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Moffatt & Nichol Contract for Bulgarian Ports 11/12/2009 11:11:14 PM Moffatt & Nichol announced that it has recently signed a contract with the Bulgarian Ports and Infrastructure Company for detailed design of two new container terminals at the Black Sea ports of Varna and Bourgas in the Republic of Bulgaria. In a joint venture with Japanese consulting firm Oriental... Colombia: CTQI Standard for Port of Cartagena 11/12/2009 11:07:01 PM Two terminals in the Port of Cartagena have been certified by Germanischer Lloyd (GL) according to the Container Terminal Quality Indicator (CTQI) standard. Both terminals are operated by Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Cartagena S.A. (SPRC). CTQI, a benchmarking tool for evaluating the quality of container... Port Everglades Opens Cruise Terminal 11/6/2009 6:43:31 PM What is claimed to be the largest cruise terminal in the world officially opened at Port Everglades on Friday, November 6, one week prior to the arrival of Royal Caribbean International's 5,400-passenger Oasis of the Seas. Local county and city officials, as well as Royal Caribbean executives, were on hand for the opening celebration... PD Ports Receives Env. Impact Assessment 10/29/2009 11:09:36 PM PD Ports has received Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) consent from the Marine and Fisheries Agency (MFA) in relation to the QEII berth redevelopment at Teesport. This formal consent together with its associated licences enables PD Ports to proceed with the construction of the new 260 metre long... Port Everglades Cruise Terminal Passes Inspection 10/29/2009 12:23:27 AM Port Everglades received a certificate of occupancy for the new Cruise Terminal 18, two weeks before the official grand opening on November 6 and in time to test the building's functionality before welcoming Royal Caribbean International's 5,400-passenger Oasis of the Seas. The City of Hollywood... Foundation Degree, Teesside University 10/29/2009 12:21:37 AM PD Ports and Teesside University welcomed the first 15 delegates on the newly launched Foundation Degree, specifically created for those working within the Ports Industry.  Launched in late September, the Foundation Degree, in Leadership and Management (Ports) is offered over two years on a part-time basis... Logistec Corp. Acquires Rideau Bulk 10/27/2009 7:07:50 PM Logistec Corporation (TSX:LGT.A)(TSX:LGT.B), a diversified cargo handler in eastern Canadian and U.S. ports, announced that it has acquired, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Logistec Stevedoring Inc., 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Les Terminaux Rideau Bulk Terminals Inc. Rideau Bulk operates in four ports along the St... Konecranes Services Penang Port Cranes 10/22/2009 6:40:34 PM As the port of Penang undertakes the biggest expansion in its history it is employing best practices to ensure the reliability and efficiency of the craneage system on which its cargo handling depends. PenangPort has ongoing maintenance arrangements with the global Konecranes Group to service... River Shipments, Status of Markland Lock 10/21/2009 2:19:57 PM Officials from the Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will conduct a special briefing for the Ports of Indiana Commission on Oct. 22 at the Jeffersonville City Hall. The presentations will be part of the commission’s regularly scheduled public business meeting... MOL Renews Lease for LA Container Terminal 10/18/2009 10:32:50 PM Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL, President: Akimitsu Ashida) announced that its wholly owned terminal operator TraPac, Inc. (Headquarters: Los Angeles, California, U.S.) renewed its long-term lease contract for a container terminal at the Port of Los Angeles. The signing ceremony for the new contract... De Vries State Harbour Master of Rotterdam 10/15/2009 2:39:06 PM René de Vries has been appointed (State) Harbour Master of Rotterdam, taking office on 1 March 2010.  That is the date on which the current Harbour Master Jaap Lems retires. The port of Rotterdam is not unknown territory for De Vries. He began his career with the Port Authority in 1982, as crew member on one of the patrol vessels... PD Ports Shortlisted for Int’l Bulk Journal Awards 10/15/2009 2:30:54 PM PD Ports has been shortlisted for the International Bulk Journal Awards 2009, in the category of Best Ship Loading/Unloading System. The awards, which take place in Amsterdam on 23rd November, will see PD Ports compete against four other entries, which include U.S. construction company Agrico Sales and... Port of Rotterdam Aims for 80% CO2 Reduction 10/12/2009 4:40:49 PM The Port Authority Rotterdam and Friends of the Earth Netherlands want the maritime shipping industry to drastically reduce its CO2 emissions: 30% by 2020 and closer to 80% by 2050, compared to 1990. Friends of the Earth Netherlands and the Port Authority are making this appeal in the run-up to the international... Second Birthday of DCT Gdansk Terminal 10/7/2009 12:20:34 AM On October 1, 2007 the construction of Deepwater Container Terminal Gdansk was completed and the terminal officially opened.  DCT Gdansk is the newest and most modern container terminal in the Baltic region. After two years of operational activity, the terminal developed cooperation with... Port of Ngqura Receives First Commercial Vessel 10/5/2009 12:32:02 PM On October 4 the new deepwater Port of Ngqura in South Africa witnessed the 984.2-ft long, 42.6-ft deep MSC Catania became the port terminal’s first commercial vessel. The docking of the vessel – while a major milestone for the port and the country – was used as a real live... Oxnard Harbor District Wins Honor 10/5/2009 12:30:44 PM The American Association of Port Authorities has given an award of excellence to the Port of Hueneme Oxnard Harbor District for its extraordinary cooperative project to clean sediment from the harbor floor. Crafted through a partnership between the Oxnard Harbor District, U.S. Navy and U.S. Army Corps... Port of LA Container Volumes Grow 9/17/2009 12:56:56 AM The total number of containers shipped through the Port of Los Angeles in August increased by six percent compared to July, the second consecutive month that volumes have risen at the Port amid a slumping economy. The total number of Twenty-Foot Equivalent (20-foot containers or TEUs) imported... Krishnapatnam Port Wins Award 9/8/2009 7:54:41 PM Krishnapatnam Port of India took the top honours in the Non-Major Port category at the mega comprehensive logistics and maritime event - South East CEO Conclave & Awards 2009 held for the first time on August 28th, 2009 at the sprawling Taj Coromandel in Chennai. The spectacular event... Heavy Goods Through Port of Hamburg 9/1/2009 6:44:09 PM On 10 August 2009, the Port of Hamburg was the scene of a very special event. The Unikai team successfully managed the loading of an outsized consignment manufactured by the Pullach-based Linde Engineering Division. Destined for a petrochemical plant in Brazil, this project delivery consisted of a total... Krishnapatnam Port Breaks Its Own Record 8/30/2009 3:44:04 PM Krishnapatnam Port is already setting various operational benchmarks even though it is still in its developing phase. The port has achieved two milestones on 20th August ’09 by achieving an All-India record load rate in 24 hrs and turning around a cape size vessel in a record time of 48 hrs. Vessel MV... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...