CGM's third-quarter profit while the current quarter was seeing a rush to ship goods from China, the shipping group said on Friday as it played down the risk to trade from possible U.S. tariffs.The French company reported a net profit of $2…

Montreal Port Employers Threaten Shutdown

Nov 08, 2024

Port of Montreal terminal operators have threatened to shut down most operations as of Sunday after providing a 'final, comprehensive offer' to the longshore union.If the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 375 does not accept the offer by Sunday at 8:00 p…

UKMTO: Armed Small Craft Shadowed Vessel

Nov 08, 2024

British maritime agency says vessel approached by armed small craft near Yemen.The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency (UKMTO) said on Friday that a vessel was approached by a small craft on Thursday carrying armed personnel that came within three cables of the vessel…

RWE Picks Home Port for Construction of Denmark’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Nov 08, 2024

RWE has selected Thyborøn Port as the offshore construction base for its 1.1 GW Thor offshore wind farm in the North Sea.Thyborøn will be the home port for the project’s service vessels and the control center for managing marine logistics and traffic throughout the offshore construction phase…

Yet Another Port Everglades Cruise Passenger Record

Nov 07, 2024

Port Everglades bested its own cruise passenger record with a preliminary count of 4,010,919 guests embarking and disembarking during Fiscal Year 2024, which ended September 30, 2024. The new record is expected to be short lived, however, as 4…

Venture Global gets FERC Nod for LA LNG Plant

Nov 07, 2024

Federal regulators on Wednesday gave Venture Global LNG permission to introduce natural gas into its Plaquemines export plant in Louisiana, documents show, moving the plant a step closer to producing the superchilled gas.The 20 million metric…

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Port Milwaukee to Break Ground on South Shore Cruise Dock

Port Milwaukee to Break Ground on South Shore Cruise Dock

Trump Tariffs Reroute Brazilian Beef to Mexico

Trump Tariffs Reroute Brazilian Beef to Mexico

Baltic Index Up for Third Straight Session

Baltic Index Up for Third Straight Session

Doubling of US Tariffs on India Begins Wednesday

Doubling of US Tariffs on India Begins Wednesday

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