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DP World Cochin Achieved Record Throughput in February

Mar 12, 2024

DP World operated International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT) at Cochin handled a record volume of 75,141 TEUs in February 2024, registering a 38% volume growth over February 2023.The substantial growth of cargo handled by ICTT is…

SAAM Closes 2023 with Historic Earnings

Mar 12, 2024

SAAM reported net income of US$501 million in 2023, representing its best-ever results thanks to the sale of its port and logistics assets to Hapag-Lloyd, which generated a net gain of US$422 million.Sales for the year totaled US$540 million and EBITDA was US$160 million…

Port of València Building Second Solar Plant

Mar 12, 2024

The Port Authority of València (PAV) reports it is making steady progress in the construction of its second solar photovoltaic plant located on the roof of the vehicle silo of the VTE concession on the East Dock. The installation work began…

Bollard Capacity Boosted at PSA Antwerp’s ​Noordzee Terminal

Mar 12, 2024

Port of Antwerp-Bruges increased the bollard capacity of four bollards at PSA Antwerp’s Noordzee Terminal from 150 tonnes to seven new 250 tonne bollards to minimize lost space between two vessels. Dynamic mooring analysis also showed that the…

Port of Rotterdam Tightens Security to Thwart Drug Crime

Mar 12, 2024

Europe's largest seaport is boosting its security efforts in an attempt to prevent illicit drugs from making their way through the port.As of March 31, 2024, all import containers arriving in the port of Rotterdam from Latin America will only be securely and reliably released via the Secure Chain…

Shell Hires Worley for Green Hydrogen Facility Job in Netherlands

Mar 11, 2024

Shell has awarded Worley a contract for detailed design, procurement and construction management support services a Holland Hydrogen 1, a project that will become the Europe’s largest commercial renewable hydrogen production facility.Under the contract…

Port Houston Promotes Mariacher, Soares

Mar 11, 2024

Earlier this year, 30-year Port Houston veteran Jeff Davis announced his retirement as Chief Port Operations Officer. The port's Executive Director Roger Guenther has subsequently announced the promotion of two long-term, well-regarded members…

Callan Marine Awarded Houston Dredging Contract

Mar 11, 2024

Galveston-based dredging contractor Callan Marine has been awarded a $136 million contract from Port Houston to dredge segment 1C of the Houston Ship Channel Expansion, under the port's Project 11 program.Callan will use its recently christened 32-inch cutter suction dredge…

Biden's Pier for Gaza Aid Might Not be Ready for 60 Days

Mar 10, 2024

U.S. President Joe Biden's plan to build a floating U.S. military port to speed up aid to Gaza could take up to 60 days to become a reality and involve more than 1,000 American troops, the Pentagon said on Friday.The Pentagon offered the timeline…

ZPMC Denies Posing Cybersecurity Risk to US Ports

Mar 10, 2024

Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC) said on Sunday its cranes do not pose a cybersecurity threat, after U.S. congressional committees questioned the Chinese state-owned company's work on cranes bound for the United States.The House of Representatives security panels…

US Invests Another $3 Billion into Clean Ports

Mar 08, 2024

The Biden-Harris Administration has unveiled a $3 billion initiative to fund clean ports, aimed at reducing emissions and advancing environmental justice. Announced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Clean Ports Program will…

Argentina Grains Hub Expected to Get $550 Million New Port Investment

Mar 07, 2024

Argentina's government on Thursday said there are plans for a $550 million investment to build a new port in the Rosario region, a major farm hub which moves more than 80% of the South American nation's agricultural and agro-industrial exports…

US to Build Temporary Port to Deliver Gaza Aid

Mar 07, 2024

President Joe Biden will announce in his State of the Union speech on Thursday that the U.S. military will construct a temporary port on Gaza's Mediterranean coast to receive humanitarian aid by sea, senior administration officials said.Planning for the operation…

Brazil Prosecutors Want Blasting at Paranagua Port Halted

Mar 06, 2024

Federal prosecutors in Brazil have recommended that the country's environment agency Ibama suspend blasting work in the bay of Paranagua port pending an investigation into the death of a diver, according to a statement on Wednesday.The statement…

SSA Marine Adds First Electric Forklift in Port of San Diego

Mar 06, 2024

Marine terminal operator SSA Marine said it has placed into service the first of six pieces of zero-emissions cargo handling equipment that the company will introduce at the Port of San Diego’s Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal over the next 12 to 18 months…

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