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Dover Port Workers Strike

Nov 19, 2008

Hundreds of Unite members working at the UK’s Dover Harbour Board, began a 48 hour strike starting 7.00am, Tuesday, 18th November. They are demanding that their jobs not be outsourced.

Navy Wants Single Carrier in Mayport

Nov 18, 2008

As part of an environmental impact statement (EIS), the Navy announced that its "preferred alternative" is to homeport a single nuclear powered aircraft

LA – Container Terminal Project

Nov 17, 2008

The US Army Corps of Engineers issued a notice stating that it completed an addendum to the Final Environmental Impact Statement for Berths 136-147 (TraPac) Container Terminal Project,

EU Bank Agrees Fos 2XL finance deal

Oct 29, 2008

A finance agreement worth $127.1m towards the Fos 2XL container terminal development has been signed by Marseilles Fos port director general Jean-Claude Terrier

TWIC - Final Ports Compliance Dates

Oct 24, 2008

The U.S. Coast Guard and the Transportation Security Administration announced that April 14, 2009, is the Transportation Worker Identification Credential compliance

Drydocks World – SE Asia Expansion

Oct 22, 2008

Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Chairman of Dubai World, one of world’s largest holding companies, visited the Nanindah and Graha shipyards last week, at Batam in Indonesia and Singapore,

Jacksonville – Expansion of Foreign Trade Zone

Oct 20, 2008

The Foreign Trade Zones Board of the Department of Commerce issued a notice stating that the application of the Jacksonville Port Authority to expand its foreign trade zone has been approved.

DCT Gdansk Celebrates First Year

Oct 14, 2008

On October 1, 2008, the Polish deepwater container terminal DCT Gdansk celebrated its first birthday with a large reception party, attended by close to 300 people.

Georgia’s Ports Increase Overall Tonnage

Sep 30, 2008

Georgia Ports Authority’s (GPA) Executive Director Doug J. Marchand announced that the GPA handled more than 2.2m tons of cargo for all terminals in August, a 4.

Port of Houston Authority Now Fully Operational

Sep 22, 2008

Port  of Houston Authority facilities resumed normal operations at all terminals yesterday in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. PHA was granted U.S. Coast Guard

Growing the Port Four Cranes at a Time

Sep 10, 2008

Spectacular sights are a tradition in the port of New York, and shipspotters were all abuzz in mid-August about the spectacle at Gravesend. There, for the third time in six years,

Man Dies After Fall from Ship in Oakland Port

Aug 25, 2008

A 77-year-old dock worker died after falling into the water from a cargo ship in the Port of Oakland, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The Coast Guard said Delmont

Canada Supports Port Expansion, Short Sea Shipping

Aug 21, 2008

Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure, and Communities gave a speech at the Association of Canadian Port Authorities Annual Conference in Saint John, New Brunswick.

New Container Service Begins in Hamburg

Aug 14, 2008

The handling of the CSCL Long Beach at the HHLA Container TerminalBurchardkai on August 5 marks the start of a new container service that connects Northern Europe with China and Malaysia.

Cummings Holds Port Hearings in CA

Aug 06, 2008

Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, released the following statement at the adjournment

Dunkirk boss to head Port Authority

Aug 05, 2008

A special meeting of the Port of Marseilles Authority board on August 1 has sanctioned the French transport minister’s nomination of Jean-Claude Terrier to

Panama Canal and South Carolina State Ports Renew Alliance

Jul 24, 2008

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) and the South Carolina State Ports Authority (SCSPA), which owns and operates the Port of Charleston, have formally renewed a

AAPA Port Security Seminar & Expo Set for Houston

Jul 16, 2008

The American Association of Port Authorities' (AAPA) 12th Port Security Seminar and Exhibition, is being held in Houston, Tex., July 16-18.  The expo plans

YM Uberty Makes First Call at Port of Hamburg

Jun 23, 2008

On June 17, the YM Uberty made its first call the Port of Hamburg. Built at the CSBC shipyards in Kaohsiung, the container giant owned by the Taiwanese shipping company Yang Ming is 335 metres long,

Panama Canal, Port of New Orleans Sign Deal

Jun 18, 2008

The renewed alliance between the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) and the Port of New Orleans – which has recently adopted a 2020 growth Master Plan of $1.04 billion,

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