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Sunday, January 7, 2024
Ports

China’s COSCO Puts Israel Routes on Hold

According to breaking news by the Israeli financial news outlet Globes, the prominent Chinese shipping conglomerate COSCO has halted its maritime services to

January 7, 2024
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Monday, January 1, 2024
Ports

Ethiopia Signs Pact To Use Somaliland’s Red Sea Port

by Dawit Endeshaw (Reuters) Landlocked Ethiopia signed an initial agreement with Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland on Monday to use its

January 1, 2024
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Tuesday, December 26, 2023
North korea arms graphic
Ports

Revived North Korean Port Aids Russia’s War Effort in Ukraine

By Jon Herskovitz (Bloomberg) — A dormant North Korean port near the border with Russia has sprung back to life, fueling what experts say is a

December 26, 2023
Total Views: 5905

Port of New Orleans
Ports

Port of New Orleans Receives Federal Funding for New Mississippi River Container Terminal

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) has been awarded $73.77 million by the federal government to support the construction of a major new container terminal on

December 26, 2023
Total Views: 3302

Friday, December 22, 2023
Map of ship routings around the red sea
Ports

African Ports Overwhelmed By Red Sea Reroutings

By Wendell Roelf (Reuters) – Shipping companies sailing around the Cape of Good Hope to avoid Houthi attacks on the Red Sea face tough choices over

December 22, 2023
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Wednesday, December 20, 2023
CMA CGM Lisa Marie at Port Houston
Ports

Mixed Results for Port Houston as Imports Fall

Port Houston reported mixed results in November as containerized imports through the Gulf Coast’s busiest port fall. Import volumes softened to 137,631

December 20, 2023
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Thursday, December 14, 2023
STS cranes at APM Terminals' Port Elizabeth Terminal, at the Port of New York and New Jersey. Photo: Mihai_Andritoiu/Shutterstock
Ports

APM Terminals Commissions Giant New Container Cranes at Port of New York and New Jersey

APM Terminals, a subsidiary of A.P. Moller-Maersk, has announced the commissioning of two state-of-the-art ZPMC Super-Post Panamax ship-to-shore (STS) cranes

December 14, 2023
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Tuesday, December 12, 2023
The Hydrotug 1 at sea trials. Photo courtesy CMB.TECH
Environment

World’s First Hydrogen-Powered Tug Launched in Antwerp

The Port of Antwerp-Bruges and Belgian shipping and cleantech group CMB.TECH have successfully launched the world’s first hydrogen-powered tugboat, the

December 12, 2023
Total Views: 2757

Thursday, December 7, 2023
Port Houston container terminal aerial
Ports

Panama Canal Restrictions Hit US East and Gulf Coast Port Volumes

U.S. container imports experienced a 9% decrease in November 2023 compared to October 2023, according to the latest U.S. imports report from Descartes Systems

December 7, 2023
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Monday, December 4, 2023
A containerships berthed at the Port of Auckland, New Zealand
Ports

Port of Auckland Sentenced Over Port Worker’s Death

The Port of Auckland Limited (POAL) has been sentenced in New Zealand following their guilty plea to two charges under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015.

December 4, 2023
Total Views: 2049

Saturday, November 25, 2023
A stacker/reclaimer places coal in stockpiles at the port in Newcastle, Australia.REUTERS/File Photo
Ports

Australia Activists Disrupt Shipping At Coal Port

SYDNEY, Nov 25 (Reuters) – A climate change protest off Australia’s east coast disrupted operations at the country’s biggest coal

November 25, 2023
Total Views: 1518

Tuesday, November 21, 2023
An aerial photo of a container terminal at Port Houston
Ports

Port Houston Records New Loaded Exports Record

Port Houston celebrated a major milestone in October, reporting the highest volume of loaded exports in its history. Compared to the same period last year,

November 21, 2023
Total Views: 1531

Saturday, November 18, 2023
Cobre Panama mine owned by First Quantum Minerals in Donoso. REUTERS/Aris Martinez
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Panama Port Blockade Keeps Supplies From First Quantum Mine

By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY, Nov 17 (Reuters) – A ship with supplies for Canadian miner First Quantum’s unit in Panama was unable to dock as

November 18, 2023
Total Views: 3523

Friday, November 17, 2023
Containership berthed at the Port of Los Angeles.Photo courtesy Port of Los Angeles.
Ports

Port of Los Angeles Reports Cargo Growth for Third Straight Month

The Port of Los Angeles continues to see positive growth as it reports an increase in cargo volume for the third consecutive month as West Coast ports work to

November 17, 2023
Total Views: 1375

Thursday, November 16, 2023
Tugs support a bulk carrier arriving at an iron ore terminal. File image: Shutterstock/tcly
News

India’s JSW Wins Order to Develop Port in Karnataka State

BENGALURU, Nov 16 (Reuters) – JSW Infrastructure, India‘s No.2 commercial port operator, said on Thursday it won an order worth 41.19 billion

November 16, 2023
Total Views: 1386

Tuesday, November 14, 2023
A shore crane works a ship at the Port of Charleston
Ports

South Carolina Ports Reports Strong October Performance

South Carolina Ports (SC Ports) announced impressive performance for the month of October, with container volumes showing signs of recovery and even reaching

November 14, 2023
Total Views: 1187

Monday, November 13, 2023
Stock image of a cyber attack graphic
Ports

DP World Australia Back Online After Cyber Attack

By Renju Jose SYDNEY, Nov 13 (Reuters) – DP World Australia, one of the country’s largest ports operators, said on Monday operations had resumed at

November 13, 2023
Total Views: 1344

Sunday, November 12, 2023
port of melbourne. June 2, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Mick Tsikas/Files
Ports

Australia Says Ports Operator Cyber Incident ‘Serious’

SYDNEY, Nov 12 (Reuters) – The Australian government on Sunday described as “serious and ongoing” a cybersecurity incident that

November 12, 2023
Total Views: 2847

Saturday, November 11, 2023
Ship sails into the port of Melbourne Australia
Ports

Cyber Attack Hits Australian Ports

by Sam McKeith (Reuters) The Australian government said on Saturday that it was coordinating a response to a cybersecurity incident that forced ports

November 11, 2023
Total Views: 3327

Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Panoramic view of the ship yard and dock of the Port Of Colombo, Sri Lanka
News

US Commits Over $500 Million to Develop Sri Lanka Container Terminal

(Bloomberg) — The US will provide $553 million in financing for a port terminal in Sri Lanka’s capital being developed by Indian billionaire Gautam

November 8, 2023
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