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Damen Shipyards has been contracted to build four RoPax ferries Damen Shipyards has been contracted by Penang Port Sdn Bhd., Malaysia, to build up to five RoPax ferries to replace the current fleet that has reached its end of life. The new vessels have been specially designed to meet the requirements of the client and… Read More
Suez Canal Economic Zone signed two contracts for the supply of cannons and crane rails with major local and foreign companies working in the field. These contracts are part of Sokhna port development plan and the construction of 4 new basins and 18 km of berths for various activities, according to SCZone’s release. Eng. Yehia… Read More
New Director Appointed; One Director Announces Retirement HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 25, 2022– Orion Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ORN) (the “Company”) a leading specialty construction company, today announced the appointment of Quentin P. Smith, Jr. to the Board of Directors, as well as the retirement of Richard L. Daerr, Jr. as a board member. The Board’s appointment… Read More
Corpus Christi, TX, USA – The Port of Corpus Christi ended 2021 with record tonnage, mainly attributable to an 81.2 percent increase from 2020 in shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG), while crude oil exports averaged a record 1.76 million barrels per day in 2021, a slight increase over its 2020 record performance. The Port of… Read More
Indonesia will build a container port in the Batam Free Trade Zone and Free Port in Tanjungpinggir, Sekupang Sub-district, that will directly face Singapore, the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment has announced. “We will build a green and smart port,” Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said during a visit to the proposed location for… Read More
The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) recently released satellite imagery of Chinese dredging work at Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base to enable the docking of larger vessels, a move that jibes with reports that Beijing has been granted exclusive access to the strategically situated base. Cambodian officials have confirmed that China is funding the dredging project… Read More
The Greater Houston Port Bureau (“Port Bureau”) is pleased to announce that Ric Campo, chairman of the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority (“Port Houston”), has been named the 2022 Maritime Leader of the Year. Campo will be honored at the Port Bureau’s Annual Maritime Dinner on August 20, 2022. The Port Bureau… Read More
The truth is that saltwater canal maintenance is not a line item on the Palm Coast budget because it is not necessary and there are far greater priorities. Dear Editor: Recently we have been hearing about this supposed “need” to spend what could amount to tens of millions of tax dollars to dredge our saltwater… Read More
The transportation minister inspected the progress of the Lekki seaport. The Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, has urged contractors of the Lekki Deep Seaport Project to speed up work to enable the government approve all the necessary processes before the next election. Mr Amaechi made this known in a statement on Saturday while inspecting the… Read More
Ørsted has signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with Korean state-owned utilities Korea Southern Power (KOSPO) and Korea Midland Power (KOMIPO) for the development of the 1.6 GW Incheon offshore wind project. The MoU signing events were held as virtual meetings and attended by senior management representatives including Ho-Bin Kim, President of KOMIPO, Seung-Woo Lee, President… Read More