Damen Shipyards Group delivered an ASD Tug 2111, named Argo, to WUZ Port and Maritime Services in Rotterdam. This is the eighth Damen tug in WUZ’s fleet. WUZ is expanding its fleet to support the development of the Port of Gdansk. The company now operates 18 vessels and various Damen tug models, making it Poland’s […] The post Damen delivers ASD Tug 2111 Argo to WUZ Port appeared first on Container News.

Port Houston, working in partnership with the US Army Corps of Engineers, has completed its portion of the Houston Ship Channel Expansion Project 11, a historic milestone in the future safety, efficiency, and competitiveness of the busiest waterway in the United States. Construction of channel improvements began in 2022, and now the project has reached […] The post Port Houston completes its portion of Project 11 dredging  appeared first on Container News.

CMA CGM has announced a postponement of the Low Water Surcharge (LWS) on shipments between the Far East and Manaus, following updated monitoring results showing that Amazon River levels are decreasing more slowly than initially expected. The surcharge, aimed at offsetting the impact of reduced navigability on operational costs, will now take effect on November […] The post CMA CGM postpones implementation of Low Water Surcharge for Manaus appeared first on Container News.

Everllence won an order for 2 × 6G70ME-C Mk10.7 engines. They will power two 159,000 dwt crude oil tankers for Dynacom Tankers. The vessels are under construction at New Times Shipbuilding (NTS) in Jiangsu, China. The engines will be built in Korea. This marks the first sale of a 70-bore engine from Everllence’s Mk10.7 platform. […] The post Everllence secures first G70 Mk10.7 engine order appeared first on Container News.

The Panama Canal has started consultations with the maritime industry to explore developing port terminals on both the Atlantic and Pacific sides. The process follows a similar approach used for the gas pipeline project. Representatives from container port operators and shipping lines were invited to join. Attendance was by invitation only, in line with institutional […] The post Panama Canal launches port terminal development consultations appeared first on Container News.