March 2018
Port Manatee is the new marine fuel supply hub for Tampa Bay, with initiation of operations of Miami-based World Fuel Services.
“During such a significant time of growth for Port Manatee, we are highly enthusiastic about this new partnership with the world’s leading bunker supplier,” said Carlos Buqueras, Port Manatee’s executive director. “We are confident that World Fuel Services’ successful operations will prove to be a perfect addition to Port Manatee’s ...
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Representatives from the Panama Canal, led by Administrator Jorge L. Quijano, hosted executives from U.S. LNG exporter Cheniere Energy, Inc. to discuss the waterway’s growing LNG vessel segment and opportunities for future growth.
With LNG emerging as its newest and fastest-growing segment, the Panama Canal has worked closely with shippers as ...
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Construction could begin this summer on a landmark logistics campus at the Port of Oakland. Developer CenterPoint Properties said today that it awaits only permits to start on the port’s long-anticipated Seaport Logistics Complex. The complex is considered the linchpin of the port’s future – a distribution hub driving additional ...
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Port Logistics Refrigerated Services (PLRS), Port Tampa Bay’s newest tenant and the operator of a new state-of-the-art cold storage facility, confirmed today that it received its first shipment of perishable products. More than 3,900 pallets of bananas from Ecuador were delivered from the ship MV Wild Lotus, and were unloaded ...
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Dubai Airports recently confirmed plans to close Dubai International’s (DXB) southern runway for a 45-day period in 2019 to conduct a comprehensive upgrade designed to boost safety, service and capacity levels.
DXB operates 24/7, 365 days per year with over 1,100 aircraft movements per day featuring predominantly wide-body aircraft. While ongoing ...
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The World Ports Sustainability Program (WPSP) charter will be signed in Antwerp on March 22 . During a two-day conference, sustainable ports around the world will set out the guidelines for their commitment to achieving the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals. As the organiser of this event the port of ...
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North Carolina Ports has added maritime industry veteran Benjamin M. Massa to its staff as the new Director of Carrier and Trade Development. At North Carolina Ports, Massa will apply his extensive experience to further grow and expand container business at the Port of Wilmington.
“Ben brings a wealth of experience ...
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Maintaining its positive run in 2018, Bahri, a global leader in transportation and logistics, accepted the delivery of ‘Qamran’, a Very Large Crude-oil Carrier (VLCC), to further strengthen its market-leading position in crude oil transportation and enhance its maritime offering.
The 300,000-DWT carrier is the third VLCC to join Bahri’s fleet ...
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Port Manatee officials are encouraged about expansion of international commerce following a joint meeting with trade commissioners from eight countries.
“This is the first time we’ve had so many trade commissioners assembled at one location,” Carlos Buqueras, executive director of Port Manatee, said of the International Trade Hub at Port Manatee’s ...
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A battery-powered truck has entered the Port of Oakland fleet for the first time, testing the feasibility of zero-emission freight hauling. The Port said today that GSC Logistics, a major California trucking operator, introduced the 10-ton rig earlier this month. It's the only electric truck alongside more than 6,000 diesel-powered ...
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