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  • US Ports Fight to Stay Open amid Unfolding COVID-19 Crisis

    18 March 2020

    Shipping lines have canceled 20 voyages to the Port of Oakland between February and April 2020.

  • Top News – March 11 to 17, 2013

    17 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    USA: Officials Introduce Dredging Plan for Rockaway Beach The US Army Corps of Engineers, New York District intends to issue an Invitation for Bids (IFB) for dredging of Rockaway Beach and Coney Island.   Boskalis Wins Dredging Contracts in Australia and Vietnam Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has acquired dredging contracts in Australia and Vietnam […]

  • USA: Town Officials in Race for Manchester Harbor Dredging Funds

    19 December 2011

    Town officials last week met with state Senator Bruce Tarr, state Representative Brad Hill, and a representative of the state’s Seaport Advisory Council and its Division of Waterways about the potential dredging of parts of Manchester Harbor. The town hopes to have a commercial mooring area off Masconomo Park and an area adjacent to Crocker’s […]

  • NPA Negotiates with Potential Strategic Investors

    16 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Nigerian Ports Authority, managed under a “Landlord” model, has put all necessary arrangement in place to encourage prospective investors, both local and foreign in the Nation’s seaports. This information was disclosed by Nigerian Ports Authority Managing Director, Malam Habib Abdullahi, during a recent visit of Moody’s Investors Services officials to Lagos. According to Abdullahi, […]

  • Ukraine to Close Crimean Ports

    7 July 2014

    Ukraine shall close the ports located on the territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea for international shipping, the Ukrainian Government said this morning. The decision on closing relates to the ports Evpatoria, Kerch, Sevastopol, Feodosia, Yalta and Sevastopol. The move stems from a corresponding decree issued on June 16th, 2014  “On closing of the […]

  • Nordic Yards Starts Construction of LK-25 Icebreaker

    23 December 2013

    Nordic Yards has begun the construction of a steel deckhouse for Russian icebreaker LK-25, the future “Viktor Tschernomyrdin”. The steel cutting ceremony, held at the shipbuilders Rostock-Warnemünde yard, marks the beginning of construction for the Project 22600. The contract for the fabrication of the deckhouse as part of the icebreaker’s superstructure was concluded between the St. […]

  • Port of Antwerp: Port dues can be paid late due to COVID-19

    27 April 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics

    In order to support companies in Belgium’s Port of Antwerp during the coronavirus crisis, Antwerp Port Authority has agreed to let them delay payment of port dues for seagoing ships and barges.

  • Business Focus: IBG Companies in the News

    2 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    With Offshore WIND heading towards the launch of its International Business Guide (IBG) 2017, the Business Focus articles will update you on the companies listed in our IBG that appeared in the news over the past few weeks.  Bladt Industries The final six transition pieces for the 402MW Veja Mate offshore wind farm were delivered to Offshore Windforce M […]

  • DEME: New Contracts Worth 1.6 Billion EUR

    16 February 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    DEME, the Belgian dredging, hydraulic engineering and environmental solutions group, has secured a number of new contracts worldwide. The total value of these orders is approximately 1.6 billion EUR. Foremost important is a Letter of Award received in Singapore. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has awarded Dredging International Asia Pacific Pte Ltd – Daelim Industrial Co […]

  • Nigeria: Nature of Port Prevents Dredging, NPA Says

    31 May 2012

    According to the Vanguard, the Nigerian Ports Authority has attributed its inability to dredge the channel leading to the ports in Lagos further than 13.5 meters to the nature of the port. „The quays of the Lagos ports are about 14 meters and should the channel be dredged to or above 14 meters, they would […]

  • Russia: Rosmorport Invites Bids for Arkhangelsk Port Dredging

    30 December 2011

    Arkhangelsk branch of state-owned Rosmorport has announced tender for contract for maintenance and dredging of a channel at the port Arkhangelsk in 2012. The dredging contract worth RUB 55 million will be funded through Rosmorport’s own resources. Deadline for submission of bids is January 31, 2012. Arkhangelsk was built and developed first and foremost as […]

  • Bright Future for Ukraine’s Port Industry

    24 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    The Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine continues to work towards cooperation with all authorities of local and national level on issues of reforming Ukraine’s port industry: further development of maritime industry in Ukraine and implementation of reforms were discussed with representatives of local authorities, such as Nikolaev, Kherson, Odessa, Donetsk regional state administrations, Sevastopol city […]

  • Van den Herik Wins Dredging Contract in Poland

    15 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The local authority of the Polish maritime administration in Szczecin has selected Dutch dredging company Van den Herik to design and execute the deepening and widening of the port entrance at Police, Poland. According to the Dutch Water Sector, Van den Herik won this €5.1 million worth tender. The signing of the contract took place […]

  • One More Facility Finished in Sabetta

    16 May 2016
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    FSUE “Rosmorport” in late April undertook a range of activities to accept the completed construction of the Root Section of the South-Eastern Ice Protection Facility (SEIPF) including the Artificial Plot of Land and Coastal Protection (coast protection facilities at sections I, II, III and IV). Construction of the facility was carried out in the frame of realization […]

  • LNG-powered newbuilds to operate between Norway and Germany

    2 March 2015
    Vessels

    The Norwegian shipping company Nor Lines said it is launching a weekly scheduled service between Cuxhaven and Norway in April 2015.

  • Port Everglades Prepares to Handle Bigger Ships

    7 June 2017
    Business & Finance

    Florida’s Port Everglades is purchasing three low-profile Super Post Panamax container-handling gantry cranes to meet demands anticipated from the port’s expansion program. The Broward County Board of County Commissioners approved the USD 41.4 million crane purchase, with an option for the seaport to purchase an additional three cranes anytime within five years of placing the […]

  • Tacoma Port September Volumes Highest Since 2005

    21 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    Container volumes through the Port of Tacoma surged in September, posting a 20 percent gain over the same month last year. Tacoma handled 225,890 TEUs (20-foot equivalent units) last month, making it the port’s busiest month since September 2005 when the Port handled 216,430 TEUs. The port believes that September’s strong volumes are a signal […]

  • USA: Shutdown of Florida Ports is Not an Option, Governor Says

    28 December 2012

    Governor Rick Scott held a press conference call with Florida port leaders to discuss the importance of Florida’s ports during the ongoing negotiations between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) regarding their contract, which is set to expire Saturday, December 29th. Governor Scott said, “We are together on this […]

  • NWSA Half-Year Volumes Break 14-Year Record

    19 July 2019

    NWSA ports handled 1.92 million TEUs in the first half of the year.

  • SCPA’s Box Volume Up by 5.4 Pct

    25 January 2017
    Business & Finance

    South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) recorded a 5.4 percent increase in container volume fiscal year to date, with 1.029,450 TEUs handled since the period began in July 2016. SCPA said that December was “a solid finish” to the second quarter of fiscal year 2017, with 164,480 TEUs moved last month, a year-over-year increase of nearly […]

  • Governor: Shutdown of Florida Ports Is Not an Option (USA)

    28 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    Governor Rick Scott held a press conference call with Florida port leaders to discuss the importance of Florida’s ports during the ongoing negotiations between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) regarding their contract, which is set to expire Saturday, December 29th. Governor Scott said, “We are together on this […]

  • Belgium: ECA Criticises Use of Structural and Cohesion Funds for Port Projects

    26 April 2012

    The European Court of Auditors (ECA) presented yesterday the findings of a special report on the use of Structural and Cohesion Funds for transport infrastructure in seaports. The report covers the period 2000-2006 and looks at 27 projects in France, Spain, Italy and Greece. Together, these projects represent 85% of the total Structural and Cohesion […]

  • Two California-based firms to advance marine energy sector with new wave energy collaboration

    14 June 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Technology, Vision

    A California-based developer of wave energy technologies, CalWave, has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with AltaSea at the port of Los Angeles for establishing a local wave energy industry and building projects off the coast of California.

  • AAPA: Trade Priorities and Accountability Act Good News for US Ports

    25 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), the voice of 160 seaport authorities in the United States, Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean, has praised the US Senate for passing the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (TPA-2015). TPA-2015 establishes rigid rules for international trade negotiations to help the US deliver transparent, resilient and accountable trade […]

  • Tenders Announced for Mariupol and Berdiansk Dredging

    14 December 2018
    Business & Finance

    The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) has announced tenders for dredging work in two ports of the Azov Sea – Mariupol and Berdiansk. Commenting the latest announcement, the USPA head, Raivis Veckagans, said: “The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority has decided to divide the scope of work in ports on the Azov Sea. This is done so […]