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  • Seafarers Who Sailed to Crimea Banned from Ukraine for 3 Years

    22 February 2016

    Any foreign seafarer who sails on a vessel to a port in Crimea cannot visit Ukraine for the following three years, the Ukrainian authorities said. The Ukrainian Security Service said that Ukraine does not operate the checkpoints at seaports in Crimea, and therefore entry into the occupied territory by sea is deemed illegal. This concerns even seafarers […]

  • Star Reefers Adding Service from Vlissingen to Ecuador

    29 January 2016
    Business & Finance

    Shipping line Star Reefers is launching a new weekly liner service from Zeeland’s port of Vlissingen to Ecuador, for containers and other cargo as of February 3. The decision is part of expansion of the existing Saint Petersburg-Ecuador service, which will make an interim stop in Vlissingen to take on board return cargo. “Star Reefers has been […]

  • AfDB OKs Funding for Greenfield Port

    11 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved a combined US $256 million for the financing of investments in Nigeria and Ethiopia as well as a multinational projects preparation facility. The approvals comprise a US $150-million senior loan to Lekki Port LFTZ Enterprise for the construction of a Greenfield seaport in […]

  • ‘Extension of Westhofkade’ Includes Dredging

    7 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Zeeland Seaports has begun works on its ‘extension the Westhofkade’ project that will extend the company’s existing 300 m quay by around 175 m for BOW Terminal. The quay is expected to be ready for use in mid-2015. Following a period of preparation, tenders were invited in February for the Westhofkade project. The new quay is […]

  • LATVIJAS TILTI Wins Klaipeda Dredging Deal

    29 July 2016
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    LATVIJAS TILTI JSC and Klaipeda State Seaport Authority have signed a €11.73 million worth contract for the deepening of the Malku Bay. According to the contractor, works on the project will begin in late August. Under the agreement, LATVIJAS TILTI JSC will deepen the Malku Bay to a depth of 14.5m, removing some 27,670m³ of dredged material from the bay […]

  • Spotted: World’s Largest Single-Deck Log Carrier Arrives in Tacoma

    30 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    In today’s spotted we present you the Olive Bay, believed to be the world’s largest single-deck bulk/log carrier, which arrived at The Northwest Seaport Alliance’s (NWSA) West Hylebos log terminal in Tacoma on November 24, 2016. Built in 2015 specifically to carry logs, the Supramax bulk carrier is owned by Hong Kong-based shipping company Pacific Basin […]

  • USA: Orlando Hosts AAPA Convention

    17 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    Florida’s port directors presented the Florida Ports Council Economic Visionary Award to Florida Governor Rick Scott yesterday at the American Association of Port Authorities Annual Convention in Orlando. The award is a special recognition of the historic investment in Florida’s ports and freight mobility by Governor Scott to create jobs and grow Florida’s economy. “Governor […]

  • Krasnoye Sormovo Launches TSHD Sommers

    29 January 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology, Vessels

    Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard, part of United Shipbuilding Corporation, held today the launching ceremony for the 1000 m³ trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Sommers’. The dredger comes as the first in a series of three TSHD 1000 vessels that the shipyard is building for FSUE Rosmorport. The TSHD 1000 was designed by Damen Shipyards Gorinchem and working design documentation was provided by the Volga-Caspian […]

  • Rosmorport’s New Dredger Sets Sail for Rotterdam

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

    FSUE Rosmorport’s new trailing suction hopper dredger Severnaya Dvina has left the Song Thu Corporation shipyard (part of Damen Shipyards Group) in Da Nang, Vietnam, and is now on her way to Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Upon arrival, TSHD Severnaya Dvina will undergo final testing and adjustments prior to her delivery to the buyer. The vessel, named after […]

  • New Vessel Handed Over to the Azovo-Chernomorsky Basin Branch

    10 March 2020
    Business & Finance

    One of the latest additions to the FSUE Rosmorport fleet – the self-propelled hopper barge of project HB 900 named Rabochaya has been handed over to the company’s Azovo-Chernomorsky Basin Branch (ACBB). According to the company, the hopper barge was used earlier by the North-Western Basin Branch. The Rabochaya – built by Onezhsky Shipbuilding and […]

  • Kongsberg: Impressive EM2040 Compact Multibeam Demonstration

    12 December 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    At the marina Muiderzand, in The Netherlands this October, Kongsberg customers gathered together to experience the impressive EM2040 Compact multibeam system on board the survey vessel Havenschap 1, owned by Groningen Seaports. The Havenschap 1 has a moonpool mounting configuration for the EM2040C single sonar head together with a dual frequency single beam transducer; a […]

  • The Netherlands: LNG-powered hopper barge launched

    6 April 2016
    Vessels

    LNG-powered hopper barge named greenports 1 has recently been launched in at Shipyard Constructions Hoogezand Nieuwbouw (SCHN) in Foxhol, The Netherlands.

  • Poland’s Port of Gdynia, PGNiG plan LNG bunkering barge

    21 June 2018

    Poland’s state-owned gas company PGNiG and the port of Gdynia located on the country’s northern Baltic coast have signed a deal on liquefied natural gas bunkering that includes the construction of an LNG fueling barge. The duo signed a letter of intent on June 19 under which they agreed to work together on the technological […]

  • Conference on Ports and Navigation Kicks Off

    3 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The 12th International transport fair, the Transtek-214 started in Saint-Petersburg two days ago. The fair was excellent place to organize the 4th International Conference on ports and navigation development. During the event, FSUE “Rosmorport” General Director Andrey Tarasenko made a report on topic: “Marine hub-port as a center of competitiveness capacity raise of the Regions: Kaliningrad, […]

  • Singapore: Sembawang Shipyard Increases Its Shareholding in SKL to 40 pct

    2 August 2011

    Sembcorp Marine’s wholly owned subsidiary Sembawang Shipyard has exercised its option to increase its shareholding in Sembmarine Kakinada Ltd (SKL), a joint venture between Sembawang Shipyard and Kakinada Seaports Limited, from 19.9% to 40% of the joint venture’s initial investment of US$50 million, making it the largest single shareholder of the joint venture facility. The […]

  • Guest column: Mainport Holland

    3 February 2014

    A special feature spotlighting Dutch seaports makes perfect sense when you consider that the Netherlands is home to two major European ports. The Port of Rotterdam plays a key role in the transhipment of containers and mass cargo, while Amsterdam has built a leading position as a cocoa port and an energy port. And while […]

  • Gazprom to boost Asia-Pacific LNG supplies

    16 June 2016

    State-owned Russian energy giant Gazprom said it is aiming to boost LNG supplies to Asia-Pacific as the company is expanding production capacities in eastern Russia. Gazprom operates Russia’s only LNG plant, built within the Sakhalin II project, which currently has an annual production capacity of 9.6 million mt. The agreement to add a third liquefaction train to […]

  • Bangladeshi Payra Port Inaugurated

    15 August 2016

    Bangladesh’s Payra Bandar (Payra Port), located at the southern region of Patualhali, was inaugurated and opened for limited operational activities with the arrival of MV Fortune Bird on August 13, 2016. The Fortune Bird transported a shipment of stone from China for Padma Bridge. The port is expected to become fully operational by the end of 2018, […]

  • Scorpio Bulkers Eyes Fleet Expansion as It Sells Shares

    25 October 2017
    Business & Finance

    Monaco-based dry bulk shipping company Scorpio Bulkers is planning to offer, issue and sell 10 million shares of its common stock, par value USD 0.01 per share. The net proceeds of the sale, to be undertaken through an underwritten public offering, are expected to be used for general corporate purposes, “which may include the expansion of the company’s fleet,” […]

  • BFC Cleared for St. Petersburg Oil Terminal Expansion

    2 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Baltic Fuel Company Group (BFC) has received approval and permits from the St. Petersburg City Administration for creation of artificial lands of Turukhtannye Islands Oil Terminal. St. Petersburg City Administration has approved area planning documentation of land reclamation for expansion of Marine Oil Terminal “Turukhtannye Islands” based in the seaport Big Port St. Petersburg, […]

  • Trafigura and CF Industries ship certified low-carbon ammonia from US to Europe

    6 October 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance

    Multinational commodity trading company Trafigura has shipped its first low-carbon ammonia cargo to Europe, purchased from CF Industries’ facility in Louisiana, U.S.

  • North Sea FPSO closing in on restart date

    8 October 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Operations & Maintenance

    UK-based upstream oil and gas player Serica Energy is engaged in talks with Dana Petroleum to come up with a way to improve the performance of a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel, which is being prepared to resume limited production from Serica’s North Sea asset on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).

  • AAPA Appoints “Port Person of the Year” (USA)

    21 March 2012

    Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John L. Mica (R-FL) received the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) “Port Person of the Year” award yesterday, in recognition of his support in improving the nation’s maritime and port infrastructure. Chairman Mica spoke to a gathering of the nation’s port leaders in Washington during AAPA’s 100th anniversary event, […]

  • GCMD project affirms B24 biofuel blend can power vessels over the long haul

    18 September 2025
    Collaboration, Environment, Research & Development, Safety, Transition, Vessels

    The Singapore-based Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) has released a new report detailing the effects of continuous utilization of biofuels during ship operations. The project titled LOTUS (Long-term impact of continuous use of biofuels on vessel operations) was carried out in collaboration with Japanese shipping titan Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line). The partnership […]

  • South Carolina Ports Authority Delivers Record Box Volumes in FY 2018

    10 July 2018

    South Carolina Ports Authority reports record container volumes handled during the 2018 fiscal year.