Abu Dhabi Ports is offering a three-month rent deferment for the second quarter of the year for its customers as part of the relief measures aimed at curbing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on their operations. The package also includes a freeze on late payment penalties and an exemption from
Dubai-based port and terminal operator DP World had a robust performance in the first quarter of the year with the like-for-like throughput broadly flat year-on-year. The port operator handled 17.2 million TEU across its global portfolio of container terminals in the first quarter of 2020, with gros
The South Hook liquefied natural terminal is set to receive a couple of Qatari LNG cargoes in the following days.
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has awarded two new bunker supplier licences to Minerva Bunkering and TFG Marine, following its call for applications for new licences in December 2019. “These two new players will increase the supply of marine fuel that is compliant with the Intern
Dutch offshore wind services provider Gould has secured contracts for work on the wind farms in the Borssele zone. Van Oord has selected Gould to act as their key logistic hub for the Borssele Ill and IV offshore wind farm. For this, Van Oord will make use of Gould’s offshore service base in Vlissin
The 288 MW EnBW Baltic 2 offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea will be serviced from the Danish port of Klintholm on the island of Møn from August 2020, EnBW said. Until now, the company’s service team of up to 25 has travelled from Rostock to a hotel vessel close to the wind […]
Dubai-based terminal operator DP World has launched a plethora of online logistics tools and services enabling businesses to book shipments of cargo by any combination of sea, land, and air. The company said the roll-out of the platforms was sped up by the ongoing challenges arising from the COVID-1
The Port of Virginia will cease container operations at Portsmouth Marine Terminal (PMT) beginning May 4 as a response to a drop in import volumes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. “We will integrate the people, the vessel services and containers moving across PMT into the operations at Virginia Inte
By Hanane Becha, TRAXENS & UN/CEFACT, Mikael Lind, RISE (Research institutes of Sweden), André Simha, MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company SA), and Francois Bottin, CMA CGM Ports are taking significant strides with digital transformation and starting to declare themselves as “smart”. Processes are di
The Port of Antwerp is teaming up with the tech company Rombit to prevent corona infections by using a digital bracelet that ensures social distancing. The digital solution is being revealed as the port remains fully operational during the pandemic, with freight handling and industrial production co
SOHAR Port and Freezone became the first Middle Eastern port to join the multi-sector industry coalition SEA-LNG.
Australian liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports will survive in the current Coronavirus-hit environment but will not thrive, energy consultancy EnergyQuest said in its report.
A giant containership squeezing under the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge as it made way toward the Port of Oakland was a sight for sore eyes yesterday as shipping enthusiasts flooded social media with images of the sea giant. The 19,200 TEU MSC Anna, owned by Mediterranean Shipping Company, has do
The Dutch Port of Rotterdam is anticipating a throughput drop of up to 20 per cent this year.
