Ports and Terminals news – Page 9
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NewsBlue Water signs five-year Vestas contract
Blue Water Shipping has signed a five-year contract with Vestas that will see it handle the wind turbine manufacturer’s components at its terminals in Esbjerg, Denmark, and Cuxhaven, Germany.
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NewsSluga takes business development role at Portico
Damir Sluga has been named freight forwarding business development manager at UK logistics and terminal service provider Portico.
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NewsUK Major Ports Group selects Evans
UK Major Ports Group (UKMPG), the trade association for the UK’s major port operators, has appointed Geraint Evans as its ceo.
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NewsPort of New London delivery berth completed
Connecticut Port Authority in the USA has completed the construction of the port of New London’s Northeast Bulkhead delivery berth.
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NewsDP World opens Berbera Economic Zone
DP World and the Government of Somaliland have inaugurated the Berbera Economic Zone (BEZ), which, along with the port of Berbera, is transforming the area into a major trade hub in the Horn of Africa.
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NewsLogistec to acquire FMT
Logistec Stevedoring has acquired the Canadian and US marine terminal business of Fednav, including Federal Marine Terminals and its logistics division Fednav Direct (FMT).
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NewsAprojects building logistics centre at Antwerp
Belgian logistics services provider Aprojects has started building a logistics centre next to terminal operator PSA Breakbulk at quay 410 in Antwerp.
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NewsABP outlines sustainability strategy
Associated British Ports (ABP) has launched a wide-ranging sustainability strategy, including plans to invest around GBP2 billion (USD2.4 billion) in decarbonising its own operations by 2040 at the latest and in major infrastructure projects to enable the wider UK energy transition.
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NewsJumbo-SAL-Alliance loads Tukan cranes
The Jumbo-SAL-Alliance has loaded three Tukan cranes onto the SAL Heavy Lift vessel Lisa in Bremen, Germany, bound for the port of Haifa, Israel.
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NewsPort Kembla plots offshore wind development
Australia’s NSW Ports has outlined concept plans for a large-scale port facility at Port Kembla’s Outer Harbour that would support offshore wind development projects.
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NewsCollett hauls transformers to Kintore
UK-based heavy haulage expert Collett & Sons has delivered two 215-tonne super grid transformers from General Electric’s (GE) engineering facility in Stafford to a substation extension site in Kintore, Scotland.
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NewsTugdock partners with Sarens
UK-based Tugdock has formed a partnership with Sarens to accelerate the development of its solution for the floating offshore wind industry.
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NewsPorts of Indiana appoints Peacock
The USA’s Ports of Indiana has appointed Jody Peacock as the ceo for the state-wide port authority, which operates three ports on the Ohio River and Lake Michigan.
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NewsThyboron lands offshore wind work
DEME has signed a contract with the port of Thyboron that will see the Danish port support the installation of foundations for Vattenfall’s Vesterhav Nord and Syd offshore wind farms.
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NewsSiemens Gamesa plans nacelle facility in New York
Siemens Gamesa is planning a nacelle manufacturing facility at the port of Coeymans in New York State, USA.
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NewsGrimaldi acquires port of Amsterdam terminal
Italy-based Grimaldi Group, through its subsidiary Amsterdam Multipurpose Terminal (AMT), has acquired 200,000 sq m of land and a 20-year concession within the Amerikahaven area of the port of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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NewsCrowley looks to develop at Port Fourchon
Crowley has reached a Right of First Refusal agreement to potentially lease and develop an offshore wind terminal at Louisiana’s Port Fourchon, USA, to help support the offshore wind market in the Gulf of Mexico.
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NewsDzanic to leave Gothenburg Port Authority
Elvir Dzanic, ceo of Gothenburg Port Authority, will leave his post in August 2023 and will go on to become ceo of Sweden-based shipping company, Wallenius Sol.
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NewsJan De Nul selects BOW Terminal
Jan De Nul Group has selected BOW Terminal in Eemshaven, the Netherlands, as its marshalling yard for the Gode Wind 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3 wind farms in the German North Sea.
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NewsPort of Kaskinen receives wind turbine components
Finland’s port of Kaskinen has started to receive shipments of wind turbine components.