Tag: ports

Richard Ballantyne, Chief Executive, British Ports Association, representing over 400 ports and facilities that collectively handle 86% of the UK’s seaborne trade, highlights the importance of ports in industry’s decarbonization journey.

The Seafarers Hospital Society (SHS) will provide and install 20 defibrillators in ports and seafarer centers across the UK as part of its ongoing health outreach program.

On May 5th, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the initial steps in the development of programs that will invest $4 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act in US port infrastructure while reducing air pollution. 

According to International news, evacuation sealift operations continue in Port Sudan, as foreign nationals take advantage of a tenuous ceasefire to make their way to one of the last jumping-off points for transit out of the country. 

California’s five containerized ports inclusive of the Port of Hueneme, the Port of Long Beach, the Port of Los Angeles, the Port of Oakland, and the Port of San Diego, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Sacramento launching the California Port Data Partnership alongside state and federal partners.

NorthStandard warned today that the civil conflict in Sudan is again causing disruption and changes in the operational status of ports may occur at any time. In addition, Maersk announced that they are stopping booking acceptance into Sudan for all shipments until further notice.

According to West P&I Club, the Port Sudan situation has stabilised, which is a positive development for the city considering the ongoing clashes between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the army.

As India's Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways stated this week, the county is in talks with Russia to open up Chennai-Vladivostok Maritime Corridor.

ERMA FIRST has published a new whitepaper Alternative Maritime Power: The Key to Greener Ports, which presents alternative maritime power solutions as the key to greener ports as the regulatory landscape increasingly favours shore power capabilities.

Argentina is the world's top exporter of soybean oil and meal, the third largest in corn, and a key supplier of wheat.