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Monday, August 29, 2022
Maersk’s APM Terminals Divests Stake in Russian Container Terminal Operator Global Ports
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Maersk’s APM Terminals Divests Stake in Russian Container Terminal Operator Global Ports

APM Terminals (APMT), a leading port operator and part of A.P. Moller – Maersk, has announced an agreement to divest its minority stake in Global Ports

August 29, 2022
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port of deluth
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Grain Is Gushing Out Of The Great Lakes This Year

The St. Lawrence Seaway transported 514,000 tonnes of grain out of the Great Lakes between March 22 to the end of July this year. This represents a 37%

August 29, 2022
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Sunday, August 28, 2022
Port Upgrade Raises Somaliland’s Hopes For Trade
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Port Upgrade Raises Somaliland’s Hopes For Trade

May Darwich, Jutta Bakonyi (The Conversation)–Berbera port is the main overseas trade gateway of the breakaway Republic of Somaliland. The port city

August 28, 2022
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Saturday, August 27, 2022
Cargo containers pile up at a marine terminal at the Port of Los Angeles.
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Time For Major Investments In New Container Ports And Terminals

by John D. McCown (OpEd) Sixty-six years ago the postwar growth in the US economy saw increasing congestion on highways.  That problem became the catalyst for

August 27, 2022
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The San Pedro Bay Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. Photo Courtesy Port of Long Beach
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Container Dwell Fee On Hold Again For San Pedro Bay Ports

The San Pedro Bay ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles will postpone consideration of the “Container Dwell Fee” for four weeks, until Sept. 23.  Since the

August 27, 2022
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Thursday, August 25, 2022
People relax on the beach with Britain's biggest container port in Felixstowe, Britain
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Felixstowe Port Strike Already Threatens Christmas

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — Strikes at Britain’s biggest container port this week have already caused major disruption to trade and are

August 25, 2022
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Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Awarded Dredging Contracts Totalling $107 Million
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Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Awarded Dredging Contracts Totalling $107 Million

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ: GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States, has announced the receipt of several

August 24, 2022
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Felixstowe Port Accuses Union of Letting Down Dockworkers
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Felixstowe Port Accuses Union of Letting Down Dockworkers

By John Bowker and Siddharth Philip (Bloomberg) — Britain’s largest container ship port has accused the union behind an ongoing strike of acting

August 24, 2022
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Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Felixstowe Port Strike Could Drag On as Workers Demand 10% Pay Increase
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Felixstowe Port Strike Could Drag On as Workers Demand 10% Pay Increase

By Eamon Akil Farhat, Caroline Hepker and Stephen Carroll (Bloomberg) — Strikes at the UK’s largest container ship port could extend beyond the eight

August 23, 2022
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Monday, August 22, 2022
A Sea Of Shipping Containers
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Plan to Improve German Rail Transport Could Worsen Congestion

BERLIN, Aug 22 (Reuters) – Germany is set to make rail transport for power plants and refineries a priority this week to ensure supply, even

August 22, 2022
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People sit at a beach cafe with the Britain's biggest container port Felixstowe seen behind
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Felixstowe Strike: Disruption at Britain’s Busiest Container Port

LONDON, Aug 22 (Reuters) – More than 1,900 workers at Britain’s biggest container port, Felixstowe, have begun eight days of strike action that

August 22, 2022
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Sunday, August 21, 2022
Workers At UK’s Biggest Container Port Felixstowe Due To Begin 8-Day Strike
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Workers At UK’s Biggest Container Port Felixstowe Due To Begin 8-Day Strike

LONDON, Aug 21 (Reuters) – More than 1,900 workers at Britain’s biggest container port are due on Sunday to start eight days of strike

August 21, 2022
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Saturday, August 20, 2022
UK’s Felixstowe Port Says Union Turned Down 8% Raise
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UK’s Felixstowe Port Says Union Turned Down 8% Raise

By Siddharth Philip( Bloomberg) –The operator of the Port of Felixstowe said that its workers’ union had rejected a request to call off an eight-day

August 20, 2022
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Thursday, August 18, 2022
SC Ports Completes Years-Long Infrastructure Project at Port of Charleston
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SC Ports Completes Years-Long Infrastructure Project at Port of Charleston

South Carolina Ports is marking the completion of its years-long infrastructure project as its fifteenth and final ship-to-shore crane is now operational at

August 18, 2022
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Aerial top view of a containership at port. Stock Photo: Shutterstock/Avigator Fortuner
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DP World Moderates Outlook After Record First-Half Profit

DUBAI, Aug 18 (Reuters) – Dubai-owned ports giant DP World reported on Thursday a record $721 million first-half profit boosted

August 18, 2022
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Wednesday, August 17, 2022
an overhead view of port of los angeles docks
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Port of Los Angeles Calls for More Cargo as Fluidity Improves

The nation’s top port for containers is out with some big numbers again today. The Port of Los Angeles reported preliminary July figures showing an

August 17, 2022
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Virginia Awards $223 Million Contract for Offshore Wind Port Project
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Virginia Awards $223 Million Contract for Offshore Wind Port Project

The Virginia Port Authority has awarded a $223 million contract to rebuild the Portsmouth Marine Terminal for use an an offshore wind staging port. The

August 17, 2022
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Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Grand Jury Charges Seven Over Fraudulent Extortion Scheme at Port of San Juan
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Grand Jury Charges Seven Over Fraudulent Extortion Scheme at Port of San Juan

A federal grand jury in Puerto Rico has returned an indictment charging seven individuals with labor racketeering offenses in the Port of San Juan. The seven

August 16, 2022
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Ocean Carriers Making Contingency Plans as Felixstowe Labor Dispute Hardens
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Ocean Carriers Making Contingency Plans as Felixstowe Labor Dispute Hardens

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Ocean carriers calling at Felixstowe are making contingency plans in case the eight-day strike at the UK’s biggest

August 16, 2022
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Monday, August 15, 2022
UK’s Liverpool Port Could ‘Grind to a Halt’ After Workers Vote to Strike
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UK’s Liverpool Port Could ‘Grind to a Halt’ After Workers Vote to Strike

More than 500 port workers at the Port of Liverpool are set to strike, bringing another one of the UK’s busiest ports to ‘grinding to a halt,’ the

August 15, 2022
Total Views: 1373