December 19 - Port Manatee has relaunched its website - www.portmanatee.com - providing new features in a fresh format.
Updates to the enhanced site include: single-click information access; improved search capabilities; expanded staff listings; and new elements, such as local weather data and a Google Maps tool.
Port Manatee claims to be the closest US deepwater seaport to the expanding Panama Canal, serving bulk, breakbulk, container, heavy lift, project and general cargo customers.
The health of the USA’s emerging energies sector has been in question thanks to the rhetoric and policy shifts coming from the White House under the Trump administration. Nevertheless, the battery energy storage (BESS) market is booming across the country this year, coming off an already impressive growth streak in 2024.
Mike McCoshen has been sworn in as the administrator of the US Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS).
USA-based maritime, logistics and energy solutions provider Crowley has expanded its ocean shipping services with a route between the US Northeast and Central America.
The Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships came into force on June 26, establishing mandatory regulations to govern the way ships are recycled. BIMCO expects recycling activity to surge over the coming decade as a result.
Multipurpose carrier AAL Shipping has held an official naming ceremony for the 32,000 dwt AAL Dammam, its sixth Super B-class vessel.
Ceva Logistics is adding to its presence in Africa with plans to construct a logistics base in the port area of Kribi, Cameroon.
