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Victoria International Container Terminal expands ASC fleet

Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT), International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) operation at the Port of Melbourne and Australia’s first fully automated container terminal, is expanding its equipment fleet with the …
Aug 22, 2023 / Curious

Port of Melbourne sets sights on net zero target

Port of Melbourne has set a target to achieve net zero emissions for Scope 1 and 2 for port operations by 2030. Port of Melbourne plans to achieve its net zero target by: Sourcing 100 per cent of the electricity needed for its business operations …
Jun 15, 2023 / Curious

Stolthaven Terminals signs MoU for green methanol bunkering hub in Australia

Stolthaven Terminals has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Australia to explore the commercial feasibility of establishing a green methanol bunkering hub at Port of Melbourne in Victoria. The MoU, led by Port of Melbourne, also includes …
May 12, 2023 / Curious

Green methanol MoU signed with Melbourne port

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Port of Melbourne, Maersk, ANL (a subsidiary of CMA-CGM), Svitzer, Stolthaven Terminals, HAMR Energy and ABEL Energy to explore the commercial feasibility of establishing a green methanol …
Apr 27, 2023 / Curious

ICTSI outlines its vision for Australia’s biggest port

Global port operator International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) has outlined a significant proposal for the expansion of the Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT), its 100 percent owned subsidiary in the Port of Melbourne, …
Feb 20, 2023 / Curious

ICTSI Australia berths largest vessel to date

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI)’s Australian subsidiary, the Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT), recently serviced the largest vessel to call at the Port of Melbourne (PoMC). The CMA CGM Group deployed its CMA …
Oct 13, 2022 / Curious

Port of Melbourne welcomes the Victorian Commercial Ports Strategy

Port of Melbourne welcomes today’s release of the Victorian Commercial Ports Strategy.“The Strategy is a welcome recognition of the important role Victoria’s ports play in the economic wellbeing of Victoria and the surrounding regional areas of both …
Jul 22, 2022 / Curious

Euroseas Announces Agreement to Acquire two 4,250 teu Container Vessels, built in 2005 and 2007

Euroseas Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESEA, Euroseas), an owner and operator of container vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for containerized cargoes, announced today that it has agreed to acquire M/V Seaspan Manila and M/V Seaspan Melbourne both …
May 3, 2022 / Vessels

Port of Melbourne awards contract to boost efficiency at Webb Dock East

Port of Melbourne (PoM) has confirmed works at Webb Dock East to reduce port congestion, improve efficiency and accommodate larger ships at Australia’s largest container and general cargo port. The project involves demolishing a redundant section of …
Mar 9, 2022 / Curious

Kalmar to deliver six Automatic Stacking Cranes to assist VICT extend yard capacity in Melbourne

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has received a large repeat order of six Kalmar Automatic Stacking Cranes (ASCs) from Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT). The new Kalmar ASCs will enable VICT to expand its current capacity at the Port of …
Oct 7, 2021 / Curious