Ports and Terminals news – Page 188
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IUMI flags insurance concerns
February 3 - The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) said that insured losses resulting from last year's explosion at Tianjin Port are likely to amount to USD5-6 billion.
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Lake Charles prepares for boom
February 3 - The Port of Lake Charles has handled 220 components of a large Mammoet crane, which was shipped into the US gateway from Brazil on board BBC Chartering's heavy lift vessel BBC Fuji.
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Collett winds up Muirhall project
February 2 - Collett Transport has delivered three 145 m high wind turbines from the UK Port of Grangemouth to the Muirhall onshore wind farm in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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Foss to open Oregon hub
February 2 - Foss Maritime is set to open a consolidated customer service centre in Oregon during April 2016.
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HMM struggles to stay afloat
February 2 - According to reports in the international media, Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) is resurrecting an asset sale plan in an effort to avoid bankruptcy as it struggles under a KRW7 trillion (USD5.8 billion) debt.
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HLPFI adds Associate Editor
February 2 - Yvonne Mulder, a communications specialist in the freight and supply chain industry for more than 25 years, has joined the Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International team as Associate Editor.
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Longview names interim ceo
February 2 - The Port of Longview's board of commissioners has voted in favour of appointing current chief operating officer, Norm Krehbiel, as the port's interim ceo.
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Japanese carriers brace for tough 2016
February 2 - MOL has forecast a USD1.45 billion loss for its financial year ending March 31, 2016, as the Japanese line restructures its dry bulker and container shipping business areas.
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Atlas Breakbulk Alliance bags Pegg
February 2 - Atlas Logistics Network (ALN) has formed a separate organisation dedicated to the breakbulk and project cargo industry - the Atlas Breakbulk Alliance - which will be headed up by well known industry personality, Albert Pegg.
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Energy industry supply chains must change, says DHL
February 2 - A whitepaper from DHL suggests that a lot of companies operating in the energy industry have yet to adapt their supply chains to the exceptionally harsh market conditions the sector faced in 2015, and will continue to do so in 2016.
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CargoLogicAir takes off
February 2 - The new British all-cargo airline, CargoLogicAir (CLA), has been awarded its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) by the UK Civil Aviation Authority.
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Dako moves engine trio
February 2 - Dako Worldwide has coordinated the shipment of three diesel engines from Italy to Panama.
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Rickmers reconfirms positive forecast
February 1 - Despite persistently challenging market conditions, the Rickmers Group has reconfirmed its positive forecast for the 2015 financial year with regards to revenues and EBITDA.
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AAPA concerns despite cargo growth
February 1 - According to a report by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, seaports in the USA are seeing a steady rise in waterborne cargo volumes with 2014 tonnage figures showing a 3.1 percent increase over 2013 totals.
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ZOMC sets lifting record
February 1 - ZPMC-OTL Marine Contractor (ZOMC) says that its self-propelled single boom crane vessel, Zhen Hua 30, has successfully lifted 13,200 tonnes during testing.
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NBPC ceo takes on port role
February 1 - Current president and ceo of NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers (NBPC), Masamichi Morooka, has been appointed president of the newly launched Yokohama Kawasaki International Port Corporation.
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Indiana-Jeffersonville steels ahead
January 29 - The Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville handled 16 percent more cargo in 2015 compared with the previous year, driven mostly by large volumes of steel and agriculture products.
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Grove goes to GMVykon
January 29 - Mexico based equipment rental specialist GMVykon has taken delivery of a 400-tonne capacity Grove GMK6400 all-terrain crane, which will be used to support the maintenance of oil and steel production facilities in the country.
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CMA CGM inks Iranian deal
January 29 - According to reports in the international media, France's CMA CGM has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL).