Tag: ports

The Global Maritime Forum and RMI (founded as the Rocky Mountain Institute), under Mission Innovation’s umbrella, released a report outlining strategies for ports to become first movers in providing green methanol and ammonia bunkering.

Power to Hydrogen and TripleW will test innovative projects in energy transition and circularity in the Antwerp port environment.

The Hambantota International Port (HIP) commenced its inaugural container transshipment service operated by the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC).  

The Port of Baltimore opened a temporary channel on Monday to free some tugs and barges trapped by a recent bridge collapse.

On April 3rd, Chinese state media CCTV reported that eight individuals disappeared following a collision between a Chinese fishing vessel and a Panama-flagged container ship near a town in Hainan, an island province.

Following a major 7.2 earthquake on April 3, Taiwan's Hualien port, was evacuated, and loading and discharge operations were ceased. 

On 2nd April, crews created a second temporary passage, enabling a restricted amount of maritime traffic to navigate around the damaged remains of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge. The bridge had been obstructing the primary shipping route of the crucial port for a week following its collapse.

AD Ports Group has published its Annual Report for the year of 2023, where their Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) strategy and progress are presented. 

According to Reuters, on 1st April, the port of Baltimore opened a temporary channel, allowing the release of some tugs and barges previously stranded due to the bridge collapse last week. However, officials noted that broader efforts to restore commercial shipping were still hindered by persistent challenges.

On Tuesday, 26 March, the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed following a collision with the container ship MV Dali, creating a major impact in US trade and port operations.