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  • 15 Icebreakers to Operate in Gulf of Finland this Winter

    2 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    During the winter navigation 2011-12 fifteen diesel electric icebreakers and one atomic icebreaker will be operating in the Gulf of Finland. The A-ship is affreighted for 100 days and it will set off from Murmansk for Saint Petersburg on the 23rd of January 2012. The vessel operation contract`s cost goes beyond 300 million rubles, said […]

  • USACE: Easy Access to JAXPORT Deepening Updates (USA)

    11 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has updated its Jacksonville Harbor Deepening Study web page, allowing improved access to the most recent project schedules, study facts, helpful links and more. Deepening the St. Johns River Harbor is a crucial component in the plan to attract future seaport business in order to maximize the job […]

  • Dredging Boosts Mekong Delta Economy

    26 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    Transport productivity along the Vietnam’s waterways is expected to increase by 72%, thanks to the construction of ports and harbors, and dredging work along the Mekong Delta. According to a Transport Ministry plan, the Delta’s waterways will eventually be able to handle 83 million tonnes of cargo a year. The five-year plan primarily focuses on […]

  • LNG Dredger Ecodelta Kicks Off Eemshaven Works

    12 February 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology, Vessels

    Groningen Seaports just announced that the first dredging campaign in the Eemshaven for this year is scheduled to start today. According to an official announcement, this is the first time that these harbor maintenance works will be conducted with an LNG-powered dredger – Ecodelta. The dredging operations will start in parts of the Eemshaven where the most […]

  • Minimax system extinguishes fire in van carriers

    26 January 2007

    Minimax GmbH & Co. KG in Bad Oldesloe has now developed a special fire protection system to protect van carriers. Fires often break out in places which are very difficult for fire extinguishing measures to reach. In the stilt-like portal stackers which move the containers around in modern seaports, the engine compartment is more than […]

  • Following upgrades, European JV-owned cable layer goes to 1.1 GW Irish offshore wind farm

    8 August 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    A cable-laying vessel (CLV) jointly owned by the UK’s Enshore Subsea and Belgian Herbosch-Kiere has undergone a targeted upgrade program following the completion of a project in Senegal. Under a $200 million contract, the companies’ Dakar Marine Link joint venture was in charge of delivering onshore and offshore works for two submarine cable links as […]

  • India’s East Coast to Get First LNG Terminal

    19 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    India’s Andhra Pradesh Gas Distribution Corporation (APGDC), GDF SUEZ, Shell and GAIL have signed two separate Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) for a floating LNG terminal in Kakinada Deep Water Seaport in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. The first MOU is between APGDC, GDF SUEZ and Shell and supports the development of the terminal. APGDC (a JV company […]

  • USA: Port Manatee Harbor Deepening Study Slated for Funding

    6 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Port Manatee officials are encouraged that the Obama administration’s budget request for fiscal year 2015 includes full federal funding for the first study phase of deepening the federal channel and harbor area of Port Manatee, which is regarded as the closest U.S. deepwater seaport to the expanding Panama Canal. Manatee Harbor, near the Gulf of […]

  • USA: AAPA Elects Armando Duarte-Pelaez as Its Next Chairman

    23 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA)—representing the interests of seaports throughout the Western Hemisphere—this week during its Centennial Spring Conference board of directors meeting in Washington, D.C.—elected Armando Duarte-Peláez as its next chairman of the board. Mr. Duarte- Peláez’s one-year term will begin the last day of AAPA’s 101st Annual Convention in Mobile, Ala., […]

  • Update 2: US East Coast Ports in Lockdown ahead of Matthew

    7 October 2016

    Major seaports in Georgia and South Carolina will shut down their operations in the following few days ahead of the expected arrival of Hurricane Matthew.  The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has closed the terminals at the Port of Brunswick until October 10, 2016. Port of Savannah terminals will be closed to truck traffic on October […]

  • Getting ready for an energetic future

    4 August 2014

    In 2007 Groningen Seaports started with the expansion of and changes in the Eemshaven, planning on profiling the harbour as an energy port in which oil and gas and renewable energy go hand in hand. With the arrival of the Gemini wind farm, the future in offshore wind seems bright, but big changes mean more […]

  • 100th LNG cargo comes at one German terminal as dredging work kicks off at another

    12 August 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure

    Germany’s state-owned operator Deutsche Energy Terminal (DET) has received its 100th liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipment at one of the four LNG terminals it operates in the country. Additionally, it started dredging activities in preparation for the commissioning stage of a floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) anchored at one of the terminals.

  • Dutch Trio Reveals Offshore Wind to Hydrogen Mega Project

    27 February 2020
    Environment, Technology

    The NortH2 project partners aim to generate around 3GW to 4 GW of wind energy for the production of hydrogen before 2030, and possibly raise the capacity to 10GW by 2040.

  • USA: AAPA Elects Next Chairman

    23 March 2012

    The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA)—representing the interests of seaports throughout the Western Hemisphere—this week during its Centennial Spring Conference board of directors meeting in Washington, D.C.—elected Armando Duarte-Peláez as its next chairman of the board. Mr. Duarte- Peláez’s one-year term will begin the last day of AAPA’s 101st Annual Convention in Mobile, Ala., […]

  • Dutch Province Sets Up Offshore Wind Employment Services Company

    3 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Human Capital, Operations & Maintenance

    Several businesses, organisations and government bodies in Dutch province of Zeeland have joined forces to found a new company – The Wind Technicians – which will provide offshore employment services.

  • AAPA Welcomes Ports Infrastructure Investments Plan (USA)

    28 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) yesterday said it commends steps taken this week by President Barack Obama, the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, and by House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) toward increasing the investment in transportation infrastructure, including needed infrastructure in and connecting to America’s seaports. AAPA President Kurt Nagle […]

  • USDOT Grants USD 74 Million to Maritime Projects

    15 September 2014

    U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Anthony Foxx has disclosed  that seven grants, totalling little over USD 74 million or about 13 percent of total Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant funding, are going to projects that USDOT classifies as “maritime.” Another USD 54,469,652 comprising five awards, which is equal to about 9 percent of the total funding, […]

  • Klaipėda Oil Terminal to Make Room for Larger Tankers

    9 August 2019
    Business & Finance

    Once the works are done, KN will be able to receive 3 tankers simultaneously at the terminal.

  • Port Freeport Gets Federal Funding for FHCIP

    14 February 2020
    Business & Finance

    The recently announced U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Work Plan includes $19 million in funding for the Freeport Harbor Channel Improvement Project (FHCIP). Port Freeport, Texas, is one of two seaports nationwide to receive a “new start” designation for commencement of construction. The estimated total cost of the project is […]

  • Milestone for Lamu Port, Opening of the First Berth in October

    9 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    The President of the Republic of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, has announced that the first berth of the new Lamu Port will be officially opened in October. The Lamu Port development project – part the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport Corridor – represents a government initiative to develop a second deep sea port along the Kenyan coast. […]

  • US Port Projects Win USD 61.8 Million in TIGER Grants

    1 August 2016
    Business & Finance

    Six commercial seaports or projects, that directly aid the efficient movement of goods to and from America’s ports, have been awarded a total of USD 61.8 million in funding, American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) said. The funding was awarded as part of the fiscal year 2016 Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants. The six projects receiving awards in the eighth round of […]

  • Yuzhny Port Deepening Deemed a Shrewd Move

    24 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    Dredging work at the Yuzhny Port, Ukraine is nearing completion, and cargo owners are already analyzing its benefits. Enhancing the capabilities for working with Capesize vessels will significantly increase the flows of export, import, and transit cargoes. Access to Capesize vessels (over 200,000 deadweight tons) provides a competitive advantage during transportation of ore and coal […]

  • II International Forum of Dredging Companies

    21 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    “PortNews” Media-Group with the assistance of the Ministry of Transport of Russian Federation, in partnership with FSUE “ROSMORPORT” and leading dredging companies has commenced preparing an industry-focused event – II International Forum of Dredging Companies. The event, supported by Association of Commercial Sea Ports and International Association of Dredging Companies, will be held in Moscow, […]

  • Simmons Edeco Sets Up Denmark Base

    8 November 2017
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    Oilfield service company Simmons Edeco has opened its first base of operations in Denmark. The decision to expand into Denmark was triggered by a recent contract awarded to provide wellhead maintenance services for wells in the Danish North Sea, the company said. The new 6,000 square meter facility is located in the seaport town of […]

  • Nordic Baltic Hydrogen Corridor receives EU funding support

    3 July 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Transition

    The project promoters of the Nordic Baltic Hydrogen Corridor (NBHC) have signed a grant agreement with the European Climate, Infrastructure, and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) for the European Union (EU) financial support to the NBHC.