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Thursday, March 21, 2019
cosco shipping at port of long beach
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Yilport Is Said in Talks for $2 Billion California Terminal Deal

By Gillian Tan, Vinicy Chan and Ercan Ersoy (Bloomberg) — Turkey’s Yilport Holding AS is in advanced talks to buy a container terminal in Long Beach,

March 21, 2019
Total Views: 92

Wednesday, March 20, 2019
container port
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Britain’s Peel Ports Expands Amid Brexit Trade Uncertainty

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) – Privately owned Peel Ports is expanding its workforce mostly in Liverpool and plans acquisitions this year,

March 20, 2019
Total Views: 64

Wednesday, March 13, 2019
shipping container
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Opinion: Trans-Pacific Beneficial Cargo Owners Deserve 18,000 TEU+ Container Vessels

By Albert A. Melvin (Opinion) – The deployment of 18,000+ Ultra Large Container Vessels in the Trans-Pacific trade would substantially decrease the

March 13, 2019
Total Views: 235

Monday, March 11, 2019
Watch: Strong Winds Topple Containers at Port of Antwerp
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Watch: Strong Winds Topple Containers at Port of Antwerp

Check out this video filmed Sunday at the Port of Antwerp as strong winds pummeled the area. According to the uploader, the port experienced hurricane-force

March 11, 2019
Total Views: 735

ships at port of rotterdam
Ports

Rotterdam Port Prepares for Brexit Gridlock

AMSTERDAM, March 11 (Reuters) – Emergency overflow parking spaces for up to 700 trucks have been created near Rotterdam port, Europe’s largest, in

March 11, 2019
Total Views: 40

Friday, March 8, 2019
Port of Virginia NIT Expansion project
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Port of Virginia Completes First Phase of $375 Million Expansion

The Port of Virginia announced Friday it has completed phase one of the $375 million expansion project at the Norfolk International Terminals (NIT) terminal

March 8, 2019
Total Views: 150

bulk carrier underway
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Ports That Boomed on China May Never Be the Same as Trade Shifts

By Shruti Date Singh (Bloomberg) — An industry that saw dramatic growth in the decade before Donald Trump took office is now concerned his

March 8, 2019
Total Views: 44

Thursday, March 7, 2019
Smile! The PSC Officer is Here…
Blog

Smile! The PSC Officer is Here…

In a timely email, we just received some guidance from our company office about dealing with port state control (PSC) officers.  Having just left a port

March 7, 2019
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Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Port of long beach
Ports

Shippers Must Share the Financial Impact of Carriers’ IMO 2020 Compliance

By Mike Wackett in Long Beach (The Loadstar) – The implications for carriers and BCOs of the IMO low-sulphur regulations that come into force in

March 5, 2019
Total Views: 53

Friday, March 1, 2019
maersk apm terminals costa rica
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Costa Rica Opens New Container Port on Caribbean Coast

SAN JOSE, Feb 28 (Reuters) – Costa Rica on Thursday opened a major new container port on an island built off its Caribbean coast that could deliver a

March 1, 2019
Total Views: 315

Tuesday, February 26, 2019
brexit
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BREXIT: A Timebomb Ticking In Wales

by Thomas Penny (Bloomberg) There’s an ominous number that keeps coming up in conversations among workers at the port handling the bulk of trade between the

February 26, 2019
Total Views: 59

Port Of Diego Garcia Aerial
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Dispute Over Chagos Islands Is A Bilateral Matter Says A UK Foreign Minister

by Kylie MacLellan (Reuters) – Britain will consider the view of the World Court on control of the Chagos Islands but the dispute is with Mauritius and

February 26, 2019
Total Views: 242

port of Hodeidah, Yemen
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What’s Wrong With The Peace Deal In Yemen’s Main Port?

by Aziz El Yakhoubi (Reuters) – Yemen’s warring parties have failed to leave the main port city of Hodeidah more than two months after agreeing to a

February 26, 2019
Total Views: 61

Thursday, February 21, 2019
Rio-Arauca-tanker
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Crews To Abandon Two Venezuelan Tankers Stuck On Portugal

by Catarina Demony (Reuters) – The crew of Venezuelan oil tanker, the Rio Arauca, that has been stuck in the middle of the river Tagus in Lisbon for

February 21, 2019
Total Views: 100

Wednesday, February 20, 2019
port of inverness
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Interview: Sinclair Browne, Chief Executive Port of Inverness, Talks Port Operations, Technology, Brexit And More

Interview by Paul González-Morgan (Marine Strategy) – Sinclair Browne is Chief Executive of the Port of Inverness, situated in the city of Inverness,

February 20, 2019
Total Views: 120

Monday, January 28, 2019
Crane Booms Collapses onto Containership at Port of Vancouver
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Crane Booms Collapses onto Containership at Port of Vancouver

The boom of a giant ship-to-shore crane collapsed onto the deck of a containership at the Port of Vancouver on Monday. According to reports, the incident

January 28, 2019
Total Views: 195

Wednesday, January 23, 2019
hong kong port
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Port of Hong Kong Ranking Falls to Lowest in at Least 40 Years

By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — Hong Kong’s continued slide down the rankings of the world’s great ports has pushed billionaire Li Ka-shing’s

January 23, 2019
Total Views: 114

Thursday, January 17, 2019
Rafnar Leiftur 1100
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Inventions Shaping Our Oceans: Rafnar Hull

By Ariadne Dimoulas – This article series will look into inventions shaping today’s seascape. How has our mariner history resulted in today’s

January 17, 2019
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Monday, December 17, 2018
shipping container
News

Dubai’s DP World Seeks to Quash India Antitrust Probe Over Mumbai Port-Court Filing

By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Dubai’s DP World has approached an Indian court to quash an antitrust investigation recently

December 17, 2018
Total Views: 44

Thursday, December 13, 2018
port of long beach
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Trade War Pushes Port of Long Beach Towards New Cargo Record

Cargo volume at the Port of Long Beach continued to rise in November, setting the stage for a second consecutive calendar year record. The Port handled 621,835

December 13, 2018
Total Views: 70