Cruise-port agreement in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines signed an agreement on Monday for Global Ports Holding to manage, develop and operate the country’s cruise-port facilities, according to iWitness News.
Nearly $105 million awarded for Alaska ports
The US Department of Transportation awarded nearly $105 million on Monday to six port projects in Alaska, Alaska’s News Source reported, citing an announcement from the state’s congressional delegation. The largest allocation was $50,593,488 for the replacement of Whittier’s DeLong Dock, which the department described as aging infrastructure.
Kodiak’s Saint Herman Harbor recapitalization project received $26.07 million. The other awards were $11.25 million for local service facilities at Nome’s Arctic Deep-Draft Port, $6.394 million for stevedore support and landside operational readiness in Anchorage, $6,287,220 for a marine cargo dock in Kake and $4,402,403 for the Ounalashka Arctic and North Pacific Maritime Hub in Unalaska.
Cotonou announces weekend and holiday services
The Autonomous Port of Cotonou announced that cargo-removal services would be available on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from Saturday, 24 October. The port said the measure was intended to ease congestion, accelerate formalities and reduce the time needed to remove goods.
Customs, cargo handlers, shipping agents, Bénin Control, banks and other organisations involved in port operations were called on to maintain continuity on days normally treated as non-working. Matin Libre reported scepticism among some actors about whether all services and personnel would operate at the planned times, leaving the initiative’s practical implementation uncertain.