Ports News
Drug Smugglers Caught Dressed as Port Workers in Algeciras
Spanish authorities became suspicious when they detected a jet ski moving near the containerships in the Port of Algeciras. They r...
Read More >>Chemical Concerns Pause Plan to Dredge North Carolina Port Channel
Local media in North Carolina are reporting that concerns about potential so-called “forever chemicals” are causing the North Caro...
Read More >>South Africa Approves Move to Set Up Independent Port Authority
The South African government is continuing efforts to move forward with its pledge to improve the operations of its beleaguered co...
Read More >>High Winds Cause STS Crane Runaway at Port of Guam
The Port Authority of Guam and its partners are working to recover the use of its STS gantry cranes after a high-wind incident too...
Read More >>India to Get Its First Port-Based E-Methanol Production Facility
India is making further progress in positioning itself as a global leader in the export of alternative fuels in shipping. Ports Mi...
Read More >>Vessel Backlog Builds in the Baltic Off Russian Ports
Observers have noted that a large vessel backlog appears to be building in the Baltic and the Gulf of Finland as vessels wait to r...
Read More >>Inland Barge Grounds Stranding Cargo of Mercedes in Düsseldorf
Low water levels on Germany’s sections of the Rhine have been challenging inland cargo vessels since the height of the summer, but...
Read More >>A.P. Moller Capital to Acquire a Majority Stake in Euroports
A.P. Moller Capital, a global fund manager focused on infrastructure, transportation, and energy, entered into a definitive agreem...
Read More >>Corridor Sovereignty: Cooperation Without Surrendering Control
Consider a vessel arriving late at a port. Its revised arrival time is useful to the cargo owner only if the terminal, inland carr...
Read More >>Chinese Ports Had Busiest Week Ever for Containers, Says Bloomberg
Export levels from China, especially to the United States, have been defying all the predictions, and now comes news of a further...
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