All Ports and terminals articles – Page 35
-
NewsLong Beach plans rail investment
The port of Long Beach in the USA plans to spend nearly USD380 million on upgrading its landslide facilities and waterways as it aims to increase its investment in its rail network.
-
NewsThyboron prepares for expansion
The port of Thyboron in Denmark has been granted a permit to deepen the channel and harbour approach.
-
NewsBlyth welcomes commissioners
The UK’s Blyth Harbour Commission has appointed Paul Hardisty and Richard Turner as commissioners on the board that oversees the strategy and management of the port of Blyth.
-
NewsHamburg and Tanger Med partner up
Germany’s Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) and Tanger Med Port Authority in Morocco have signed a letter of intent to form a partnership.
-
NewsHHH Marine picks marineM solution
Innovez One has signed a multi-year contract with HHH Marine, a Singapore-based launch and supply boat operator, to digitise its fleet operations.
-
NewsJaxport progresses with berth enhancements
Significant progress has been made on the latest phase of a USD109 million (GBP83.5 million) berth enhancement project at Jacksonville Port Authority’s (Jaxport) Blount Island Marine Terminal in the USA.
-
NewsSC Ports to receive STS cranes
Two heavy lift vessels are on their way to South Carolina Ports Authority’s (SC Ports) Hugh K. Leatherman terminal in North Charleston, USA, to deliver five five ship-to-shore (STS) cranes.
-
NewsRenewables sector booms in Blyth
The port of Blyth and its partner Advance Northumberland are to showcase a number of development projects at the Global Offshore Wind virtual conference, taking place on October 28.
-
NewsBreakbulk resilient at Rotterdam
The port of Rotterdam handled a total of 103.4 million tonnes of freight in the third quarter of 2020, while total throughput for the first nine months of the year was 8.8 percent lower than 2019 levels. HLPFI speaks with Twan Romeijn, business manager breakbulk at the port authority, about the port’s outlook for the heavy lift market.
-
NewsSkyhook crane to serve Norwegian offshore industry
Wergeland Group and PSW Group have signed a letter of intent for the delivery of a Huisman Skyhook quayside crane at the Gulen Industrial Harbour, Norway.
-
NewsBelgian and Dutch ports commit to shore power
The ports of Antwerp; Rotterdam; Amsterdam, Drechtsteden, North Sea Port and De Vlaamse Waterweg have launched a tender for the development of a single shore-based power system.
-
NewsBellingham secures infrastructure funding
The port of Bellingham in Washington, USA, has been awarded a USD6.85 million (GBP5.29 million) federal grant to upgrade its shipping terminal.
-
NewsCordero steps up for AAPA
Mario Cordero, executive director of California’s port of Long Beach, has formally stepped up as the chairman of the board of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA).
-
NewsGothenburg to undergo digital transformation
The port of Gothenburg in Sweden will implement a customised digital platform during 2021.
-
NewsCM Labs unveils agenda for virtual trade show
CM Labs’ agenda for its virtual ports tradeshow – taking place October 15 – is now online.
-
NewsDiversifying freight flows to reduce post-Brexit risk
The UK Major Ports Group (UKMPG) has said that the UK can reduce the risks of delays and congestion after the Brexit transition period if freight flows diversify their points of entry.
-
NewsICTSI invests in gateway to Central Africa
Kribi Multipurpose Terminal (KMT) – a subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) – has begun commercial operations at the port of Kribi in Cameroon.
-
NewsInnovez One to implement digital port planning in Indonesia
Port management software developer Innovez One will digitalise the towage and pilotage operations at the port of Banten in Indonesia, employing its marineM technology.
-
NewsGSM to begin operations in NOLA
Gulf Stream Marine (GSM) will operate the Alabo Street Wharf at the port of New Orleans (Port NOLA), USA.
-
NewsThe UK’s green ambitions: A wind energy boost or hot air?
At the Conservative Party conference, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged GBP160 million (USD206 million) to upgrade ports and factories across the country that manufacture the next generation of wind turbines, vowing to make the coronavirus pandemic a catalyst for green growth.