Rotterdam-based agribusiness Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) has been chosen by Ports of Indiana to operate the grain export terminal at Burns Harbor, located on the southern shore of Lake Michigan. Under the agreement, LDC will reopen the idled terminal...
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State of Indiana may not be the first place you think of when it comes to shipping ports:
Northern Indiana boasts the largest US port with access to the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence Seaway and US Inland River System, and it also provides multimodal connections to 16 railroads in the Greater Chicago market. The portâs grain operation includes storage capacity for 7.2m bushels of grain, 200 railcars and 20 barges.
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Year-round shipping access through Hudson Bay is a possibility that Manitoba needs to get ready for, and the head of the group that owns the Port of Churchill says itâs possible to strike a balance between environmental concerns and tourism interests.
Trade tensions between Canada and the U.S. have sparked renewed interest in the Port of Churchill, with Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew saying it could be a good option for increased trade with Europe and expansion could fit with the federal governmentâs plan for nation-building infrastructure.
The port, which has a brief operational window each summer, is owned and operated by Arctic Gateway Group, a partnership of dozens of First Nations and Hudson Bay communities.
Chris Avery, Arctic Gateway Groupâs CEO, said University of Manitoba researchers expect climate change will completely open up sea lanes in Hudson Bay within the âgeneration of our kids or our grandkids.â
âWe need to start preparing for that,â he said at a news conference Tuesday.
In recent years, the federal and provincial governments have invested millions of dollars in the railway line and port as a way to secure a trade route through Hudson Bay and the Arctic to overseas markets.
Source: Manitoba must prepare for year-round Hudson Bay shipping access, port owner says | CBC News
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âThe Port of Nigg plays an indispensable role in the UKâs energy transition, particularly in offshore wind, and holds substantial potential for future growth. In partnership
The SKANDI INVOLVER moored in the port of Nigg
TechnipFMC
s DEEP ENERGY and Cadelers WIND ORCA berthed at Port of Nigg
Global Energy Group`s Nigg Energy Park Scotland, staging port for 103 Foundation Jackets for the Moray East OWF. The Jackets have been arriving from the UAE onboard OHT OSPREY, HAWK and ALBATROSS with some arriving by barge from Newcastle. Installation of the Jackets was carried out by Seajacks Scylla.
Text & Photos: David Meek (c) Maasmond Newsclippings 214-2025
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August 5, 2025, 12:01pm
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US Customs & Border Protection (CBP) has been designated to collect a new fee regime targeting China-linked vessels, as authorised by a US Trade Representative ruling. The rules are structured for rollout starting OctoberâŻ14, 2025, and will apply...
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Under the finalised policy, Chinese-owned or operated vessels will be charged starting at $50 per net ton, escalating to $140 per ton by April 2028. Non-Chinese operators of Chinese-built ships face lower feesâstarting at $18 per ton or $120 per container, rising to $33 per ton or $250 per container, whichever yields more
The fees are assessed on a per-voyage (or rotation) basis, capped at five chargeable port rotations per vessel per year, and apply only at the first port of call. Exemptions are granted for short-sea shipping, vessels under size thresholds, U.S.-owned ships, ballast voyages, and specialized export carriers.
Obviously trying to avoid adding cost for US export, but:
Will there be a surcharge per TEU/FEU added to the freight rate?
Will this extra cost on goods delivered to US ports be added to the retail price?
Will anybody add a similar surcharge on US owner/operated vessels calling at foreign ports?
PS> No use to just penalize US built ships for obvious reasons.
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August 18, 2025, 8:04pm
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Not Port news but Port history.
The film presents the Port of Oslo with loading, unloading, transit, onward transportation, etc. The film provides a good insight into the loading and unloading methods of its time and other routines surrounding shipping traffic. Director: Ragnar Sørensen.
Music: Anchors Aweigh, Columbia Military Bandhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsxlmVb_sDc
Sorry, no English text available, but for those of us who have live awhile, the pictures may bring back memories of calls in ports in other parts of the world as well.
PS> For me it reminds me of calls at Oslo port a few years later than this film shows (1960 - 62) onboard the Wilh. Willhemsen ships Tamesis, Teben and Teneriffa,
It brought back memories of simpler times.
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August 18, 2025, 10:05pm
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Congratulation MPA and all involved with the operation of the Port of Singapore:
The Port of Singapore has been named the âBest Global Seaportâ for the fourth time and âBest Seaport in Asiaâ for the 37th time at the 2025 Asian Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain (AFLAS) Awards held in Hong Kong on 3 September 2025.
Source: Singapore port named best global seaport for fourth time at AFLAS Awards
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October 4, 2025, 11:52am
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Not everybody is loosing faith in the future of container transport, even with âtariff warâ and punitive port fees:
The Port of Los Angeles has issued a request for proposal for the pre-development of Pier 500, a new marine container terminal that would be the first built at the...
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âFor the first time in a generation, the Port of Los Angeles plans to build a new container terminal to meet global supply chain demand for decades into the future,â said Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka. âThe development of the cleanest terminal possible would enhance our efficiency and sustainability while creating new jobs in our communities.â
The Port of Los Angeles handled 10.3 million Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in 2024, its second-busiest year on record and a nearly 20% increase from 2023.
LA is not the only port looking to increase capacity to meet future demands:
For every major initiative, impacts naturally follow. This is no different with the Santos 10 Container Terminal.
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The future terminal is poised to be the largest container terminal in South America. Tecon Santos 10 will cover 621,900 m², with annual capacity for 3.25 million TEUs and 91,000 tonnes of general cargo. The contract will last 25 years, beginning in 2026 and potentially extending to 2050.
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October 28, 2025, 1:10pm
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The Panama Canal has launched a consultation process with representatives of the maritime industry to identify potential partners interested in developing port terminals on both the Atlantic and Pacific sides of the waterway. Following a process...
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All the âusual suspectsâ are invited:
Representatives from APM Terminals, COSCO Shipping Ports, CMA Terminals, DP World, Hanseatic Global Terminals, MOL, PSA International, SSA Marine and Terminal Investment Limited participated, as well as representatives from CMA CGM, ONE, Evergreen, Hapag Lloyd, HMM, Maersk Line, MSC, OOCL, COSCO, Yang Ming, the Port of Houston, and ZIM.
The goal of these initiatives is to increase container transhipment capacity by 5m teu per year.
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November 25, 2025, 7:48pm
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Tanzania will start construction of a new port in the east of the country in December, a senior government official said, ending a decade of delays due to government objections to the initial contract terms agreed with foreign developers.
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Before:
Photo:
File:Bagamoyo (3181445229).jpg - Wikimedia Commons
Slaves were once shipped from Bagamoyo across to the island of Zanzibar to slave markets
Source:
Bagamoyo port: Tanzania begins construction on mega project - BBC News
Future (maybe):
