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Tuesday, October 12, 2021
dp world shipping terminal
Ports

DP World Pledges $1.7 Billion In African Ports Deal

By Antony Sguazzin (Bloomberg) DP World and CDC Group have formed a partnership to develop ports in Africa and committed to spending $1.72 billion on

October 12, 2021
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Tropical Storm Kompasu 2021
Marine Weather

Ports Close In China As Tropical Storm Kompasu Nears

The number of vessels waiting to enter one of the world’s busiest ports jumped to the most since August, threatening to further snarl global supply chains

October 12, 2021
Total Views: 1694

Monday, October 11, 2021
Rio Paraguay drought
Ports

Brazil Exports Soar As ‘Soybean Super-Highway’ River Dries Up

By Ana Mano (Reuters) – Soymeal shipments from Brazil’s Paranagua port jumped in September driven by strong demand and a drought that has disrupted

October 11, 2021
Total Views: 2466

Sunday, October 10, 2021
Port Sudan
Ports

Port Sudan Three Week Long Blockade Causes Shortages Of Wheat And Fuel Oil

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – A three-week blockade of Sudan’s main port by tribal protesters is causing shortages of wheat and fuel oil for power

October 10, 2021
Total Views: 1220

Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Holiday Season At Risk As Maritime Supply Chain Disaster Gets Worse
Ports

Holiday Season At Risk As Maritime Supply Chain Disaster Gets Worse

If last holiday season was dubbed “shipageddon,” what will this year be called? By Matthew Townsend (Bloomberg) It’s the beginning of October, just the

October 5, 2021
Total Views: 3133

Monday, October 4, 2021
Greenpeace Blockade Rotterdam
Environment

Greenpeace Blockades Port Of Rotterdam Refinery

By Toby Sterling (Reuters) Dozens of Greenpeace activists in Rotterdam port used a ship, buoys, and a small flotilla of kayaks on Monday to block traffic

October 4, 2021
Total Views: 1725

Sunday, October 3, 2021
Port Sudan Blockade Causes Shortage of Essential Goods
Ports

Port Sudan Blockade Causes Shortage of Essential Goods

CAIRO, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Sudan is about to run out of essential medicine, fuel and wheat after political protests forced the closure of Port Sudan, the

October 3, 2021
Total Views: 2308

Saturday, October 2, 2021
Container ships wait off the coast of the congested Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in Long Beach, California
Ports

Will Port Congestion Cancel Christmas This Year?

By Arriana McLymore (Reuters) Santa’s sleigh is coming out of its garage a little earlier this year. Target, Pottery Barn, Ulta Beauty, Gap, and PacSun

October 2, 2021
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Friday, October 1, 2021
USMC LCACs Inbound
Ports

Dear Port Of Los Angeles, It’s Time To Call The Marines

By John Konrad (OpEd) Gene Seroka, Executive Director Of The Port Of Los Angeles, is fighting a war of attrition that history shows he will loose. Fortunately

October 1, 2021
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Employees working at cargo ship Kypros Land which is loading soybeans to China at Tiplam terminal in Santos, Brazi
Ports

Port Regulator In Brazil Target Bunge

By Ana Mano (Reuters) Brazil’s port regulator targeted the local unit of global grains merchant Bunge and two port agents in an investigation announced

October 1, 2021
Total Views: 1083

Thursday, September 30, 2021
Piraeus Port
Ports

China’s COSCO To Raise Piraeus Port Stake

by Angeliki Koutantou (Reuters) Greek lawmakers on Thursday approved an amended deal with Chinese shipping group COSCO that will allow it to raise its stake

September 30, 2021
Total Views: 1216

Judge Gavel
Ports

Singapore Convicts Nine In Bunker Fuel Theft Case

by Roslan Khasawneh (Reuters) Nine people have been sentenced in Singapore to up to three years in jail for cheating buyers out of $337,000 worth of shipping

September 30, 2021
Total Views: 1032

Wednesday, September 29, 2021
crane loading container
Ports

Canadian Pension Fund to Acquire Ports America, North America’s Largest Marine Terminal Operator

Canadian pension fund CPP Investments will acquire 100% ownership of Ports America from Oaktree Capital Management at a reported valuation of more than $4

September 29, 2021
Total Views: 2702

Tuesday, September 28, 2021
A hapag-lloyd ship at dock
Ports

Hapag-Lloyd Invests in Container and Rail Terminals at JadeWeserPort Wilhelmshaven

German liner company Hapag-Lloyd is investing in JadeWeserPort Wilhelmshaven, Germany’s largest harbor project and only deep-water container port.

September 28, 2021
Total Views: 1235

port of savannah
Ports

Port of Savannah to Expedite Capacity Expansion as Congestion Builds

The Georgia Ports Authority Board approved more than $34 million to help expedite an additional 1.6 million twenty-foot equivalent container units in capacity

September 28, 2021
Total Views: 3003

Monday, September 27, 2021
port of los angeles
Ports

Los Angeles Port Chief Calls for More Federal Funding for Congested West Coast Ports

By Jill R. Shah (Bloomberg) — The U.S. federal government needs to invest more in West Coast ports, said the head of the Port of Los Angeles, which is

September 27, 2021
Total Views: 4121

Maersk Says Port Congestion and Supply Chain Bottlenecks to Persist Through Year-End
Ports

Maersk Says Port Congestion and Supply Chain Bottlenecks to Persist Through Year-End

China’s October Golden Week, Christmas and Chinese New Year will bolster strong demand for container shipping for the last quarter of 2021. But port

September 27, 2021
Total Views: 10180

Sunday, September 26, 2021
Containership docking Port of Long Beach
Ports

Containers Piling Up At U.S. Rail Yards Add to Port Strains

By Brendan Murray(Bloomberg) –To understand why more than 100 container ships are waiting to enter U.S. ports from Southern California to Savannah,

September 26, 2021
Total Views: 6235

Saturday, September 25, 2021
Coast Guard Monitoring Backlog of Containerships at Puget Sound Anchorages
Ports

Coast Guard Monitoring Backlog of Containerships at Puget Sound Anchorages

Puget Sound anchorages are filling up. The U.S. Coast Guard said this week it is monitoring a backlog of containerships anchored in the greater Puget Sound

September 25, 2021
Total Views: 7224

Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Los Angeles-Long Beach Container Surge Puts Port Complex Above Hong Kong
Ports

Los Angeles-Long Beach Container Surge Puts Port Complex Above Hong Kong

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Surging first-half volumes at the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex saw the US west coast gateway overtake Hong

September 22, 2021
Total Views: 2807