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Krishnapatnam Port Unveils New Control Center

Oct 28, 2016

Krishnapatnam Port, the country’s largest all-weather; deep water port on the east-coast of India has always been proactive in adopting new and innovative technologies to enhance improved efficiencies in port security and operations. In sync with the new age initiatives…

Upgrade Preps Port of Heysham for Larger RoRos

Oct 27, 2016

A new link-span bridge at the Port of Heysham is set to increase throughput at the Lancashire port by allowing it to accommodate larger RoRo vessels operating on the Irish Sea. The £10 million investment by owners Peel Ports will create…

Fitch: US Ports Exposed to Shippers via Terminal Operators

Oct 27, 2016

Hanjin Shipping's and Outer Harbor Terminal's (OHT) bankruptcies this year have raised questions about the legal separation of joint venture terminal operators that are often lease counterparties for U.S. ports, Fitch Ratings says. These events…

Hanjin Containership Set to Dock in Vancouver

Oct 27, 2016

A container vessel that spent months sitting off Canada's west coast due to the collapse of a major South Korea shipping company is set to dock in Vancouver on Thursday, port and union officials said. The Hanjin Scarlet, with nearly 800 containers on board…

New Operator Takes over Baltimore's Seagirt Container Facility

Oct 27, 2016

In an agreement reached earlier this year between Ports America Chesapeake and CSX Intermodal Terminals, Inc. (CSXIT), the operational responsibility for CSXIT services at Seagirt Container Transfer Facility was transferred to Ports America Chesapeake in the Port of Baltimore…

US Awards $4.85 Mln for Waterways Projects

Oct 26, 2016

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced $4.85 million in grants to six Marine Highway projects along the waterways of 17 states and the District of Columbia. The goal of the Maritime Administration’s Marine Highway Program is to expand the use of U…

New Bus for Ogden Point Cruise Passengers: It’s Electric

Oct 26, 2016

Victoria's Ogden Point terminal is one of Canada’s busiest ports for cruise ships, having grown from 110 ship calls carrying 161,000 passengers in 2002 to 227 cruise ships and 533,000 passengers during the 2015 season under the stewardship of Greater Victoria Harbour Authority (GVHA)…

Rickmers-Linie Loads Record Number of Transformers in Rijeka

Oct 26, 2016

Rickmers-Linie’s mv RICKMERS TOKYO is now the record holder for the largest single shipment of transformers from the port of Rijeka, Croatia.  The vessel took over a total of 15 transformers weighing between 56 and 142 tonnes in mid-September…

TNPA Tweaks Port Projects on Market Slowdown

Oct 26, 2016

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) said it had built flexibility into the tender specifications for Operation Phakisa new build projects at its ports in order to meet the current economic climate. Speaking at the African Ports Evolution 2016 Conference in Durban last week…

US-flag Lakes Cargo Volume Dips in September

Oct 25, 2016

U.S.-flag Great Lakes freighters (lakers) moved 9.1 million tons of cargo in September, a decrease of 7 percent compared to a year ago, according to the Lake Carriers’ Association (LCA). The September float was also 8.7 percent below the month’s five-year average…

Egypt Seeks a New Suez Canal Toll System

Oct 25, 2016

Egypt is in talks with global shipping firms to change the way it charges vessels to pass through the Suez Canal, offering discounts for advance payments as it seeks to raise much-needed hard currency from a struggling industry.Denmark's A…

Seatruck CEO Sees Big Potential for Port of Heysham

Oct 25, 2016

IRISH SEA freight  ferry operator Seatruck says the opening of the new £124.5 million ($150.0mln)  Bay Gateway relief road in Lancaster, is the biggest commercial opportunity for the Port of Heysham in its history. Seatruck CEO Alistair Eagles said the opening…

Panama Canal Authority, Peel Ports Form Alliance

Oct 25, 2016

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with major UK ports operator, Peel Ports, who own the Port of Liverpool, as the latter gears up for the formal opening of its Liverpool2 container terminal in early November…

LNG Tender: Torrent Power seeks 38 LNG Cargoes

Oct 25, 2016

Indian private-sector power utility Torrent Power is seeking 38 cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for delivery over four years beginning April 2017, in what is likely to be the firm's first import tender. The firm is seeking offers…

Sagarmala: Revolutionizing Logistics Through Port Led Development

Oct 25, 2016

Sagarmala, the ambitious program for ‘Port-led development’ in the country is all set to change the logistics sector performance by optimizing India’s logistics modal mix. The flagship program by the Ministry of Shipping  will help in reducing…

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