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Port Canaveral welcomes Enchantment of the Seas

Jun 25, 2018

Enchantment to offer three and four-night cruises to the Bahamas and a call to CocoCay, Royal Caribbean’s private island.Royal Caribbean International’s (RCI) Enchantment of the Seas was welcomed back to Port Canaveral today launching a new…

INTERCARGO Celebrates Seafarer's Well Being

Jun 25, 2018

INTERCARGO joins the international shipping community in celebrating the Day of the Seafarer on June 25, 2018 under the theme of Seafarers’ well being, recognizing the unique contribution made by seafarers from all over the world to international seaborne trade…

WFS Prepares for 2020 with Upgrades at Falmouth

Jun 25, 2018

In a bid to meet customer needs beyond 2020 World Fuel Services (WFS) has announced a recent investment at its current supply location in Falmouth, UK, to upgrade facilities and the introduction of a new supply vessel.WFS currently stores and…

Expansion Set for Prince Rupert Fairview Terminal

Jun 24, 2018

The Port of Prince Rupert and DP World have agreed on terms of a project development plan that outlines the next phase of expansion for the DP World Prince Rupert Fairview Container Terminal. The Phase 2B expansion will increase annual…

Oakland Port Expects Rise in Cargo Volume

Jun 24, 2018

Port of Oakland import volume should grow at a steady pace in the coming peak season.  There’s a wild card, however: global trade tension. That was the cautionary outlook delivered yesterday at a meeting of the Port’s Efficiency Task Force…

China Merchant Port Holdings Pays USD 584 mln to Hambantota Port

Jun 24, 2018

China Merchants Port Holdings (CM Port) has invested the final tranche of USD 584.2 million in Sri Lanka’s Hambantota Port after acquiring an 85 percent stake in the port last year.   The cheque to the effect was handed over to the Chairman of Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) – Dr…

Kenya Plans More Cargo Train to De-congest Mombasa Port

Jun 24, 2018

The standard gauge rail (SGR) freight service will increase the number of daily trains on the Mombasa-Nairobi route in the next five months to facilitate faster movement of cargo between the port and the inland container depot (ICD) in Embakasi…

India Trying to Make Chabahar Port in Iran Operational by 2019

Jun 24, 2018

Nitin Gadkari, the Union  Minister for Shipping, India said in Dushanbe, that India is trying to make Chabahar Port in Iran operational by 2019.  Gadkari was addressing the Indian Community at the inauguration of the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre at the Indian Embassy in Dushanbe…

IMO on Women in Port Management

Jun 22, 2018

International Maritime Organization (IMO) is continuing its ongoing efforts to ensure women can reach top ranks in the maritime sector, through its Women in Maritime programme.  The latest event was a two-week training course for female…

TNPA Rotates Harbor Masters

Jun 22, 2018

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) will be implement several inter-port transfers within its complement of Harbor Masters, effective July 1, 2018.The changes will allow ongoing development of TNPA’s Harbor Masters through their exposure…

Croatia Reopens Bidding for LNG Terminal Capacity

Jun 22, 2018

LNG Hrvatska launched a second round of bidding for potential operators of an offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Croatia's northern Adriatic on Friday, after the previous round drew little interest.Last week, Croatia's parliament passed a law to enable the construction of the terminal…

Freeport of Riga Joins Cruise Lines International Association

Jun 21, 2018

Continuing its active work on attracting more cruise ships and, respectively, more cruise passengers to Riga, the Freeport of Riga Authority has become a member of CLIA (Cruise Lines International Association), the world’s largest cruise industry association…

​​​​Port of Oakland Employee Groups to Award 18 Scholarships

Jun 21, 2018

Port of Oakland employees will award 18 scholarships by this summer. The Port Employees’ Scholarship Program and the Asian Employees Association at the Port of Oakland (AEA) raised nearly $39,000 for high school seniors in May. The organizations have given out nearly $1…

East Libyan Forces Advance to Retake Oil Ports

Jun 21, 2018

East Libyan forces said on Thursday they had retaken the shuttered oil ports of Es Sider and Ras Lanuf, though clashes resumed south of Ras Lanuf in the afternoon after a counter-attack by rival factions.Staff were evacuated from terminals in…

LNG Imports Climb at CNOOC's Zhejiang Terminal

Jun 21, 2018

CNOOC's Zhejiang terminal will receive 5 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas in 2018 up from 3.58 million tonnes last year, CNOOC Gas and Power Co said on Thursday.The Zhejiang terminal located in Ningbo in Zhejiang province has unloaded 33 LNG tankers as of June…

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