USA
The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States or America, is a transcontinental country primarily located in North America. It has a developed port network on its western and eastern coastlines.
Trafigura completes first-ever ammonia, propane shipment
Corpus Christi, United States (Ports Europe) January 17, 2025 – Trafigura, a global commodities business, and CF Industries, the world’s largest...
Greece wary of Washington move on COSCO
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 15, 2025 – The Greek government is currently considering the potential impact of the Chinese shipping company...
Senior officials of Rosatom under sanctions
Washington, United States (Ports Europe) January 14, 2025 – Last week, the United States imposed sanctions on more than 200 entities and individuals...
Chinese ports deny entry to Russian oil tankers
Washington, United States (Ports Europe) January 13, 2025 – The U.S. Treasury recently imposed sanctions on Russian oil producers Gazprom Neft and...
Russia’s Lavna and Sukhodol seaports added to sanctions list
Washington, United States (Ports Europe) January 13, 2025 – The United States has added the operators of the Lavna and Sukhodol seaports, OOO MTP Lavna...
Strikes averted at U.S. ports
Washington, United States (Ports Europe) January 10, 2025 – The union representing 45,000 dockworkers on the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts and their...
COSCO SHIPPING declared “linked to Chinese military” – U.S. government
Washington, United States (Ports Europe) January 8, 2025 – The U.S. government has labelled shipping company COSCO as being linked to the Chinese...
U.S. port workers resume negotiations
Washington, United States (Ports Europe) January 6, 2025 – Negotiations are set to resume tomorrow between U.S. port workers, represented by the...
Ukraine purchases Greece-delivered gas from USA
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) December 29, 2024 – DTEK, a Ukrainian private energy company, has taken delivery of its first cargo of liquefied natural...
Mobile scanners for five Ukrainian border crossings from USAID
Kyiv, Ukraine (Ports Europe) December 29, 2024 – Five mobile X-ray scanners to improve customs operations at border crossing points along Ukraine’s...
RMG crane automation – balancing between port efficiency and labour
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) December 28, 2024 – Automated Rail-Mounted Gantry (RMG) cranes, introduced in the early 2000s and more widespread...
Russian Navy: The Arctic – a region of possible future conflict
St. Petersburg, Russia (Ports Europe) December 14, 2024 – The Arctic is one of the key regions where a confrontation between the world’s leading...
U.S. Federal Maritime Commission investigates Spanish ports ruling
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) December 6, 2024 – The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has initiated an investigation into regulations or practices by...
US Army battalion passes through Port of Setúbal, Portugal
Setúbal, Portugal (Ports Europe) November 18, 2024 – The MV ARC Endurance ship pulled into the port of Setubal on November 5, carrying over 750 pieces...
U.S. Embassy delegation visits Koper port, Slovenia
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) November 1, 2024 – On November 30, Luka Koper received a delegation from the Embassy of the United States of America in...
Washington announces $3 billion port investment
Washington, United States (Ports Europe) October 29, 2024 – Today, President Biden will announce a $3 billion investment from the Inflation Reduction Act...
U.S. project for undersea cable security targets Russia, China, Iran
Washington DC, United States (Ports Europe) October 8, 2024 – The “Undersea Cable Security and Protection Act” was introduced by the Republican party...
End of U.S. East Coast ports’ strike
New York, United States (Ports Europe) October 4, 2024 – The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) trade union agreed on October 3 to suspend a...
Italy’s Spediporti concerned by U.S. port strike
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 2, 2024 – Spediporto, the association of freight forwarders of Genoa, has highlighted the possible effects on Italy...
U.S. East Coast ports’ strike will cause supply chain disruption into 2025
Boston, United States (Ports Europe) September 26, 2024 – A strike at some 36 ports on the U.S. East and Gulf Coast will cause severe supply chain...