| July 08, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Project / Heavy Lift | Maritime Project
Steder Group B.V., member to the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) for The Netherlands, through their Project Logistics Department recently performed a break-bulk operation in the Port of Rotterdam as four heavy crane parts were transported in an inland waterway vessel from Drachten to Rotterdam.
| July 07, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Ports
Over 200 local young anglers registered for the virtual tournament. In lieu of an entry fee, the Port committed to donate 10 canned goods per registered angler.
| July 06, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Ports | By The Numbers
Post-lockdown traffic added to seasonal tourism and essential roadworks causes delays to cargo and traffic at some ports. Vessel crew changes reported for the first time.
| July 06, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech
In the second quarter of 2020, Piattaforma Logistica Trieste S.r.L. (PLT) ordered an eco-efficient Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbor Crane for a new terminal in the Port of Trieste in northeastern Italy. After delivery in September and commissioning in October, the crane will handle containers, general cargo and heavy project cargo.
| July 02, 2020 | Ports & Terminals
| July 02, 2020 | Ports & Terminals
| July 02, 2020 | Logistics | Ports & Terminals
APM Terminals is introducing application programming interface (API) accessibility to build stronger, digital supply chains for logistics customers. APIs allow data to be transmitted in just seconds from the terminals’ operating systems directly to customers own transport management or logistics systems.
| July 02, 2020 | Ports & Terminals
| July 02, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Ports
Port Manatee is receiving a federal grant for $813,090, enabling advancement of multiple security-related enhancements.
| July 02, 2020 | Ports & Terminals
| July 02, 2020 | Maritime | Breakbulk News | Ports & Terminals
Three ships operated by the shipping company TransMed Express (TME) with the shipping agents Marmedsa Noatum Maritime and Marmedsa Bemarine, which both belong to the Noatum group, carried out three simultaneous loading and unloading operations in the ports of Castellón and Bejaia (Algeria) on 22 June.
| July 02, 2020 | Ports & Terminals
On June 30, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced fiscal year 2020 final allocations of $385 million for seven competitive preparedness grant programs to support state, local, tribal and territorial partners.
| July 02, 2020 | Ports & Terminals
| July 01, 2020 | Ports & Terminals
On June 30, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced fiscal year 2020 final allocations of $385 million for seven competitive preparedness grant programs to support state, local, tribal and territorial partners.
| July 01, 2020 | Maritime | Bulk | Ports & Terminals
The Alabama State Port Authority received another Newcastle Max bulk carrier loading a record 135,484 short tons (122,909 metric tons) of export metallurgical grade coal at its McDuffie Coal Terminal. The Newcastle Max class bulk carrier, NSU VOYAGER, matches the previous record bulk ship to call the port measuring 984.2 feet (300 meters) in length overall (LOA) and has a width of 164.3 feet (50 meter beam). All of her cargo loaded at McDuffie consisted of Alabama metallurgical grade coal bound for Asian markets.
| July 01, 2020 | Ports & Terminals
Transnet SOC Ltd. will deploy to staff to its container and multipurpose terminals at the Port of Cape Town in a bid to clear backlogs caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
| June 30, 2020 | Ports & Terminals
“Acquiring these cranes is an important addition to our port” said Paul Aucoin, Executive Director for the Port of South Louisiana. “The Port of South Louisiana is committed to maintaining and expanding our infrastructure capabilities to keep the port competitive and efficient in the global market.”
| June 30, 2020 | Ports & Terminals
In the current context, marked by the effects of the Covid 19 pandemic, terminals are showing a considerable drop in overall port volumes, this associated with a decline in economic activity, and with a large number of blank sailings due to shipping lines’ attempts to align capacity with existing demand. However, the paradox is that despite the fact that calls and volume arriving at the Port of Barcelona's BEST terminal have decreased, moves per call ratio have significantly increased.
| June 30, 2020 | Ports & Terminals
The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay (Port) remains on track for an August reopening of the reconstructed Charleston Ice Plant. Access to commercial grade flake ice is critical to certain west coast fisheries, including whiting, shrimp, and squid.
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