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SC Ports: Container volumes steady as rail infrastructure expands
With highly productive port service and expanding rail capabilities, South Carolina Ports is well-positioned to speed goods to market and support growth in the Southeast. SC Ports has three big-ship capable terminals and a total of 10 million …
Nov 19, 2024 / Curious
SAFEEN Group Achieves Guinness World Record™️ for Most Powerful Electric Tugboat
SAFEEN Group, part of AD Ports Group’s Maritime & Shipping Cluster, in collaboration with DAMEN Shipyards Group, has announced that it has achieved a Guinness World Records™️ title for Most Powerful Electric tugboat. The record was set by …
Nov 12, 2024 / Curious
Adriatic Gate Container Terminal hit 2 more milestones
Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT), International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) operation in the Port of Rijeka in Croatia, recently attained two more milestones by handling a record monthly throughput and the highest single vessel …
Nov 11, 2024 / Curious
Van Oord completes major dredging project in Egypt
Van Oord has finished dredging two new port basins in Ain Sokhna Port, successfully completing a project that forms part of a port expansion programme meant to improve and develop the Suez Canal Economic Zone and harness the enormous potential of the …
Nov 11, 2024 / Curious
Höegh Evi to partner with SEMOP Port-La Nouvelle to develop strategic infrastructure for hydrogen import to France and Europe
Höegh Evi, a global leader in marine energy infrastructure solutions, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreement with the port of Port-La Nouvelle to develop a floating terminal for hydrogen imports. The hydrogen will be imported from …
Nov 5, 2024 / Curious
Hapag-Lloyd christens the “Hamburg Express” in the Port of Hamburg
Naming patron: Hamburg’s First Lady Eva Maria Tschentscher Seventh of 12 ships with 23,660 TEU capacity and dual-fuel technology This morning, the Hamburg Express – the eponymous flagship of Hapag-Lloyd’s “Hamburg Express” class – was …
Nov 5, 2024 / Vessels
Asyaport: Pioneering Maritime Logistics Decarbonization with Onshore Power
Asyaport has become the first port in Türkiye to offer shore power to container vessels: an important milestone for decarbonizing maritime logistics in the region. Türkiye's largest container terminal today, Asyaport, is further advancing its …
Nov 4, 2024 / Curious
Monjasa expands into new offshore US Gulf operations
Global top 10 marine fuels supplier, Monjasa, expands further into the US Gulf, following five years of maritime operations in the Port of Houston. As part of this new operation, Monjasa has agreed charter terms for the tanker, MT Stenheim (16,626 …
Oct 31, 2024 / Vessels
South Korea Achieves Milestone with First Simultaneous Operations of Methanol Bunkering in Busan
In a significant step towards establishing eco-friendly maritime practices, South Korea successfully conducted its first Simultaneous Operations (SIMOPs) of ship-to-ship methanol bunkering at Busan New Port on 4th October. This groundbreaking …
Oct 31, 2024 / Curious
The Andersons, Inc. Signs Long-Term Lease at Port Houston, Makes Investment in Capacity for Soybean Meal Exports
The Andersons, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANDE) announced it has signed a long-term lease agreement for its operations at Port Houston and will be expanding the facility to support the export of soybean meal among other bulk grains. The upgrades will focus on …
Oct 30, 2024 / Curious