Baltimore Update | Next Steps in Salvage & Clearing | General Average & Limited Liability | Worldwide Fuel Contamination | Impact on Baltimore Economy What’s Going on With Shipping? April 19, 2024 In this episode, Sal Mercogliano – a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner – talks with William Doyle, CEO… Read More
The port of Miami is expanding, and it’s doing so in a way that could cause lasting damage. That’s because the dredging – underwater digging to deepen the port – is kicking up a lot of sediment, and that’s causing problems for nearby coral reefs. The sediment has been blanketing the reefs and suffocating them,… Read More
The disruption in the Red Sea has seen a steady increase in maritime trade vessels coming to the ports of South Africa, but experts have warned that the country’s ports lack the capacity to accommodate the vessels and the equipment to service them. Casey Sprake, investment analyst from Anchor Capital, said that maritime trade traffic… Read More
A bidding notice, published in Thursday’s edition (18) of the Official Gazette of the Union (DOU), seeks a specialized company to carry out maritime dredging and maintenance services in various areas of the Organized Port of Ilhéus, with an estimated value of R$ 27 million. “The Port of Ilhéus has a deep-rooted connection with the… Read More
The Port of Baltimore is likely to lose at least $6.5 billion of export-import trade this month due to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge late last month. Last April, in 2023, the fast-growing and vital Eastern Seaboard port handled $6.8 billion in two-way trade, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. Census Bureau… Read More
