Ahead of the UK’s exit from the EU Customs union, the country’s government has launched a £200 million ($258 million) fund to enable ports to build new facilities and prepare for life outside the EU.
Lebanese public prosecutors have asked Interpol to issue arrest warrants for the Russian captain and owner of cargo vessel Rhosus, from which a shipment of ammonium nitrate was confiscated back in 2013, Reuters reported citing Lebanese NNA news agency. Boris Prokoshev has been identified as the capt
Finnish engineering majors Konecranes and Cargotec have signed a combination agreement and a plan to combine the two companies through a merger. The proposed combination will be implemented as a statutory absorption merger whereby Konecranes will be merged into Cargotec. Upon completion of the merge
German Shipowners’ Association (VDR) has welcomed investments in the country’s supply chain logistics as well as in the Brunsbüttel terminal project.
DHL Global Forwardin revealed it would be neutralizing the carbon emissions of all less-than-container load (LCL) ocean freight shipments from 1 January 2021.
German terminal operator Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) is taking a majority stake of 50.01 percent in the multi-function terminal Piattaforma Logistica Trieste (PLT) in the Italian seaport of Trieste. The investment will be allocated contractually and organisationally to HHLA International
Siemens Gamesa has begun the construction of its offshore wind turbine plant in the Port of Le Havre, France. The company revealed earlier this summer that the consortium led by GTM Normandie-Centre is in charge of the turbine plan construction. As part of the consortium, ENGIE Solutions is responsi
Green Rebel Marine has acquired Crosshaven Boatyard in County Cork, which will be used to service planned offshore wind projects in Ireland. The nine-acre site, which will continue its normal operations as a boatyard, will serve as a base for the new operation to survey, equip and service a network
Decarbonisation, innovation, infrastructure, freeports and properly functioning and resourced regulators are key asks for future government spending, set out in a letter to the UK Chancellor from the ports industry on 24 September, the British Ports Association (BPA) said.
DHSS has opened a new support base in the Port of IJmuiden, the Netherlands. Bold Tern visited DHSS’ new base at Volendamkadea, marking the start of the terminal’s first offshore wind project. The installation vessel is preparing for a maintenance campaign at a closeby offshore wind farm. Additional
Titan LNG, a Dutch supplier of LNG to the marine and industrial markets in Europe, completed an LNG SIMOPS bunkering at the Port of Antwerp.
Swedish Stena Group is developing a solution to use recycled batteries in charging stations at ports. The project is targeting the development of a new type of energy storage, similar to very large powerbanks, which will be essential for the quick charging of electric ferries in the future. The core
UK’s Port of Felixstowe is facing huge congestion amid a sharp spike in import container volumes and late vessel arrivals. “The weekly import volume for the last two weeks has been over 30% higher than average levels. “This is exacerbated by unusually high levels of empty containers at the port and
Dogger Bank Wind Farm has confirmed Able Seaton Port in Hartlepool, UK, as the marshalling base for the wind turbine installation activities for the Dogger Bank A & B offshore wind project. As part of the agreements for the supply and service of 190 of GE Renewable Energy’s Haliade-X 13 MW wind turb
