Ports News
-
Hapag-Lloyd and partners invest in container terminal in Egypt
A new terminal will be built in the port of Damietta, about 200 kilometers north of the Egyptian capital Cairo. For this purpose, a Joint Venture was founded to develop and operate the new “Terminal 2”. The Joint Venture “Damietta Alliance Container Terminal S.A.E.” consists of three core shareholders: Hapag-Lloyd…
Read More -
Mawani: A new agreement to establish a fifth logistics zone in Jeddah Islamic Port with the private sector
In the presence of the Minister of Transport and Logistics and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Ports Authority, “Mawani” Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser signed today a new agreement to establish a fifth logistics zone in Jeddah Islamic Port, after implementing a number of successive agreements recently…
Read More -
Ukraine Finds New Routes to Export Grains by Sea
Only the Ukrainian ports of Reni, Izmail, and Kiliia on the Danube river have been able to start up again to export grains. Last week there were over 40 vessels leaving these ports laden with grain, well above the volumes exported from these river ports pre-invasion. Further volumes have found…
Read More -
L A : Container Dwell Fee is on hold through JUNE 24
San Pedro Bay Ports Continue to Monitor Cargo Flow The San Pedro Bay ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will once again delay consideration of the “Container Dwell Fee” for another week, this time until June 24. Since the program was announced on Oct. 25, the two ports have…
Read More -
Mawani and IALA discuss technical cooperation in Saudi Ports
Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) was honored to have hosted Capacity Building and Resources Manager, World-Wide Academy – IALA, Mrs. Gerardine Delanoye, to discuss joint technical cooperation during her visit to the Kingdom, according to the company’s release. The International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA) is…
Read More -
IMO : Strengthening Port Security in South Africa
Strengthening port security is the focus of two five-day workshops on the implementation of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code) for Designated Authorities and Port Facility Security Officers (PFSOs) (6-10 June and 13-17 June) in Cape Town, South Africa. The IMO course, jointly organized with the…
Read More -
Port of Rotterdam : OCI expands import terminal for (green) ammonia
OCI N.V. (Euronext: OCI) announced that it has made a final investment decision (FID) for the first phase of its ammonia import terminal expansion project in the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The terminal is strategically located to facilitate emerging ammonia demand for bunkering to ocean-going vessels and to…
Read More -
Port of Rotterdam : Up to 14% less containership CO2 emissions through Just In Time arrivals
Containerships can reduce fuel consumption and resulting carbon dioxide emissions by 14% on a per voyage basis using Just In Time (JIT) arrival. It is the first global study into the impact of Just In Time Arrivals using real-time tracking and fuel consumption data from container vessels in operation. Port…
Read More -
Osama Rabie : During the inspection tour of the project to develop the southern sector of the Suez
Admiral Osama Rabie: “The removal of 26 million cubic meters of saturated sand in the project to develop the southern sector of the canal… The project represents a qualitative leap in the canal development projects.” Admiral Osama Rabie, Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, announced today, Wednesday, the progress of…
Read More -
Reuters : Russia says two Ukrainian ports ready to ship grain
Russia says that two major Ukrainian ports on the Sea of Azov seized by Russian forces were ready to resume grain shipments, but the Kremlin said Kyiv still needed to demine the approaches to its ports for exports to take place. Reuters reported Russia has seized large parts of Ukraine’s…
Read More