MARAD Awards $20 Million in Funding to Strengthen U.S. Shipyards
Through the Small Shipyard Grant Program, the United States (US) Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) will award $19.6 million, or approximately €19.1 million euros in grants.Read more
Mammoet transports 2267 tonne (5 million pound) bridge in Detroit
Mammoet operators have handled the jack up, transport, and jack & slide, of a 2267 metric tonne, single span bridge, in Detroit, the largest city in Michigan. The installation of this bridge section should contribute...Read more
Port of Tallinn invested in new quay to service wind farms
The Port of Tallinn, Estonia’s largest port authority, will invest € 53 million, to build a new quay in Paldiski South Harbour, by summer 2025. This 310-metre quay with a 10-hectare area will be co-financed...Read more
China Navigation launches Swire Projects with former Zeamarine staff
ShippingChina Navigation is ramping its project cargo business by launching Swire Projects, a new business that will develop an “independent global strategy in the multipurpose & heavy-lift market”. The company has hired seasoned professionals from...Read more
Nordic fund plans large offshore wind investment at Port of Esbjerg
Offshore windNordic infrastructure fund Infranode plans to invest 134 million euros in offshore wind infrastructure at Port Esbjerg in Denmark as the port is readying itself for a fivefold increase in North Sea projects. Read more
Panalpina eyes large infrastructure projects in Oman
Logistics provider Panalpina is in the process of opening a new office in Oman to benefit from the country’s economic growth and large infrastructural projects. In 2016 Panalpina transported 62 kilometres of pipeline from China to...Read more
Port of Rotterdam eyes construction of largest “green hydrogen” plant in Europe
ConstructionBP, Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals), and the Port of Rotterdam have joined forces to explore the construction of the largest “green hydrogen” plant in Europe for BP’s refinery in Rotterdam. BP uses hydrogen to...Read more