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IAPORTS Launches Event for Port Specialists and Stakeholders

Mar 14, 2025

The International Association for Port Development (IAPORTS) announced yesterday the launch of the IAPORTS Investment Round 2025, an event designed to bring together key stakeholders in the global port and infrastructure sectors. The event will take place on April 24…

First Foundations for 1.6GW German Offshore Wind Project Reach Dutch Port

Mar 14, 2025

The first eight foundations for the Nordeseecluster, a 1.8GW offshore wind project being built in the German North Sea, have arrived and been offloaded in the Dutch base port Eemshaven.The foundations are around 85 meters long on average and weigh approximately 1…

Saudi Oil To China Expected to Drop in April

Mar 13, 2025

Saudi Arabia's crude oil shipments to its biggest customer, China, are expected to drop to their lowest level in more than a year in April, trade sources said on Thursday, partly due to maintenance programmes at Chinese refineries owned by Sinopec…

New Victoria Steamship Temporary Terminal Opens

Mar 13, 2025

FRS Clipper is moving to a new terminal location in Victoria this month located at 470 Belleville St on the lowest level of the historic Steamship Building in Victoria’s Inner Harbour. The first day of service from this new location will be Friday…

Container Volume Spikes Higher in Advance of Tariffs

Mar 10, 2025

U.S. container import volumes increased 4.7% year-on-year in February, but could cool in coming months as the U.S. trade war with China and other key trading partners takes hold, supply chain technology provider Descartes said on Monday.U.S…

MOL Acquires LBC Tank Terminals

Mar 10, 2025

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has acquired 100% of the membership rights of LBC Tank Terminals Group Holding Netherlands Coöperatief (LBC), one of the world’s largest independent tank terminal operators primarily handling and storing chemicals in Europe and the United States…

Blue or Red, Both Aisles of U.S. Politics Agree on Need to Bolster Shipbuilding

Mar 07, 2025

The United States is preparing to impose docking fees at its ports on any ship belonging to a fleet that includes Chinese-built or Chinese-flagged vessels, according to a draft executive order, a move aimed to both revitalize U.S. shipbuilding…

USACE Grants Permit for Reconstruction of Baltimore's Key Bridge

Mar 07, 2025

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has issued a permit for the rebuilding of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, granting Maryland Transportation Authority permission to construct the bridge, following the collapse of the original structure that claimed the lives of six Baltimoreans…

CMA CGM Group Announces $20 Billion Investment in U.S.

Mar 06, 2025

CMA CGM Group has announced a $20 billion investment to contribute to U.S. maritime economy and support the transformation of America’s domestic supply chain over the next four years.The announcement builds on CMA CGM Group’s 35-year presence in the U…

PORT RISKS: Manage Mobile Equipment Fire Risk

Mar 06, 2025

TT Club is warning cargo handling and terminals operators that fire remains a major cause of damage and losses to port and terminal equipment.The insurance specialist’s analysis of a 10-year claims history shows that of the near 1600 fire-related claims it has received over that period…

Konecranes to Equip Sicily’s Largest Port with Hybrid-Drive Crane

Mar 06, 2025

Europea Servizi Terminalistici (EST), a subsidiary of the Italian Shipping & Logistics Agency (ISLA), has ordered a new hybrid drive Konecranes Gottwald ESP.8 Mobile Harbor Crane for the Port of Augusta in Sicily.The order was booked in the first quarter of 2025…

UK Invests $71M in Scottish Port Expansion for Floating Wind

Mar 05, 2025

Britain will invest 55.7 million pounds ($71.45 million) in the Port of Cromarty Firth in Scotland to expand the facility to become a hub for floating offshore wind, the government said on Wednesday.Britain has a target to largely decarbonize…

Jan De Nul and DEME Ink Award Letter

Mar 05, 2025

A joint venture between Jan De Nul and DEME has signed a letter of award with Indian engineering and construction company ITD Cementation for dredging and reclamation works in Vadhavan Port during a Belgian economic mission to India.The project…

Canada Crude Tanker Exports Up 59%

Mar 05, 2025

“Year-to-date, Canadian crude tanker exports have reached 618 thousand barrels per day (kbpd) up from 388 kbpd during the same period last year, an increase of 59%,” says Niels Rasmussen, Chief Shipping Analyst at BIMCO.When the Trans Mountain…

Ports of Bremen are ‘Methanol-Ready’

Mar 05, 2025

The ports of Bremen are expanding their alternative fuel options, now offering methanol as a bunkering fuel for ships. While liquefied natural gas (LNG) has been available since 2015, officials see methanol gaining ground as a cleaner maritime fuel…

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Strong Container Throughput Limits Downturn at Port of Antwerp-Bruges

Strong Container Throughput Limits Downturn at Port of Antwerp-Bruges

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Ports of Indiana Opens Mount Vernon Railroad

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GCT Global Container Terminals Orders Hybrid and Battery-Powered Konecranes RTGs for British Columbia Terminals

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USTR: New Measures Target Chinese Maritime Sector

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