Ports News
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Ports of Indiana names new CEO
Ports of Indiana has named Jody Peacock as its new chief executive officer. Peacock has served in various leadership positions for the statewide port authority, which operates three ports on the Ohio River and Lake Michigan, since 2001.He most recently was senior vice president for business development. Peacock succeeds Vanta E.…
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Croatian Ports See Traffic Increase over 10 Percent Compared to 2021
February 18, 2023 – More than 342.7 thousand ships or 10.4 percent more than in 2021, entered Croatian ports last year, and there were 33.8 million passengers or 23.8 percent, which is still fewer passengers than in pre-pandemic 2019, by 4.9 percent, according to the data of the Central Bureau…
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MARAD: $662 million available for port infrastructure grants
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) making available more than $662 million in Federal FY2023 funding for MARAD’s Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). “America’s ports play a central role in our supply chains,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. “With…
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Seaports Are the Key to Making Green Hydrogen Cost Competitive
As the world strives for a net zero emissions future by 2050, hydrogen has attracted considerable attention in the decarbonization debate. In Europe in particular, hydrogen is receiving strong political and regulatory support. The European Union is leading in the new momentum, launching a separate hydrogen strategy in 2020. The…
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Virginia Port Authority’s Inland Port Switches to 100% Green Power
The Port of Virginia’s inland port in Front Royal has made the switch to 100 percent renewable electrical power for its own operations, making it among the first facilities of its kind to fully “green” the power supply for its infrastructure. Virginia Inland Port was the first intermodal facility of…
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Beirut Blast Inquiry Brings Charges Against Former Prime Minister
The long-stalled judicial inquiry into the 2020 Port of Beirut explosion got a jump-start this week. On Monday, investigating judge Tarek Bitar reopened the probe and swiftly charged the nation’s former prime minister, Hassan Diab. Diab and 14 other officials have been summoned for questioning in February, according to Reuters. It…
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Man Falls to His Death Aboard Boxship at Port of Los Angeles
[Brief] On Wednesday afternoon, a man suffered a fatal fall aboard a container ship at the Port of Los Angeles, according to the LA Fire Department. At about 1645 hours on Wednesday, the department received notification that a man had fallen from the vessel’s superstructure onto a stack of containers on…
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Nigeria Celebrates Dedication of Deep Sea Port Built by China
Nigeria celebrated the dedication of its first deep sea port, Lekki Deep Sea Port, which is expected to become a major cargo hub for West Africa. In addition to being the country’s first fully automated port and it is largest, it represents the first expansion of the country’s ports in…
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Hong Kong Receives First International Cruise Ship in Three Years
Hong Kong marked the first arrival of an international cruise into the city in three years signaling what many people hope is a key turning point for the industry and Asia’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. While China continues to battle surges of variants of the virus, officials are still…
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Port of Salalah : Successes and Achievements Vision of Oman 2040
SALALAH is a Large-sized Port. The types of vessels regularly calling at SALALAH are Container Ship (41%), Bulk Carrier (15%), Cargo (10%), Oil/Chemical Tanker (5%), General Cargo (4%). The last vessel called at this port was HARI KRIPA 2, 41m and 13s ago. The maximum length of the vessels recorded…
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