All Ports and terminals articles – Page 10
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NewsPort of Baltimore returns to full-channel operations after tragic accident
The US Army Corps of Engineers successfully restored Baltimore’s Fort McHenry Federal Channel to its full operational dimensions earlier this week. This massive effort saw coordination among 56 agencies and the deployment of a global team of specialists. Gregory DL Morris details the significant adjustments made by ports, carriers, and forwarders across the Eastern Seaboard to manage the disruptions caused by the bridge collapse.
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NewsGround broken at South Brooklyn Marine Terminal
Work on South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT) to support New York City’s offshore wind energy ambitions has begun.
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NewsForth Green Freeport opens for business with tax sites designated
Forth Green Freeport (FGF) officially opened for business on June 12 following approval from the Scottish and UK Governments of its outline business case. Three tax sites located in Grangemouth, Rosyth and Mid-Forth (Leith and Burntisland) have been designated.
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NewsGosselin coordinates OOG items for Ineos Project One
Belgium-based Gosselin has been acting as general contractor for the marshalling yard at Ineos Project One. On June 1, BigLift Shipping’s Happy Star delivered the first two heavy lifts at PSA Belgium Breakbulk Terminal (410).
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NewsBecker and D’Abreo ‘divide the world’ as Rhenus plots expansion
Rhenus Group appointed Moritz Becker and Colin D’Abreo as co-vice president directors of its project logistics unit during May 2024. Each has his own particular areas of expertise and the structure of the roles reflects this experience. “We have divided the world,” said Becker, who now leads Rhenus Project Logistics’ operations in Europe, the CIS region, and Southeast Asia and the Pacific (SEAPAC). D’Abreo will oversee activities in the Americas, India, China, and the Middle East and Africa (MEA).
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NewsWithout functioning ports, there can be no energy transition
The German Ports Reception took place in Berlin on June 4. More than 170 attendees heard from five German coastal states and multiple legislators. The core message: without functioning ports, there can be no energy transition and without joint financing, there can be no port expansion.
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NewsRWE explores Oskarshamn as an offshore wind energy hub
Energy developer RWE and Smålandshamnar have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore whether Sweden’s port of Oskarshamn could serve offshore wind energy projects developed in the Baltic Sea region.
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NewsWallenius Wilhelmsen to sell MIRRAT
Ro-ro shipping group Wallenius Wilhelmsen has entered into an agreement to sell its Melbourne International RoRo & Auto Terminal (MIRRAT) to Australian Amalgamated Terminals for AUD332.5 million (USD221.4 million).
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NewsLarger ships granted Baltimore access
Larger ships can now access the port of Baltimore. The container vessel Dali has been successfully refloated and removed from the Patapsco River and access channels opened to larger commercial vessels.
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NewsHaropa Port hosts five sites ready for industrial development
Nearly 250 ha of land managed by France’s Haropa Port is available for industrial redevelopment as part of the country’s 2030 Turnkey Sites scheme.
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NewsWilliams Shipping adds yard capacity in Southampton
UK-based maritime and logistics specialist Williams Shipping has expanded its yard capacity at the port of Southampton, opening up opportunities to grow and diversity its cargo and haulage operations.
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NewsBilbao signs Great Lakes MoU
The Port Authority of Bilbao in Spain and the USA’s Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to increase cooperation.
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NewsDP World opens project cargo terminal in Constanta
DP World has opened a 5-ha project cargo terminal at the port of Constanta, Romania, as part of a EUR130 million (USD141 million) investment across the country.
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NewsChristian to depart Port NOLA
Brandy D. Christian will step down as president and ceo of the port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) in mid-June 2024.
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NewsFunding secured for Ardersier port development
Haventus has secured a GBP100 million (USD126.5 million) joint credit facility to develop Ardersier port, Scotland, into a wind energy gateway.
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NewsEuropean ports target resilience with CLARION project
The ports of Rotterdam, Antwerp-Bruges, Hamburg and Constanta have initiated the CLARION project, which will focus on enhancing the resilience and sustainability of European ports.
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NewsBeaumont’s Main Street Terminal 1 completed
McCarthy Building Companies has completed construction of the port of Beaumont’s Main Street Terminal 1, which is slated to increase its general cargo handling capacity by more than 15 percent.
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NewsABP moves forward with LEEF development
Associated British Ports (ABP) has started dredging the outer harbour and channel approaches at the port of Lowestoft as it progresses with the development of the Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility (LEEF).
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NewsGothenburg launches a Digital Port Call platform
The port of Gothenburg in Sweden has launched the Digital Port Call platform – digitalising the vessel arrival process at the port.