Italian shipping company, Grimaldi Group, has recently delivered the ‘Great Lagos’ containership to the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd. in Ulsan, South Korea. The new ship is named after the Nigerian city of Lagos, whose…
GasLog, a global provider of LNG shipping services, has given Ascenz Marorka, a GTT Group trademark, a contract to outfit its complete fleet of more than 35 LNG carriers with its Smart Shipping solution. Following a…
The Port of Los Angeles has released a Waterfront Connectivity draft for San Pedro, a long-term planning document outlining strategies to better connect the larger region to the LA Waterfront. SWA Group, a major…
Wärtsilä has announced that it would supply the LNG Fuel Gas Supply (FGSS) systems for four new 23,000 TEU container vessels being built for CMA CGM at the Chinese shipyard Hudong Zhonghua. This latest order…
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) have ratified a six-year contract. This ratification marks the final stage in a lengthy process that began in May 2022…
The Port of Long Beach’s efforts to incorporate more small companies among its contractors and vendors are expanding awareness of the port’s prospects. Nearly half of port funds spent on contracts applicable to the…
According to Sea-Intelligence, carriers have resorted to blank sailings as the Chinese National Holiday known as Golden Week approaches. This is reportedly being done as a result of significant drop in demand. ©…
The Port of Melbourne has reported that overall container traffic, both full and empty, was lower in July 2023 compared to the previous year. According to the Port of Melbourne, full container imports (excluding Bass…
The Port of Halifax (HPA) has announced it will host a shoreside ceremony, to celebrate the longstanding relationship with Holland America Line. The event will honour Holland America Line’s 150th anniversary as well as…
Gate Terminal and its shareholders, Gasunie and Vopak, have announced that the final investment decision to enhance Gate Terminal’s storage and regasification capacity has been made. The expansion consists of a new LNG…
The Halifax Port Authority (HPA) has partnered with Marine Thinking, a member company at The PIER, to test new technology at the Port of Halifax. Marine Thinking’s electric Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV), Acadia, will…
During the month of July, goods that passed through the San Pedro Bay Port complex and destined for local distribution by truck had spent an average of 3.2 days at port terminals. The latest data from the Pacific…
