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Concor Consortium to Bid for Colombo Container Terminal

Oct 10, 2016

Container Corporation of India (Concor) has  formed a consortium with APM Terminals B.V., John Keells Holdings and Maersk Line in order to bid for the development of East Container Terminal in Colombo, reports Hindu Business Line. The total project value is likely to be about $550-600 million…

Long Beach Port Wins SCAQMD Clean Air Award

Oct 09, 2016

The Port of Long Beach and Long Beach Container Terminal have received a Clean Air Award for working to reduce pollution in Southern California with the Middle Harbor redevelopment project.Given by the South Coast Air Quality Management District…

LA Port Selects 'Fuse' Executive Leadership Fellow

Oct 08, 2016

The Port of Los Angeles has selected global supply chain and logistics expert Andrew Scott as its executive-in-residence fellow full-time one-year leadership position hosted by FUSE Corps. FUSE Corps is a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization…

Commercial Ports along Florida's West Coast Reopened

Oct 07, 2016

The U.S. Coast Guard said it had reopened all commercial ports along Florida's west coast on Friday, while hurricane Matthew continued to lash the northeast coast of the state. Matthew was located about 60 miles (95 kilometers) southeast…

Port Everglades Assessing Hurricane Damage

Oct 07, 2016

Port Everglades in Broward County, Fla. said it is conducting damage assessment, channel surveys and inspection of aids of navigation in the wake of Hurricane Matthew.The port, which was closed to all ship and truck traffic yesterday as the storm approached the U…

Barcelona Port Encourages Partnering for Development

Oct 07, 2016

The Port of Barcelona is pursuing an active policy to increase the competitive edge of its customers, fostering the development of efficient and operational services that respond to their needs for international shipping and logistics services…

Site for Indiana's Fourth Port Being Examined

Oct 07, 2016

The Ports of Indiana announced that Indiana Michigan Power has agreed to sell its recently retired Tanners Creek coal plant in Lawrenceburg, Ind., to a brownfield redevelopment company that is working with the Ports of Indiana to evaluate the site for use as the state's fourth port…

Is OCEMA’s Terminal Weighing Approach SOLAS VGM Compliant?

Oct 06, 2016

The Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association recently declared the Terminal Weighing Approach (TWA) an industry best practice. The lack of guidelines for shippers about how to comply with the SOLAS Verified Gross Mass (VGM) regulation that went into effect on July 1…

Safeen Milestones Reflect Growth of Abu Dhabi Ports

Oct 06, 2016

Safeen, the marine services subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Ports, supporting the operations of the network of ports and harbors across the emirate of Abu Dhabi with a range of maritime and quayside-support services, announced several milestones reinforcing Abu Dhabi Ports’ continued expansion…

Great Lakes Limestone Trade Slides in September

Oct 06, 2016

Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 2,958,522 tons in September, a decrease of 9.5 percent compared to a year ago, reports the Lake Carriers’ Association (LCA). September’s loadings were also 13.3 percent below the month’s five-year average…

Cruise Season at Lerwick Ends on New Highs

Oct 06, 2016

Lerwick Harbor has logged its best cruise season yet, with the Shetland port setting four new records in 2016 – and three expected to be broken again next year.The season closes tomorrow, Thursday 6 October, with another visit by the Cruise & Maritime Voyages-operated Marco Polo…

UniCarriers Americas Offers New Lift Truck Engine

Oct 05, 2016

UniCarriers Americas Corporation (UCA) said it now offers the ZD30 Tier 4 Advanced Turbo Diesel (ATD) engine series in its GO4 and FK Series lift truck models. The EPA/CARB-certified, advanced ZD30 engine delivers high power and increased…

Kalmar Bags 34 Reachstackers Order from C.RO Ports SA

Oct 05, 2016

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, will deliver 34 Kalmar Gloria reachstackers to the European ro-ro terminal operator C.RO Ports SA. The order was booked in Cargotec's 2016 third quarter order intake. Deliveries are planned to take place between December 2016 and December 2017…

Port Canaveral Evacuated Ahead of Hurricane Matthew

Oct 04, 2016

With forecasts indicating severe weather conditions related to Hurricane Matthew, Port Canaveral CEO John Murray today issued an evacuation order for landside operations, including Jetty Park campers, marinas and all port businesses and tenants…

Evergreen Line, COSCO Partner for Adriatic-Israel Service

Oct 04, 2016

Evergreen Line and COSCO have partnered to operate a joint Adriatic – Israel (AIS) Service in an initiative to open up the corridor between North Adriatic ports, Piraeus and Israel. Two ships of around 1,000 TEU – one each operated by the…

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