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Ports News - page 166

 

Port of Oakland Collaborates with West Oakland to Create Green Jobs

Sep 26, 2022

The Port of Oakland has joined forces with the West Oakland Job Resource Center (WOJRC) to train workers for green jobs in the transportation and logistics industry.WOJRC received a $350,000 grant from the California Energy Commission’s Clean Transportation Program…

Greece's Sole LNG Terminal Ramps Up Imports to Replace Russian Gas

Sep 23, 2022

Greece has cut Russian gas imports by more than half this year thanks to increased deliveries from other producers to its sole liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal near Athens, the country's gas grid operator said on Thursday.Greece has relied…

Shenghong Petrochemical Preps Terminal for Super Tankers

Sep 23, 2022

Chinese refiner Shenghong Petrochemical Corp, part of the listed Jiangsu Eastern Shenghong Co 000301.SZ, has readied a new terminal to receive Very Large Crude Carriers and boost the refiner's logistics efficiency, a company representative said…

Port of New Orleans Board Elects Jensen as Chairman

Sep 22, 2022

Rhe Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) on Thursday elected Jack C. Jensen, Jr. to serve as Board Chairman, succeeding Charles H. Ponstein, whose term as Chairman ended this month. Also elected were Joseph F. Toomy…

MAFI to Debut New Propane Port Tractor

Sep 22, 2022

The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) is joining German manufacturer MAFI to showcase the company’s first propane-powered port tractor at the Breakbulk Americas show at the George R Brown Convention Center from September 27-29, 2022…

Two Binding Bids for Greek Port

Sep 22, 2022

Greece received two binding bids for a majority stake in its northern port of Alexandroupolis, the country's privatizations agency HRADF said.The bidders for a 67% stake in the port were Quintana Infrastructure and Development through Liberty Port Holdings Single Member…

At Least Two Investors to Submit Binding Bids for Alexandroupolis Port

Sep 22, 2022

At least two investors are expected to submit binding bids on Thursday for a majority stake in Greece's northern port of Alexandroupolis, sources close to the process told Reuters.Near the borders with Bulgaria and Turkey, and with rail links and a floating gas regasification unit in the pipeline…

Liverpool Dockworkers Launch Two-week Strike Over Pay Dispute

Sep 20, 2022

Over 500 dockworkers at the Port of Liverpool, one of Britain's largest container ports, have launched a two-week strike over pay, the Unite trade union said on Tuesday, adding to a wave of industrial unrest caused by soaring inflation.The Liverpool strike from Sept…

Italy's Commissioner Confident in a Timely Decision on New LNG Terminal

Sep 19, 2022

Italy's commissioner for the set up of a new regasification terminal is confident the infrastructure could get the green light by the end of October, in time for extending the country's LNG capacity at the beginning of 2023.Under the government's energy plan…

Rejecting Chinese Bid Would Put Hamburg Port at Disadvantage, Mayor Says

Sep 19, 2022

Germany would put its port of Hamburg at a competitive disadvantage if it quashed a bid from China's Cosco to buy a stake in a container operator, the port city's mayor said.A rejection would be 'a one-sided, competition-distorting disadvantage for Hamburg compared to Rotterdam and Antwerp…

Bookshelf: Port Newark and the Origins of Container Shipping

Sep 19, 2022

“An inventor is simply a fellow who doesn’t take his education too seriously.” –Charles KetteringJust for fun, try asking a friend a few questions.  Who developed the telephone?  Chances are that your friend will reply, Alexander Graham Bell…

Sanmar, Igus Team on Shore Electric Bunkering System

Sep 19, 2022

Sanmar Shipyards and IGUS joined forces to develop and build a new electric bunkering system that is designed to be compact and able to supply a variety vessel types with onshore power.To this end, the companies have designed and built the Shore…

Fire Hits Oil Terminal, Tanker in Venezuela

Sep 19, 2022

A fire erupted on Saturday at an oil terminal in Venezuela when a hose used for supplying gasoline to a tanker broke lose, the country's oil minister Tareck El Aissami said.The fire, which occurred early on Saturday at one of Guaraguao terminal's berths…

Biden Administration Earmarks $20.3 Million for PhilaPort Expansion

Sep 15, 2022

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced that the Biden Administration has awarded The Port of Philadelphia (PhilaPort) $20.3 million to construct a new 100,000 square-foot warehouse at the Tioga Marine Terminal, as well as safety and efficiency…

duisport and Port of Antwerp-Bruges Partner on Energy Transition, Infrastructure

Sep 15, 2022

duisport and Port of Antwerp-Bruges signed a long-term cooperation agreement establishing avenues for cooperation on energy transition, hinterland connections and infrastructure as the partners aim to help stabilize and improve supply chains…

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