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Crowley Helps to Lower Emissions in Port 7/2/2009 9:35:23 AM Crowley tugboats used for ship assistance and escort operations in the Port of Los Angeles have begun using newly-installed shore-side electrical power when not on the job in an effort to cut fuel consumption and reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Previously, the tugs tied up at the dock needed to run their generators to provide electrical power... Port Gets $2m for Pollution Control 7/1/2009 9:00:56 AM     According to the EPA, the federal government is providing nearly $2 million in stimulus funds to control diesel pollution at the Port of Charleston. The grant is intended to provide jobs and help the state Ports Authority retrofit cargo handling and other diesel equipment at the port, the EPA said... First Phase of Custom Built Terminal in Houston 6/18/2009 9:28:44 AM Westway Terminal Company LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Westway Group, Inc. (WTWG), opened Phase I of a Custom Built Bulk Liquid Storage Terminal for Nynas Americas at the Westway's Houston-1 Terminal. In an effort to improve its customer satisfaction and efficiencies, Nynas contracted... Port to Test “Sock on a Stack” Technology 6/18/2009 9:17:51 AM The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners gave preliminary approval to fund a long-term test of a “sock on a stack” air quality improvement system for ships. The technology has shown promising results in previous demonstrations.   Developed by Rancho Dominguez-based Advanced Cleanup Technologies Inc... Cape Town Container Terminal Upgrade on Schedule 6/15/2009 9:30:13 AM The Cape Town container terminal’s R4.2 billion expansion project has seen several milestones for the port in recent months, and the upward trajectory is set to continue as the country’s second largest container terminal ramps up its capacity over the next five years. Oscar Borchards,... Venezuela to Nationalize Ports 6/12/2009 3:56:52 AM Reuters reported that Venezuela is set to nationalize the companies that run some of its ports. The affected ports receive many of the imports that Venezuela depends on, but do not handle oil shipping from the OPEC nation. Authorities are reportedly revising the contracts of the port operators.  ... APL Alexandrite First Call, Cai Mep Port 6/9/2009 8:10:42 AM The ship APL Alexandrite became the first linehaul container vessel to call at the Saigon Port-PSA (SP-PSA) deepwater container terminal located on the Cai Mep river in Ba Ria Vung Tau Province in southern Vietnam. The 3,821 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) vessel was undertaking a trial... Rendell Announces Investment in Southport 6/8/2009 8:29:06 AM Governor Edward G. Rendell announced the investment of up to $25 million dollars in commonwealth capital funds to advance the Southport Marine Terminal project at the Port of Philadelphia. The investment will fund pre-construction activities critical to the project's success. Teams qualified to bid for... Port of Antwerp Power Supply Facility 6/3/2009 9:44:01 AM The world's first Onshore Power Supply (OPS) facility with automatic synchronization and 50/60 Hz conversion has been formally activated by Flemish Minister-President Kris Peeters in the presence of leading government and Port of Antwerp officials. It typically powers a docked container vessel for approximately... Panama Canal, Maryland Port Forge Ties 6/3/2009 9:43:12 AM The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) and the Maryland Port Administration (MPA) announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreement to increase economic growth and commercial activity between the two entities. Signed by ACP Administrator/CEO Alberto Alemán Zubieta and MPA Executive Director James J... Project Profile, Muuga Port 6/3/2009 9:38:41 AM In very challenging weather conditions Danish contractor Per Aarsleff is installing its largest profile and one of its longest combination steel pile retaining walls for the extension to the container terminal in the Port of Muuga on the Gulf of Finland south coast, 17km east of the Estonian capital Tallinn... Containerships Selects Teesport 5/28/2009 9:36:09 AM Containerships, a shortsea carrier, has chosen North East based Teesport, owned by PD Ports, as its strategic freight hub for Northern Europe. The shipping line, which acquired Mediterranean short-sea specialist Contaz in March, has chosen to use Teesport, the UK’s third largest port by volume,... Panama Canal, Port Manatee Strategic Alliance 5/28/2009 9:28:52 AM To help spur growth and capitalize on the Panama Canal’s expansion, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) and Port Manatee embarked on their first-ever strategic alliance. In an official ceremony held in Panama City, Panama, ACP Administrator/CEO Alberto Alemán Zubieta and Port Manatee Executive Director David L... Georgia Ports Authority Welcomes COSCO 5/26/2009 10:32:57 AM The Georgia Ports Authority’s (GPA) Executive Director Doug J. Marchand announced at its board meeting that China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) now has vessels calling on the Port of Savannah. “We appreciate COSCO’s confidence in our ability to handle its container volume... Port's Container Volume Down 16% 5/21/2009 9:35:52 AM According to a May 20 report from The Post and Courier, a recent uptick in a few categories of exports was not enough to offset falling demand for most other goods that come through the Port of Charleston, the latest figures show. The State Ports Authority said at a board meeting on May 19 that the number... Dubai Maritime City & Arab Sea Ports MOU 5/18/2009 9:36:27 AM Dubai Maritime City Authority recently held a meeting in Cairo with the Arab Sea Ports Federation (ASPF) to activate the memorandum of understanding signed by both parties earlier this year, which aims at identifying and capitalizing on joint opportunities for cooperation and mutual growth between the two parties... Port of Kiel Welcomes Lisco Maxima 5/14/2009 9:52:01 AM The new Lisco Maxima, the biggest ferry to sail under the flag of Lithuania, was given an official welcome May 12 to mark her first call in Kiel’s Ostuferhafen. The ship will from now on be employed in the regular liner shipping service between Kiel and Klaipeda. She replaced the older, somewhat smaller, Lisco Optima on the same route... Port of Hamburg, 310 Tonne Turbine 5/14/2009 9:40:09 AM The second largest gas turbine ever manufactured by Siemens in Berlin was recently loaded onto the breakbulk vessel Rickmers Jakarta at the Wallmann-Terminal in Hamburg for shipment to Singapore. Weighing 310 tonnes, the turbine is able to generate electricity in an extremely efficient and therefore environmentally friendly manner... DCT Gdansk Heavylift Cargo Capabilities 5/7/2009 9:31:11 AM Since it opened in 2007, the new DCT Gdansk container terminal has had several opportunities to demonstrate its versatility, notably with the transhipment of motor vehicles from deepsea to feeder car carriers and even the handling of a cruise vessel. It has also handled several heavylift vessels including,... Port of Pittsburgh Applies for ARRA Grant 5/7/2009 9:29:15 AM The commonwealth has applied for a $1.5 million Clean Diesel Emerging Technology grant through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to upgrade two marine diesel engines in the Pittsburgh area, Governor Edward G. Rendell announced. "Diesel engines play important roles in our everyday... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...