Seaport – Page 26 – City Business News

May 8, 2018 No Responses

Obaseki Visits Gelegele Port Community, To Strengthen Security Ties With Police, Navy

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the state is working with the Nigeria Police Force as well as the Nigeria Navy to ensure a robust security architecture in Gelegele community as work progresses on the Benin River Port...

May 7, 2018 No Responses

Corporation Unveils Helix Terminal At Port of Barcelona

Miami-based cruise company Carnival Corporation & plc officially opened its second cruise terminal at the Port of Barcelona on May 5. Located on the port’s Adossat wharf, the Helix terminal will accommodate Carnival Corporation’s new class of next-gene...

May 6, 2018 No Responses

Euroseas Okay Charter, Financing For New Bulker

Greek shipowner Euroseas has entered into a time charter contract for its newbuilding vessel, the 82,000 dwt Ekaterini. Under the agreement, secured through its subsidiary, the company’s 2018-built Kamsarmax bulk carrier has been chartered to a “highly r...

May 4, 2018 No Responses

Edo Secures Preliminary Financing Approval For Gelegele Seaport

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has said the state government has secured preliminary approvals for financing the development of the Benin River Port in Gelegele. Obaseki disclosed this when he received the Flag Officer Commanding Central Naval Command...

May 4, 2018 No Responses

Maersk Welcomes Medium Range Product, Chemical Tanker

Danish-based Maersk Tankers has welcomed into its fleet Maersk Capri, a newbuilding Medium Range (MR) product/chemical tanker. The 50,000 dwt ship, flagged in Singapore, was named on April 19 at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in Ningbo, China. ” Maer...

May 4, 2018 No Responses

Hyundai Secures $407m Contract For Monaco’s Four Containerships

South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has won a contract from Zodiac Group Monaco to build four containerships. The shipbuilding major said the contract was worth $407million. The four container carriers are scheduled for delivery by July 202...

May 3, 2018 No Responses

CMA CGM Confirms Investment In CEVA Logistics

CMA CGM on Thursday confirmed its investment in CEVA Logistics, a global leading player in the logistics sector, on the occasion of CEVA’s initial public offering (IPO). According to CMA CGM, “”This investment will take the form of convertible...

April 28, 2018 No Responses

Grimaldi Okays $400m For Six RoRos

The Grimaldi Group from Italy has ordered the construction of six RoRo vessels from the Chinese Jinling shipyard. The sextet, worth USD 400 million, is scheduled for delivery in 2020, and forms part of the company’s ambitious fleet expansion plan....

April 26, 2018 No Responses

LNG Takes Centre Stage As Shipowners Weigh Future Marine Fuel options

With less than two years before the sulphur cap comes into force, LNG is looking more plausible as the marine fuel of the 21st century, according to shipping consultancy Drewry. Many shipowners are still weighing up the dilemma of how...

April 25, 2018 No Responses

Improve Health, Safety Operations, ITF Urges Hutchison Ports

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has urged Hutchison Ports to address health and safety incidents across their global operations, after a dockworker suffered multiple injuries in a fall at the company’s Port Botany terminal. The ITF...

April 22, 2018 No Responses

Eximbank Pledges $700m For Shipping

The Export–Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) has committed to provide the country’s shipping industry with KRW 800 billion ( approximately USD 750 million) worth of loans and guarantees this year. The loans will be provided to shipping companies for buying...

April 19, 2018 No Responses

SIFAX Group wins Warri Port Terminal Concession

The SIFAX Group-led consortium, Ocean and Cargo Terminal Services Limited, has been declared the preferred bidder of Terminal B, Warri Old Port. In a statement, the company said:“At a well-attended meeting (on Wednesday), at the Conference Room of the Bure...

April 18, 2018 No Responses

South Africa, KCT Seal Agenda For New Terminal

South Africa’s Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has signed a deal with KwaZulu Cruise Terminal (KCT) that will see the delivery of a new cruise facility in the Port of Durban by October 2020. Under the agreement, signed between the parties on Apr...

April 17, 2018 No Responses

CMA CGM to Operate Lekki Port’s Container Terminal

French container shipping giant CMA CGM and Lekki Port LFTZ Enterprise have signed a Memorandum of Agreement to operate Lekki Port’s future container terminal. CMA CGM, through its subsidiary CMA Terminals, will be responsible for marketing, operations an...