ICTSI eyes $1.6-B Melbourne port project
The Port of Melbourne Corp. (PoMC) in Australia has shortlisted four groups for the bidding that is scheduled sometime in September this year. Aside from AICL, other groups shortlisted are the group of CMA CGM, ANL Container Line and Macquarie Specialised Asset Management; Hutchison Port Holdings; and Qube Holdings. The winner that would bag the [...]
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation has secured a US$122 million contract to deepen Miami Harbour. Dredging is scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter and will deepen the Port of Miami channel to minus 50ft. The US …
Lerwick Harbour is set for another busy year thanks to the four main industry sectors operating at the port – oil and gas, ferries and freight, fishing, and marine tourism from cruise ships and yachts . … Tuesday, 21st May, 2013. Established in 1872. First weekly regional newspaper online, 1996. View weather forecast for Shetland · Home · News · Agriculture · Arts & Entertainment · Campaigns · Comment · Council · Environment · Fishing & Sea · General · Public Affairs …
The longest strike in Hong Kong’s history caused a “huge” drop of almost 11 per cent in container volume at the Kwai Tsing Container Terminals last month. Port operator Hongkong International Terminals – the target of the dock workers’ 40-day strike which ended after they accepted a 9.8 per cent pay rise said its operations [...]
The Associated Press has reported: A Portland longshoreman sustained minor injuries after getting hit by a truck while picketing at the Port of Portland. Jennifer Sargent, a spokeswoman for the International Longshore & Warehouse Union, says the worker is recovering at home after injuring his knee, elbow and back. She declined to release his identity. [...]
Dredging of the Port Hope harbour will begin this month as part of the Municipalityâ â„¢s annual maintenance program to allow safe access for boaters during the summer. In the past two years, dredging has been … Following a tendering process, the Town of Cobourg was awarded the contract and their suction dredger will be mobilized at the site this week in preparation for the work which will commence after the long weekend. An upset limit of 5,000 m3 of sediment …
A 23-year-old dock worker had to be rescued from the cargo hold of a ship being unloaded at the Port of Wilmington this afternoon after a 2,000-pound coil of wire rolled on top of his chest. About 4 p.m., rescue workers from the Wilmington Fire Department and county paramedics were called to the Port of [...]
During an official ceremony, the Panama Canal Authority and the Mississippi State Port Authority affirmed their commitment to mutual growth and cooperation. Renewable after five years, the agreement will allow for joint marketing ventures, information sharing and technological exchange. Both the Panama Canal Authority and the Port are dedicated to further increasing capacity and fostering [...]
A report published by the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) details best practice in establishing and operating port levies around the world. The report, Port levies and sustainable welfare for seafarers, documents how levies make a real difference to welfare organisations and the services that they are able to provide for seafarers, at [...]
PortMiami file photo. By Zachary Fagenson MIAMI, May 16 (Reuters) – The United States Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $180 million contract to dredge Miami’s harbor to an Illinois-based company on Thursday, part of a plan to deepen the port channel to handle larger ships coming through the expanded Panama Canal in 2015. The [...]
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