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Port of Savannah outlines 2024 expansion plans

Georgia Ports Authority will upgrade the Port of Savannah so that the east coast facility can simultaneously handle six 14,000 teu vessels by 2024

DP World container volume growth slows to 1.9% in 2018

Terminal operator DP World saw container volume growth slip to 1.9% last year to handle 71.4m teu, with throughput at its home base in the UAE declining.

APM Terminals to jointly develop greenfield terminal in Bangkok

APM Terminals has signed a memorandum of understanding with Sahathai Terminal PLC

IMO Sub-Committee to finalize rule for safe mooring

IMO is working to prevent accidents that occur when ships are being moored at their berth in a port

U.N. Security Council Focuses its Attention on Maritime Crime

Transnational maritime crime is becoming more sophisticated as criminal groups exploit the open spaces of the high seas

UK Plans to Temporarily Waive Customs Checks on EU Goods

The government of UK Prime Minister Theresa May is making bold unilateral moves to avoid the potential impact of a "no-deal"

ABS and Industry Collaboration Identifies Key Challenges with Ballast Water Management Systems

ABS recently issued questionnaires and hosted Ballast Water Management (BWM) Workshops

Colombo Port to get pilot boats: USD 3.12 mn investment for greater efficiency

The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) will sign an agreement with Colombo Dockyard PLC to build two pilot boats for Colombo Port

Incident on board APL Vancouver

APL, operator of the container vessel APL Vancouver (115,060 dwt, built 2013) reports that a fire broke out in one of the cargo holds whilst the vessel

ABS Launches Liquefied Gas Tank Barge Guide

ABS Launches New Guide for Liquefied Gas Tank Barges with Remote Control and Monitoring of Essential Systems

Turkey Ratifies Ship Recycling Convention

Turkey, one of the five major ship recycling countries in the world, has ratified the IMO Hong Kong Convention

7 arrested for illegal transaction of MGO off Singapore

Seven men got arrested on January 29 for an alleged illegal transaction of 2.7 tonnes of marine gas oil at the sea off Pulau Sudong, Singapore

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