Ports and Terminals news – Page 13
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NewsBritish FFIV fleet to join OCF bid
Aberdeen-based Zero-C Offshore, which is in the process of building a fleet of British-flagged and owned heavy lift vessels for the wind energy sector, has become the latest member of Opportunity Cromarty Firth (OCF) – the consortium behind the bid for a Green Freeport in Inverness and the Cromarty Firth.
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NewsEXG handles transmission line towers
Express Global Logistics (EXG) has managed the shipment of 4,740 tonnes of transmission line towers from India to Bangladesh.
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NewsHapag-Lloyd to buy SAAM’s terminal business
German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has signed a binding agreement to acquire SAAM Ports and SAAM Logistics, as well as real estate assets related to the logistics business.
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NewsPort of Bilbao launches international sustainability conference
The Port Authority of Bilbao will host a conference on sustainable ports, in collaboration with the Bilbao Chamber of Commerce, on November 8-9, 2022.
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NewsPort of Bilbao hosting energy transition seminar
The port of Bilbao, Spain, will host a seminar in October detailing how ports will play a key role in the energy transition.
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NewsSlavenburg & Huyser moves into North Sea Port facility
Logistics service provider Slavenburg & Huyser is moving into a 50,000 sq m facility in Vlissingen, the Netherlands, which will focus on the distribution of solar panels.
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NewsFreeport East selects CEO
Freeport East – one of eight freeports established in England by the UK government – has appointed Steve Beel as its chief executive.
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NewsNoatum boosts capacity with four-crane order
Noatum has added four Liebherr mobile harbour cranes at its terminal facilities around Spain.
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NewsExpansion at Antwerp Euroterminal
Antwerp Euroterminal (AET) is expanding its ro-ro capacity by 25 percent.
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NewsOperational managers shuffle at APM Terminals
Nabil Zine-Eddine has taken over the position of chief operations officer (coo) at APM Terminals Tangier (Morocco) following the appointment of Rex Jackson to head of global operations.
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NewsRecords set at Port Houston
August container volumes continue to surge at Port Houston, as do steel imports.
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NewsNWSA volumes trail 2021
The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA), comprising the ports of Seattle and Tacoma (USA), reported increases in container and breakbulk handling during August 2022, but year-to-date figures trail those reported in 2021.
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NewsFurther strikes at Felixstowe
A fresh round of strike action is set to affect the UK’s port of Felixstowe during September.
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NewsSecond mobile harbour crane joins Blue Water BREB
Cuxhaven shipping company BREB and Danish logistics group Blue Water Shipping celebrated five years of handling at its jointly operated terminal in the town with the addition of a second large mobile crane.
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NewsStrike action confirmed at the port of Liverpool
Unite the Union has confirmed that strike action will take place at the UK port of Liverpool from September 19 to October 3.
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NewsSeow promoted at Jurong Port
Singapore’s Jurong Port, a wholly owned subsidiary of JTC Corporation, has appointed Terence Seow as ceo. He succeeds Ooi Boon Hoe, who has assumed the role of advisor until the end of the year.
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NewsLeech steps up at Ports America
Ports America has appointed Matthew Leech as president and ceo, effective November 2022.
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NewsDundee chosen for Inch Cape offshore wind farm
The port of Dundee has been selected as the pre-assembly and marshalling site for the construction of the 1.1 GW Inch Cape offshore wind farm, which will be Scotland’s largest offshore wind project when commissioned later this decade.
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NewsAgreement reached for German port workers
In the 10th round of negotiations, trade union Ver.di and ZDS (the association of German sea port operators) reached an agreement, ending fears of further strike action. The same cannot be said for the port of Felixstowe in the UK, where strike action has the potential to escalate.
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NewsUHL delivers mobile harbour cranes to Newcastle
Two mobile harbour cranes have arrived at the port of Newcastle, Australia, aboard UHL Fighter.