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Port of Portland Receives Grants for Terminal 6 Modernization
The Port of Portland recently received several grants that will make possible $42 million of infrastructure improvements at Terminal 6, Oregon’s only marine container terminal. Last month, the U.S. Maritime Administration’s Port Infrastructure …
Nov 4, 2022 / Finance
Port of Portland welcomed MV Wisteria on her maiden voyage
Port of Portland welcomed the MV Wisteria on her maiden voyage on 26 April 2022. A brand new ship built in March 2022, she has an overall length of 199.98 metres, beam of 32.24 metres and a gross tonnage capacity of 36177.She is currently berthed …
Apr 28, 2022 / Vessels
Port of Portland Welcomes New Service to Terminal 6
Regional businesses and consumers will have more options to move products following pandemic supply chain issuesA year and a half after weekly container service returned to the Port of Portland’s Terminal 6 – thanks to South Korea-based carrier SM …
Sep 9, 2021 / Curious
Sanmar sells powerful compact tug to UK port authority
Sanmar Shipyards has sold the tug Sirapinar Xll to Portland Harbour Authority which operates the former Royal Navy harbour at Portland, Dorset, on the UK’s south coast.Formerly operating as part of Sanmar’s own fleet, the 2019-built Sirapinar Xll is …
Apr 5, 2021 / Vessels
ABB technology to support iconic U.S. ferry’s move to hybrid-electric operations
Maine ferry operator Casco Bay Lines has committed to an integrated hybrid-electric power and propulsion solution from ABB for its new vessel, in a technology step change along one of the longest-established ferry routes in the United StatesThe new …
Mar 11, 2021 / Curious
SM Line makes first container service call at Port of Portland’s Terminal 6
South Korea-based container carrier SM Line made its inaugural vessel call at the Port of Portland’s Terminal 6, bringing weekly container shipping service back to Portland.The 4,360 TEU vessel, the Qingdao, left the Port of Ningbo in China on …
Jan 15, 2020 / Curious
Ports of Tacoma and Seattle join West Coast ports in urging President Trump to pursue fair and mutually beneficial trade agreements
The six largest West Coast ports — Port of Long Beach, Port of Los Angeles, Port of Oakland, Port of Portland, Port of Seattle and Port of Tacoma — sent a letter to President Donald Trump today sharing their concerns that the long-term impacts of the …
Sep 24, 2019 / Curious
Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. Exercises Option for Second 204,000 Barrel Barge at Gunderson Marine LLC
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (NYSE: OSG) (OSG) a provider of energy transportation services for crude oil and petroleum products in the U.S. Flag markets, announced Tuesday (Jan22) that it has exercised an option to construct a second 204,000 …
Jan 22, 2019 / Curious
Jensen Maritime Provides Design for Shaver Transportation’s New Tugboat – Samantha S
Jensen Maritime, Crowley Maritime Corp. ’s Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering company, has provided the detailed design for Shaver Transportation Company’s new, Z-drive tug –Samantha S. The multi-purpose tug was built at …
Jan 17, 2019 / Vessels