Guidance on ECDIS for ships calling at Australian ports; Applicabilty: All owners and operators of Lloyd’s Register classed vessels trading to Australian waters.Further to Classification News No. 09/2012, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority…
The Lake Providence Port is high and dry through drought after U.S. Army Corps of Engineers abandoned efforts to dredge its access channel.Louisiana farmers scramble to find other avenues to ship as much as 1 million tons of corn and soybeans out of the region…
UK-based Port Evaluation Management (Port-Evo) propose US$ 1-billion investment to redevelop Mongla Seaport & to operate long-termBritish Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Northern Ireland William Hague made the proposal…
Vietnam will allow Russia to set up a ship maintenance faciltiy at Cam Ranh Port says Vietnam's President SangSang, speaking to the Voice of Russia radio station ahead of a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, stressed that the port would not be a Russian military base…
NYK Global Bulk hosts onboard get-together to celebrate reconstruction of Port of IshinomakiNYK Group company, held a get-together on board its 58,000-ton bulk carrier New Pride with guests from the Ishinomaki area in Miyagi prefecture to…
China's shipping industry grapples with recession caused by waning demand & higher costs, & many small businesses are facing bankruptcy.The Ministry of Transport said that In the first six months, turnover at ports increased 7.2 percent year on year to 4…
Brazilian ports are facing problems in maintaining normal operations due to nationwide Health Authorities strike. Major Brazilian ports around the country are experiencing considerable delays.Vitoria in the south-east has reported a huge…
SSA Marine & subsidiary SSA Terminals announce arrival of 3 new Super Post Panamax cranes for Terminal 18, Seattle.Together with the three Super Post Panamax cranes that arrived in December 2011, the cranes represent a $54 million investment by SSA Terminals…
As Oman celebrated its 42nd Renaissance anniversary, Port of Sohar welcomed its 1,000th vessel of the year The 9,000 metric tonne MV Maria, owned and operated by SAL Heavy Lift GmbH, berthed at the container terminal C Steinweg Oman (CSO)…
Presidents of Thailand & Mynamar (Burma) agree on port development for deep-sea port to enable Malacca Strait bypass route.Thailand and Myanmar agree to set up a joint committee to follow up on economic cooperation that includes linking Myanmar's…
Arrival of a pneumatic ship unloader at Richards Bay, South Africa, bulk terminal marks start of equipment renewal project.Port operator Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) has earmarked the biggest slice of its R33-billion budget over the next…
GAC Shipping UK has completed the successful installation of the Conwy platform 40 miles off the port of Liverpool, only two months after a tug carrying the rig's jacket and topside – each weighing in at over 700 MT – set off from Rotterdam…
Aberdeen Harbour Board has awarded a £5.2m contract involving major improvements to the port entrance and for widening and deepening the navigation channel.Harbour Board chief executive, Colin Parker said: “As the centre of activity for…
Port growth reaffirms Australia's Coalition Government plans to expand Melbourne's capacityPremier Ted Baillieu and Minister for Ports Denis Napthine announce trade figures at the Port of Melbourne surged in the 2011-12 financial year with a 9…
Following a $68 million government investment in Brazilian ports, Inchcape Shipping Services is forecasting significant growth in cruise ship port calls to the region.The investment by The Ports Secretariat in Brazil includes $10 million in passenger terminals at Salvador…
