The Brazilian government will invest 875.9 million (mn) reais (US$175 million) in the expansion and improvement of a passenger terminal in Amazonas, known as the Manaus Moderna Terminal. The project, led by the Ministry of Ports and Airports, in partnership with the National Department of Transport Infrastructure (Dnit), will have funding from the federal program… Read More
A 24-hour strike by Belgium’s maritime pilots over pension reforms has disrupted shipping traffic at major ports. The socialist trade union ACOD launched the industrial action at 08:00 on Friday. The Maritime Services and Coast Agency (MDK) warned of immediate disruptions to ship movements depending on pilot availability. The Port of Antwerp-Bruges confirmed that the… Read More
By Liesl Venter A long-planned replacement of 10 shore-side cranes for TNPA’s Cape Town ship repair facilities has moved into the evaluation stage, as the port authority works to restore lifting capacity and reduce delays in dry dock operations. Speaking at the recent annual Oceans Economy Conference in Cape Town, acting port manager Ophelia Shabane… Read More
By Marcus Hand The Tanzania-flagged Golden Star 1 sank about 6 km off Batam Island, Indonesia on 5 June. According to the Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) the 1995-built vessel sank at 10:30pm local time. “The vessel reportedly took on water and subsequently sank. All nine crew members were safely rescued by the Indonesian authorities.”… Read More
By Rebekah F. Ward The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is scrapping a plan to dump much of the sludge it dredges up from the Houston Ship Channel onto sites near the historically Black Pleasantville neighborhood, opting instead to deposit the waste offshore, according to a letter Port Houston sent local officials this week. The letter, dated June 2,… Read More
