Lerwick Port Authority has carried out a significant dredging project to strengthen the harbour’s capacity to accommodate larger vessels across various sectors. Works began at Dales Voe and included controlled pre-treatment of underwater rock removal followed by dredging activity, with further work at the Gremista basin and the North Ness channel then following. The port… Read More
Mexico awarded Mexicana de Dragados the construction dredging and the formation of the 40ha north platform of the port of Progreso in Yucatán, for 1.080,5 billion (bn) pesos (US$59.4 million (mn)) excluding VAT, and work could begin on October 12. The National Port System Administration (Asipona) Progreso issued the decision at the end of September,… Read More
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Dr Harini Amarasuriya today inaugurated the USD 750 Mn Phase II expansion of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone’s (APSEZ) Colombo West International Terminal (CWIT). With its capacity doubled from 1.6 million to 3.2 million TEUs, the expansion will further CWIT’s ambition to handle nearly 25% of the Port of… Read More
The UK’s second largest port group, Peel Ports Group, has appointed Nigel Kent as its first Head of Project Cargo as it strengthens its offering to meet rising demand across this sector. Nigel’s appointment (follows another at Clydeport, Greenock) is in response to the shifting dynamics of the energy transition and major UK infrastructure projects,… Read More
Dr. Al Rubaiey currently serves as Deputy CEO of SOHAR Port and CEO of SOHAR Freezone. Fabio Grandchamp has been appointed Deputy CEO of SOHAR Port and Freezone. Grandchamp is the former Chief Operating Officer of the Port of Pecém in Brazil, where the Port of Rotterdam Authority is also a shareholder. Emile Hoogsteden will… Read More
