Cameroon taps Terminal Investment Limited to run Douala port Switzerland’s Terminal Investment Limited (TIL) has been tapped to renovate and manage Cameroon’s main Douala port starting next year, the port’s director-general said. Douala, located on the Atlantic coast, is the hub for Cameroon’s exports of cocoa, oil and timber. It has been managed since 2015 by Bollore, but the French company was eliminated earlier ...

Port of Hamburg: Interconnectivity, Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Resilience – How Technology Empowers Leading Ports – chainPORT concludes 5th Annual Meeting in Montreal chainPORT – the multilateral partnership of the world leading ports – has just concluded its 5th Annual Meeting which was hosted on September 16 & 17 by the Port of Montreal. While welcoming delegates to the event, Sylvie Vachon, President and CEO of the Montreal Port Authority mentioned: ‘After participating in the chainPORT Hackathon and ...

Panama Canal Signs Agreement with Port of Rotterdam The Panama Canal and the Port of Rotterdam signed a Memorandum Understanding (MOU) to promote international trade between Europe and the West Coast of South America. Through this agreement, the two organizations will work closely to optimize operations while encouraging economic growth and the exchange of information on new business development opportunities, including logistics parks ...

British Ports Association Publishes Business Confidence Survey Maritime industry professionals remain confident about the year ahead despite wider uncertainty, according to new data published by the British Ports Association yesterday. Ports themselves are more likely to be worried about the economy over the next 12 months, however. Confidence: Less than a third (29%) of ports feel confident about the economy in the ...

HOT PORT NEWS from GAC Maintenance dredging at terminal Wednesday, September 18, 2019, Dahej, India The Gujarat Chemical Port Terminal has announced plans to carry out maintenance dredging for about one day on 24/25 September and then for about another three days from 6/7 October. During the dredging periods, the jetty will not be available for berthing/un-berthing of vessels. For ...