Americas

Ports America, the largest marine terminal operator and stevedore in North America, announced today, the appointment of Peter Levesque as president.

The long term outlook for the product tanker market appears grim with expectations of lethargic growth in oil demand made worse by refinery capacity expansions, according to a latest forecast by shipping analyst Drewry.

The US Department of Transportation Maritime Administrator Rear Adm. Mark Buzby joined elected officials and leadership from Jaxport and SSA Marine to break ground on a new international container terminal at Jaxport's Blount Island Marine Terminal.

A discussion on the perennial topic - the $200bn question of where is the capital for shipping needs – turned into a lively sparring match between top executives at last week’s Marine Money Ship Finance Forum in New York.

BC Ferries has awarded Damen Shipyards Group with a repeat order of four additional hybrid Damen Road Ferries 8117 E3, also known as the ‘Island Class’ vessels.

Classification society ABS has issued what it says is first of its kind ‘Guide for Fire-Fighting Systems for Cargo Areas of Container Carriers’.

The US federal government has awarded the Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport) a $20m grant for the reconstruction of more than 100 acres of existing terminal pavement at the SSA Jacksonville Container Terminal at Blount Island Marine Terminal.