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Friday, October 21, 2022
A containership arrives at the Port of Rotterdam
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Port of Rotterdam Throughput Flat This Year as Coal and LNG Offset Container Drop

AMSTERDAM, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Throughput volumes for Europe’s largest port of Rotterdam have risen 0.3% to 351 million tonnes in the

October 21, 2022
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Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Port of Los Angeles Took a Beating in September
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Port of Los Angeles Took a Beating in September

Imports at the Port of Los Angeles fell by a dramatic 27% in September as retailers sit on high levels inventory on shelves and in warehouses, the

October 19, 2022
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Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Aerial photo of the port of Long Beach
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Port of Long Beach Imports Fall in September

Imports at the Port of Long Beach fell for a third consecutive month in September as diminishing consumer demand, full warehouses and inflation concerns led to

October 18, 2022
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Monday, October 17, 2022
Port Houston container terminal aerial
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Port Houston Container Volumes Stay Strong in September

Port Houston on the U.S. Gulf Coast has reported another very strong month in September as it continued to benefit from shifted inbound trade flows in the

October 17, 2022
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Stacked containers and cranes are shown at the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 22, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake
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California Calls for Projects for $1.2 Billion in Port and Freight Infrastructure Funding

The state of California has issued a call for projects for the $1.2 billion in one-time state funding for port and freight infrastructure projects. Finalized

October 17, 2022
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Friday, October 14, 2022
Liverpool Dockworkers Plan Two More Weeks of Strikes
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Liverpool Dockworkers Plan Two More Weeks of Strikes

By Eamon Akil Farhat (Bloomberg) — Dock workers at the Port of Liverpool are planning two more weeks of strikes after a pay dispute escalated into a

October 14, 2022
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Hapag-Lloyd Among Shortlisted Bidders for GCT Terminals in New York and New Jersey
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Hapag-Lloyd Among Shortlisted Bidders for GCT Terminals in New York and New Jersey

By Gillian Tan, Kiel Porter and Kamaron Leach (Bloomberg) — Ports America, Terminal Investment Ltd., Carrix and Hapag-Lloyd AG are among shortlisted

October 14, 2022
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Thursday, October 13, 2022
Port of Savannah Sees Signs of Market Correction
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Port of Savannah Sees Signs of Market Correction

Cargo volumes through the Port of Savannah tumbled more than 7 percent in September in part due to impacts related to Hurricane Ian. Even so, the port closed

October 13, 2022
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Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Liverpool Dockers Strike as Peel Ports Issues Redundancies
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Liverpool Dockers Strike as Peel Ports Issues Redundancies

By Eamon Akil Farhat (Bloomberg) — Dock workers in the Port of Liverpool resumed a strike over pay Tuesday as their employer Peel Ports Ltd. issued

October 12, 2022
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South Africa's Transnet strike continues in Cape Town
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Labor Strike Hobbles South Africa’s Busiest Port

(Reuters) – Staff shortages caused by an ongoing strike over wages are impacting container and car terminals at South Africa’s Durban

October 12, 2022
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Tuesday, October 11, 2022
an overhead view of port of los angeles docks
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U.S. Import Volume Heads South in September, But Still Above Pre-Pandemic Levels

U.S. container import volumes have finally started to fall off the proverbial cliff that some in the industry have been predicting for months. Data analytics

October 11, 2022
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Sunday, October 9, 2022
Port Towns Should Get Energy Discounts Says Italian LNG Commissioner
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Port Towns Should Get Energy Discounts Says Italian LNG Commissioner

by Silvia Ognibene (Reuters) Companies and households in a Tuscan town chosen to host a new regasification terminal should be offered a 50% discount on their

October 9, 2022
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Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Crowley Closes Land Deal for Massachusetts Offshore Wind Port
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Crowley Closes Land Deal for Massachusetts Offshore Wind Port

Jacksonville, Florida-based Crowley has completed the purchase of 42 acres in Salem, Massachusetts, where it will develop state’s second major offshore wind

October 5, 2022
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Tuesday, October 4, 2022
Hapag-Lloyd Expands Terminals Business with $1 Billion Acquisition of SM SAAM
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Hapag-Lloyd Expands Terminals Business with $1 Billion Acquisition of SM SAAM

Hapag-Lloyd is continuing to spend its pandemic profits to expand and modernize its business. The German container shipping company announced Tuesday it has

October 4, 2022
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port of los angeles and long beach
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Containership Backup Sets Port of Long Beach Back on Emissions

Last year’s unprecedented containership backup in Southern California caused greenhouse gas emissions at the Port of Long Beach to rise above a 2005

October 4, 2022
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Port of Durban south africa.File photo: Shutterstock/michaeljung
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South Africa Port, Rail Workers Threaten Strike After Rejecting Wage Offer

By Felix Njini (Bloomberg) — Labor unions at South Africa’s state-owned ports and freight-rail company threatened to begin a strike this week after

October 4, 2022
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Saturday, October 1, 2022
Putin Ceremonial Guards
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Putin Wrecked Mykolayiv’s Shipyards But Not Its Spirit

By Marc Champion (Bloomberg) As Russia’s President Vladimir Putin formalized his annexation of a swathe of Ukrainian territory on Friday, the governor of

October 1, 2022
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Tuesday, September 27, 2022
FILE PHOTO: The sun sets behind container cranes at the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, U.S. October 14, 2021. REUTERS/David Swanson/File Photo
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West Coast Dockworker Talks Imperiled by Seattle Terminal Dispute

By Augusta Saraiva (Bloomberg) — A dispute over the assignment of work at a terminal in Seattle is casting a shadow on the outcome of talks to reach a

September 27, 2022
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Monday, September 26, 2022
containerships anchored off port of los angeles
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Checking Back In On Southern California’s Containership Backup

As U.S. import demand fades and inbound cargo increasingly shifts away from Southern California ports, the highly publicized containership backup at the

September 26, 2022
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Saturday, September 24, 2022
Nigeria Pins Hopes On Deep Sea Port To End Cargo Congestion
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Nigeria Pins Hopes On Deep Sea Port To End Cargo Congestion

(Bloomberg) –Nigeria is betting a deep sea port set to open early next year will help revive an economy grappling with soaring inflation, stagnating

September 24, 2022
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