
Russia’s federal agency FSUE Rosmorport has signed a cooperation agreement with the LLC Novaya Pristan for the implementation of expansion projects in the seaport of Novorossiysk.

The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has signed an agreement with Cruise Saudi and Globe Group to build one new cruise terminal at King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam, as well as develop four berths at King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam and Yanbu Commercial Port.

Container terminal operator APM Terminals, part of A.P. Moller Maersk, has signed a letter of intent with Plaquemines Port, Harbor and Terminal District (PPHTD) to become the operator of a newly planned container terminal and intermodal rail facility in Louisiana.

In its weekly report, Energy Information Administration (EIA) says LNG exports from the U.S. went up this week, followed by Henry Hub spot prices.

Russia’s federal agency FSUE Rosmorport and Primorsky Universal Transshipment Complex (Primorsky UPK) have signed an agreement to develop the first deepwater universal seaport complex in the Baltic Sea.

Southern California ports in Long Beach and Los Angeles have decided to delay consideration of the container dwell fee directed at ocean carriers until 22 November.

The pollutant emissions from the shipping sector increased significantly in major international seaports during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have found.

Saudi Arabia has announced the launch of OXAGON, the world’s largest floating industrial complex and the world’s first fully integrated port and supply chain.

Aberdeen Harbour and oil and gas company BP have entered the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work on projects that could help decarbonise the port operations.

Aberdeen Harbour has received more than £400,000 (around $537,000) from the UK Government to fund a joint demonstration project aimed at providing shore power within the existing Aberdeen North Harbour.

Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA), a non-profit group established to further digitalisation of container shipping technology standards, has published interface standards and messaging application programming interface (API) specifications for all 50 event timestamps.

Identifying data constraints that impede the flow of ocean cargo and add to supply chain inefficiencies will be the focus of a new effort by the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC).

The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has raised concerns about the planned acquisition of Ports America by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), which has previously been a minority investor in the company.

North America’s port operator QSL has become the very first Canadian maritime company to adhere to the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative.