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  • Sri Lanka: Second Phase of Hambantota Port Project Underway

    27 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The Hambantota Sea Port Project will greatly accelerate economic development in Sri Lanka’s Southern Province, the Hambatota Sea Port Project Manager Liu Hong Shen said. Shen was addressing an awards ceremony at Kirala Kele Hotel at Ambalantota where the best performers in the phase two of the Hambantota Sea Port Project for the first quarter […]

  • Rotterdam Port Sees Second Largest Cocaine Haul

    1 December 2014

    On Friday, November 28, Rotterdam port police discovered around 3,000 kilos of cocaine hidden in a container carrying cassava root from Costa Rica, the Dutch Public Prosecution Department (Openbaar Ministerie) said in a release. The drugs separated in 3003 packages with a gross weight of 3,500 kilos, and an estimated street value of over EUR 120 million […]

  • Puget Sound Alliance Exceeds 3 Million TEUs in October

    19 November 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Northwest Seaport Alliance, a marine cargo operating partnership of the ports of Seattle and Tacoma, saw container volumes surpass the 3 million mark in October, a 5 percent increase year to date. Containerized exports fueled the growth, posting a 9 percent gain over October 2014. Import volumes declined slightly, signaling the end of the […]

  • Civil War Shipwreck in Way of Savannah River Dredging (USA)

    8 May 2012

      Before government engineers can deepen one of the busiest seaports in the US to accommodate future trade, they first need to remove a US$14 million obstacle from the past – a Confederate warship rotting on the Savannah River bottom for nearly 150 years, the Post Courier reports. Confederate troops scuttled the ironclad CSS Georgia […]

  • USA: Port Everglades Dredging Plan Step Closer to Realization

    18 October 2012

    Port Everglades multi-million dredging plan nears realization, reports sun-sentinel.com. Dredging would provide safe passage for boats, boost massive vessel traffic, and deepen the Port’s entrance to a 42-foot depth. U.S. federal agency, United States Army Corps of Engineers, seeks bids for the Port Everglades dredging project, the value of which ranges between $5 million and […]

  • Port of Oakland achieves 94% shore power record, boosting cleaner port operations

    16 August 2024
    Ports & Logistics

    In the first half of 2024, the Port of Oakland set a new record with 94% of ships plugged into the seaport’s electric grid, demonstrating a significant increase in shore power usage.

  • AAPA Welcomes Senate’s Bill Prioritizing Freight Plans

    14 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) praised the leadership of the U.S. Senate’s Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee for releasing the six-year MAP-21 Reauthorization Act (S. 2322) that puts a high priority on freight movement investments. AAPA President and CEO Kurt Nagle said: “We commend Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA and Chairman of the […]

  • Study: 50 new bunker vessels needed to prepare Germany for rising green fuel demand

    6 May 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Transition, Vessels

    With the forecasted increase in bunker demand developing in parallel with the fuel mix towards emission-neutral fuels, there’s a pressing need for a timely and ambitious development of an adapted bunker fleet in German seaports, a new study concluded.

  • Saudi Global Ports takes over management of King Abdulaziz Port container terminals

    8 October 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics

    On 1 October 2020, Saudi Global Ports Company (SGP), one of PSA International’s subsidiaries, assumed the management of both first and second container terminals at King Abdulaziz Port Dammam (KAPD).

  • USA: Infrastructure Improvements to Keep Port of Long Beach Competitive

    24 January 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    “High-tech cranes, bigger ships, cleaner skies and more jobs?” That’s the way Al Moro, Acting Executive Director of the City of Long Beach Harbor Department, summed up the Port of Long Beach’s 2013 and the expectations for the year just started, at Thursday morning’s biggest-ever State of the Port address. Harbor Commission President Doug Drummond […]

  • Port of Rotterdam Posts Slight Profit Drop

    6 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    Rotterdam Port Authority recorded 4.9% lower profit in 2014, standing at €215 million (USD 236.6 million), owing to higher interest charges and depreciation. However, the port’s revenue  rose by 3.1% last year, reaching  €660 million, due to increased economic activity at the port. “The massive investments of the past few years have caused our long-term debt rise […]

  • Russia: FSUE Rosmorport to Increase its Environmental Fleet

    2 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    In the network of the environmental program the enterprise is planning to construct 22 vessels until the year of 2015 at the cost of European Bank for Reconstruction and Development raised funds. The investments will sum up to 155 million dollars, said Sergey Ilyashenko, head of FSUE “Rosmorport” Division of Navigation Supporting at the exhibition […]

  • Eekels Joins Northern Netherlands Offshore Wind

    10 May 2013
    Business & Finance

      Eekels (a part of TBI), a company specialised in electrical and mechanical engineering, has joined  Northern Netherlands Offshore Wind (NNOW). Offshore wind is becoming increasingly important in the production of sustainable energy. This development offers great opportunities for the business sector as there are many companies that are or would like to be active […]

  • Ukraine: Yuzhny Port on Right Track

    14 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The Administration of the Yuzhny Port (Odessa region) increased the port dues that are levied on capesize vessels with drafts of more than 14.5 meters at its berths No. 5 and No. 6 on July 1. This became possible after the port acquired the ability to handle vessels with drafts of up to 18.5 meters […]

  • Deck design of women’s underwear at Hiswa Boat Show

    24 August 2009

    Esthec®’s freedom in design has reached a phenomenal level. A design has been made that shows off the unlimited possibilities of Esthec® like never before. The Long Island 33 Sportsman is equipped with this exclusive, new design and will be shown for the very first time during the Hiswa Boat Show, held from 1-6 September […]

  • Baltic partners launch LNG locomotive construction in Lithuania

    10 October 2017

    The Baltic Sea Region LNG cluster members inked an agreement to develop an LNG hybrid rail locomotive, with a six-month prototype design and development period. 

  • Questions Raised Over Reduction in HMT Funding

    3 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), the recognized and authoritative voice of the seaport industry, has noted some positive aspects but mostly disappointment over the funding levels and programmatic changes in federal port-related programs that were proposed yesterday in President Obama’s fiscal 2016 budget. “International trade now accounts for fully 30 percent of the U.S. […]

  • 2014 Sabetta Port Dredging Operations Completed

    21 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    All dredging operations at the Sabetta seaport and the Gulf of Ob, that were scheduled for 2014, have been completed, according to the Federal Marine and River Transport Agency (Rosmorrechflot) report. As Rosmorrechflot reports, over 21.5 million m³ of dredged material has been removed from the site, making over 30% of the total volume of dredging required […]

  • CCCC wins major contractor gig for Kamchatka LNG

    11 August 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics, Project & Tenders

    Russian federal seaports agency Rosmorport has awarded China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) a contract to build Novatek’s Kamchatka LNG terminal in Bechevinskaya Bay.

  • Gazprom, Shell talk LNG cooperation

    2 June 2017

    Gazprom’s head, Alexey Miller discussed global energy market cooperation with Shell’s CEO, Ben van Beurden during a meeting in St. Petersburg.

  • “Dredging in India – Needs & Requirements, Issues & Opportunities” Scheduled for August 25

    17 August 2011

    Indian Infrastructure magazine is organising the second annual conference on “Dredging in India- Needs & Requirements, Issues & Opportunities” on August 25-26, 2011, at Grand Hyatt, Mumbai. The mission of this conference is to provide an update on the dredging industry in India, discuss the key issues and requirements, and highlight the emerging opportunities. It […]

  • USA: Port of Long Beach Welcomes Largest Container Ship

    19 March 2012

    The Port of Long Beach on Friday welcomed the largest container ship ever to call to North America, the MSC Fabiola. The vessel, measuring 1,200 feet in length and capable of carrying more than 12,000 container units, docked at Pier T on Terminal Island. “This is the largest container vessel now serving the U.S.-Asia trade, […]

  • OWIC launches cable centre in Eemshaven

    14 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Offshore Wind Innovation Center (OWIC) has launched Cable Centre Eemshaven (CCE), an initiative that focuses on all aspects of the cable installation and maintenance process, both onshore and offshore.

  • New Ice Class Dredger Severnaya Dvina Heading to Europe

    25 April 2016
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    The recently-launched ice class trailing suction hopper dredger “Severnaya Dvina” has just passed through the Malacca Strait and is heading for Rotterdam where the final testing of the ship’s dredging equipment will be performed. The vessel was built by Damen for the Russian Port Agency FSUE “Rosmorport”. Fitted with a complete Damen Dredging Equipment dredge and instrumentation package, […]

  • Klaipedos Nafta signs LNG terminal jetty usage agreement

    9 March 2015
    Project & Tenders

    Klaipedos Nafta informed it has concluded the liquefied natural gas terminal jetty usage agreement with the Klaipeda State Seaport Authority.