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Proposed APM container terminal at Port of Plaquemines could pose challenge to Port of New Orleans

Jul 27 2021 at 11:20 AM | Ports & Terminals | Terminals

In May, the Port of Plaquemines (located South of New Orleans) and APM Terminals (APMT) announced a plan to locate and build a state-of-the-art container terminal that can handle the largest container ships.

Green Shipping Line proposes US feeder ships to deliver offshore wind components

Jul 26 2021 at 09:01 AM | Maritime News | Breakbulk News

U.S.-based Green Shipping Line (GSL) is proposing to build the first of what it hopes will be a fleet of feeder ships to transport wind turbine components from U.S. Atlantic coast ports to new Atlantic coast wind farms, according to Percy Pyne, Chairman and CEO.

Heineken supports Dutch battery-powered container carrier

Jul 26 2021 at 08:46 AM | Maritime News | Liner Shipping

This summer the Netherlands will see the deployment of a self-propelled container barge utilizing battery power, an undertaking supported by a long-term contract with the Dutch beer maker Heineken.

Port of San Francisco greets zero emission Energy Observer

Jul 26 2021 at 08:42 AM | Maritime News

Katia Nicolet, chief scientist for the Energy Observer, provided a tour and an overview of the renewable energy powered catamaran that arrived at the Port of San Francisco on May 6th and is on its way to Hawaii and Japan.

Opinion: Proposed A’s Ballpark and Condo Development Threatens Future of Port of Oakland

Jul 19 2021 at 04:03 PM | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Since first conceived, the Oakland A’s plan to build condominiums and a new ballpark at the Port of Oakland’s Howard Terminal has sounded alarms for import/export stakeholders at the West Coast’s third-busiest port.

POLB’s Hacegaba says UP rail service suspension from West Coast could be positive

Jul 19 2021 at 01:50 PM | Intermodal News | Rail

The decision by the Union Pacific (UP) railroad to suspend service from West Coast ports to Chicago for one week could be positive, according to Noel Hacegaba, deputy executive director, Port of Long Beach.

LA’s Seroka expects lead In US import market share will continue

Jul 15 2021 at 01:32 PM | Ports & Terminals

The Port of Los Angeles expects that it and other West Coast ports will maintain their lead in import market share over other U.S. ports, according to Gene Seroka, executive director, Port of Los Angeles.

New England Aqua Ventus will launch first US floating offshore wind turbine In 2023/24

Jul 14 2021 at 10:52 AM | Project / Heavy Lift News | Maritime Project | Energy News | Alternative

New England Aqua Ventus expects to launch the first U.S. floating wind turbine into the Gulf of Maine in 2023/24, according to Dr. Habib Dagher, founding executive director of the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC).

Whitehead Is new Propeller Club Executive Vice President

Jul 06 2021 at 10:17 AM | People | Appointments | Maritime News

Retired U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Joel Whitehead, has been appointed as the new executive vice president of the International Propeller Club of the United States (IPCUS).

Five Rivers Distribution’s President Shell sees Arkansas River recovery but urges infrastructure investments in inland waterways

Jun 24 2021 at 10:34 AM | Maritime News | Breakbulk News | Ports & Terminals | Canal and Waterway

The McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System crosses the state of Arkansas into Oklahoma traversing the state until it reaches the Port of Catoosa, near Tulsa, Oklahoma. The 445-mile navigation channel begins at the confluence of the White and Mississippi Rivers.