Estimates by the Port Development Council show container volumes through the 9 Kwai Tsing container ports fell 5.9 per cent in March.While the month-long dockers strike is costing Hongkong International Terminals a reported HK$5 million a day…
Road haulage and port workers in Sweden secured a new three year contract after staging short-term industrial action.Members of the Swedish Transport Workers’ Union (STWU) walked out at noon on Wednesday following the breakdown of negotiations…
The bunker sector has entered into close collaboration to better guarantee the quality and quantity of bunkering supplied in the port of Rotterdam.To that aim, Hendrik Muilerman on behalf of the Netherlands Petroleum Industry Association (VNPI)…
As the Hudson River begins to melt the Coast Guard buoy tender 'Katherine Walker' heads north towards Albany, N.Y.The Katherine Walker is a 175-foot buoy tender, homeported in Bayonne, N.J. Its major mission includes the servicing of aids to navigation throughout New York Harbor…
Zepol Corporation released a report analyzing the trade activity for the top 20 ports in the United States. The annual report provides detailed import information for each port and compares trends to the previous year as well as sheds light upon potential future developments…
Ports America CEO Michael Hassing announced the appointment of John Carver to the position of executive vice president of business development, effective May 1.Carver, domiciled in New Jersey, will report directly to President and CEO Michael…
The Coast Guard is responding to a report of a barge explosion on the ship channel in Mobile Bay Wednesday. Coast Guard Sector Mobile watchstanders received the initial notification at 8:40 p.m. reporting the barge explosion between the…
NorSea Group and the Scrabster Harbour Trust in Caithness have agreed on construction of the new supply base for the oil & gas sector.Under the agreement NorSea Group will work with the Trust to bring in new business and develop Scotland’s…
Trade intelligence company, Zepol Corporation, releases a report analyzing the trade activity for the top 20 ports in the United States.Four key insights found in the report: 1. The top port in the U.S. by a landslide, the Port of Los Angeles…
Port of Houston Commission to negotiate a contract for the purchase of 4 new electric cranes for Barbours Cut Container Terminal.Demonstrating continued investment in infrastructure improvements to better serve customers, the Port Commission…
The Port of Long Beach wins Federal Maritime Commission 'Earth Day' Award in recognition of its mitigation & sustainability efforts.The Port has been named one of three recipients of the 2013 Federal Maritime Commission's Chairman’s Earth…
Horizon Lines relocated its Northeast port of call from Elizabeth, New Jersey to Philadelphia, to mark another milestone for the Port of Philadelphia. Led by Governor Tom Corbett and political and business leaders from across the region, the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal welcomed Horizon Lines…
Port of Long Beach (POLB) modernization projects created 5,166 new construction-related jobs in the region in 2012.The number of new jobs is mainly linked to the award of contracts for the design and building of the Gerald Desmond Bridge replacement and an ongoing terminal makeover…
Somalia begins to build its national tax revenue from imported goods with new freight building up at the Port of Mogadishu.For the first time since the country slid into anarchy, container arrivals hit more than 1,200 in March 2013, reports Xinhua…
Striking dockers step up their action outside owner Li Ka-shing's office building to urge Asia's richest man to intervene.According to the South China Morning Post research has shown that the industrial action could have cost the port operator…
