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  • Port of Rotterdam offers discount for vessels bunkering LNG

    16 December 2015

    Port of Rotterdam informed on Wednesday that seagoing vessels that bunker LNG in Rotterdam receive a 10 percent discount on gross seaport dues.

  • USA: Officials Provide Update on Middle Harbor Project

    22 February 2012

    The Middle Harbor Redevelopment Project will combine two aging shipping terminals into one modern terminal to improve cargo-movement efficiency and environmental performance. The nine-year, $1.2 billion project will upgrade wharfs, water access and storage area; as well as add a greatly expanded on-dock rail yard. The project will cut air pollution and add thousands of […]

  • NWSA Sees Rise in June Import Box Volumes

    20 July 2016

    The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) reported an increase in import containers by four percent month over month in June – the highest June volume at the NWSA in the past four years. Furthermore, imports are expected to see a modest boost this summer and fall, according to the NWSA. Through the first six months of […]

  • Baker Hughes helping Petrobras enhance oil & gas production as vessel duo remains in Brazil

    17 September 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    U.S.-headquartered energy technology giant Baker Hughes has disclosed a long-term contract extension with Brazil’s Petrobras for two stimulation vessels, which will keep supporting offshore operations that optimize oil and gas recovery in the South American country’s post and pre-salt fields.

  • New Priok Container Terminal Opens

    14 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    Indonesian President Joko Widodo yesterday inaugurated an expansion of the country’s main seaport –  the New Priok Container Terminal (NPCT) 1, Reuters reports. During the opening ceremony of NPCT 1, which is the first of five phases of an expansion of Indonesia’s Tanjung Priok Port, President Widodo said: “We cannot delay the development of modern ports any longer. […]

  • France: Port de Rouen Invites Bids for Dredging

    16 November 2012

    Grand port maritime de Rouen has invited bidders to submit their offers for the Port of Rouen dredging project. This project should improve access to the Grand Seaport of Rouen (GPMR), so that vessels of an additional 1m draft will be able to gain access to the Port. As part of this project, the object […]

  • Port of Rotterdam: LNG throughput rises 91 pct

    15 January 2016

    The port of Rotterdam on Friday revealed that the throughput of liquefied natural gas increased sharply in 2015.

  • RS to Undertake Independent Assessment of QMS for Compliance with STCW Convention

    19 February 2014
    Business & Finance

    In 2014, FAI Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS), under authorisation of the Russian Federation’s Ministry of Transport, has reported that it will undertake an independent assessment of quality management systems (QMS) of organisations engaged in simulator training as well as seafarer training and certification in compliance with the requirements of Section А-I/8 of the […]

  • MT Group to build hydrogen production and refueling station at Port of Klaipeda

    16 October 2024
    Automation, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, IT & Software, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Storage, Technology

    MT Group has signed a contract with the Klaipeda State Seaport Authority to build a green hydrogen production and refueling station in the Port of Klaipeda.

  • Eni restarts Libya drilling after five years using Saipem’s rig

    6 October 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Eni North Africa, the affiliate of Italy’s oil and gas giant Eni, has resumed its offshore exploration activities northwest of Libya.

  • Bay of Fundy tidal energy projects receive $10.7M federal boost

    22 September 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Exploration & Production, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Safety, Vision

    Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) has allocated $10.7 million in federal funding for two projects aimed at advancing tidal energy monitoring in the Bay of Fundy. The funding, delivered through the Energy Innovation Program, will support the Ocean Sensors Innovation Platform (OSIP) led by the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE), and the “Reducing Fish-Turbine […]

  • AAPA Commends Leaders for Passage of Bipartisan WRRDA Bill

    24 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) lauded leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, leaders of its Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee and Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) for their efforts in advancing H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA). The House passed the legislation today by a […]

  • Baton Rouge, New Orleans to Boost Container-on-Barge Ops

    8 December 2016
    Business & Finance

    The ports of Baton Rouge and New Orleans have been awarded a USD 1.75 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) to enhance for container-on-barge services. The funds would be used to acquire specialized container loading equipment to increase efficiencies to the current container-on-barge shuttle service operated by SEACOR AMH between Baton Rouge […]

  • 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 […]

  • Lithuania: Lemminkäinen Wins Klaipeda Port Deal

    21 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    А consortium between Lemminkäinen and YIT has signed a contract for the construction of an extension to a container terminal in Klaipeda, a Lithuanian seaport. Lemminkäinen will be the main contractor for the consortium. Work at the construction site will begin in March, with the construction being carried out in three phases. The last phase […]

  • Russia: 15,000 Vessels Receive Ecological Services from Rosmorport in 2012

    4 March 2013
    Business & Finance

      FSUE “Rosmorport” provided ecological services to 15 thousand vessels in 2012. That was the message of Sergey Ilyashenko Chief of the FSUE “Rosmorport” Navigation Support Department, which he gave during the IV International Forum Ecology (project of the United Russia Party “Saint-Petersburg, the sea capital of Russia”). During 2012 the enterprise also collected about […]

  • Pile Driving Kicks Off to Rebuild Pier at NWSA Terminal

    28 September 2016

    Contractors have begun driving piles to rebuild Pier 4 of the Northwest Seaport Alliance’s (NWSA) Husky Terminal as part of a redevelopment aimed at supporting larger container cranes and vessels at the terminal.  The first of 1,241 piles were driven last week to align Pier 4 with an adjacent pier to create a contiguous 2,960-foot berth […]

  • 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 […]

  • Serica splashes hundreds of millions on BP’s stake in UK’s largest producing gas field

    13 October 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    UK-based upstream oil and gas player Serica Energy is expanding its North Sea footprint by setting the wheels in motion to acquire the entire interest the UK-headquartered energy giant BP holds in a natural gas field, which is considered the biggest producing gas asset on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).

  • 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. 

  • VIDEO: Middle Harbor Dredging Makes Progress (USA)

    30 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Port of Long Beach has signed a 40-year, $4.6 billion lease with Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) and its subsidiary, Long Beach Container Terminal (LBCT), for the Middle Harbor property, in the largest deal of its kind for any U.S. seaport. The nine-year, $1.2 billion project will upgrade wharfs, water access and storage areas, […]

  • Ibom Port Development Plan Gets OK

    16 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) has formally approved the ongoing development of the Ibom Deep Seaport & Free Trade Zone in Akwa Ibom State. Felak Concept Limited (Abuja, Nigeria) and MTBS (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) are the Transaction Advisors for the project. The project is monitored by the Ministerial Project Development and Steering Committee (MPDSC). FEC […]

  • Prime Minister at Ashdod Port Ceremony

    28 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) today held a groundbreaking ceremony in Ashod marking the beginning of construction of Israel’s new port project. The ceremony was officiated by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other State dignitaries. Speaking at the ceremony in southern Ashdod, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu had some prime comments to share. “We will continue […]

  • VIDEO: Keeping the Delaware River Open

    10 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    The states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey are not the only two entities brought together by the Delaware River. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District and the Independence Seaport Museum are as well. As such, it is no surprise there are close to a dozen governmental and non-governmental organizations and agencies that are […]