In 1966, 20-year-old Charles Good narrowly escaped serious injury when a fire started on his wooden boat after he spilled petrol – an accident that made it frighteningly clear, there was a need to replace […]
The deepwater Port of Ngqura, located in the Indian Ocean, on the east coast of South Africa – 20 km northeast of Port Elizabeth and midway between Durban and Cape Town to be exact – is […]
Indonesia and Malaysia are launching port projects to rival Singapore’s status as a transhipment and oil trading hub. First, Indonesian state-owned port operator Pelindo I will spend IDR1.2 trillion (USD85 million) to upgrade Batu Ampar port on […]
In preparation for the world Expo 2020 and the FIFA tournament in Qatar in 2022, RAK Ports in the UAE has ramped up capacity to accommodate shipments of material and cargo, and, in anticipation of […]
The move to develop innovative dredger solutions with a conscious approach that extends the industry’s commitment to protect the marine environment has been gaining momentum more than ever before. As one of the companies adhering […]
The Malaysian state of Sabah has unveiled a masterplan to upgrade and expand its ageing ports. Sabah Ports, a subsidiary of the publicly listed conglomerate Suria Capital Holdings, in which the state government has a […]
With the 2020 sulphur cap under its belt, the International Maritime Organization is now focused on slashing marine greenhouse gas emissions globally – with a timeline of objectives recently brought forward to 2022 The International […]
Building a port is an expensive and difficult business, which can sometimes see investors struggle to hit the return on their investment. However, the latest generation of simulators is here to help. Inside a nondescript […]
Issues with lost cargo paperwork can cause delays in ports, digital solutions such as blockchain lead a way off the physical paper trail into the digital supply chain International trade is all about who owns […]
Boskalis’ 2018 revenue amounted to EUR2.6 billion (USD2.9 billion) that yielded a net operating profit of EUR83 million, which the company stated was, “mainly attributable to a sharp decline in the offshore energy division, which posted an operating […]
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