World Ports

Wednesday, 24 April 2024

Latest News for: World ports

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$1bn investment plans proposed for ports uplift

Dawn 24 Apr 2024

... infusion of $1 billion into various plans for port development in Pakistan was unveiled on Tuesday by Hutchison Ports, one of the world’s leading ports network, already operating in the country.

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UNICEF reports thousands of children in Haiti are malnourished amid gang siege

WPTV 24 Apr 2024

The United Nations Security Council is sounding the alarm about a spiraling situation that has made the country too unsafe for the world body’s own humanitarian organizations, like UNICEF, to come to the rescue.

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5 asylum seekers die while crossing English Channel to UK

Beijing News 24 Apr 2024

Paris [France], April 24 (ANI) ... The boat carrying 112 people set out from Wimereux, about 32km (20 miles) southwest of the French port of Calais, to cross one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world ... "They did not want to be rescued ... (ANI) .

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GISEC Global 2024 opens in Dubai with record numbers

GDN Online 24 Apr 2024

Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Ports and Borders Security Council, opened the show at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), in which more than 750 brands are exhibiting.

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From cheerleading to minor league dugouts, East Brunswick native brings energy

My Central Jersey 24 Apr 2024

... fifth place in the World Championships at Disney World ... With last spring’s training facility in Port Charlotte wrecked by a hurricane, the team moved their workouts to Disney’s Wide World of Sports.

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Construction begins on Royal Caribbean’s first Royal Beach Club

TravelDailyNews 24 Apr 2024

Vacationers will access the beach club via a ferry ride from the Nassau Cruise Port and return through historic downtown Nassau near the world-famous Straw Market.

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Feds provide nearly $44 million in grants to reduce truck emissions at Port of Long Beach

Press Telegram 23 Apr 2024

The Long Beach Container Terminal is the world’s most sustainable major port cargo facility, according to officials, and has deployed zero-emission cargo handling equipment as seen on a media tour of the facility on Thursday, February 9, 2023.

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PPA enhances port engineering

The Manila Times 23 Apr 2024

Opening the Philippine ports to world trade," the conference provided engineers with the tools and knowledge to address industry trends and challenges, ultimately improving the efficiency and effectiveness of port operations.

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World's first river-sea electric container ship sets sail

ECNS 23 Apr 2024

Lvshui 01, the world's first river-sea electric container ship, arrives at Shengdong Wharf of Yangshan Port in east China's Zhejiang Province, April 22, 2024 ... (ENCS) -- Lvshui 01, the world's first ...

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ESPO sets priorities for the next five years

SAFETY4SEA 23 Apr 2024

In view of the upcoming EU elections, the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has set its priorities for the next five years ... Reducing emissions and pollution is an important KPI for ports ... The world is in transition, ports are in transition.

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First passenger vessel docks at Elmina Harbour with 115 tourists

Business Ghana 23 Apr 2024

Ghana’s tourism industry received a boost when a passenger cruise vessel docked at the Elmina Fishing Harbour in the Central Region last Thursday, with 115 tourists from across the world ... Some of the crew at the port.

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Port of Auckland plans to sell two wharf sites to council

RNZ 23 Apr 2024

Auckland port boss on returning land to public duration 7′ .01″ from Checkpoint ... Roll-on roll-off cargo includes cars, trucks and buses from all around the world, which the port said were typically moved off the port site within 48 hours.

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Royal Caribbean breaks ground on Nassau beach club

Sun Sentinel 23 Apr 2024

The site is on the western edge of the strip of land that runs alongside the waterway through which ships brought nearly 4.5 million passengers in 2023, making Nassau the world’s busiest cruise port of call.

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Mark Labbett, 58, shows off his trim frame following 10st weight loss as he steps ...

The Daily Mail 23 Apr 2024

This is the moment a 700ft cruise ship crunched into a dock at a Turkish port after desperately trying to slow down ... The Celestyal Journey struck a pier at Kusadasi Cruise Port on Monday last week at 12pm local time while crew were trying to dock.

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$5 million Brevard tourism grant proposed for Brightline train station in north Cocoa

Florida Today 23 Apr 2024

Steele said he met last week with other county officials, as well as officials from Cocoa and Port Canaveral, and Florida Rep ... "We welcome another option for our cruise guests to get to Port Canaveral," which is the world's second-busiest cruise port.