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Friday, October 19, 2018
Piraeus Port
Ports

Piraeus Port Urges Greece to Speed Up Investment Plan Approval

By George Georgiopoulos ATHENS, Oct 19 (Reuters) – Piraeus Port Authority (PPA), operator of Greece’s largest port, wants the Greek government to

October 19, 2018
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Friday, October 12, 2018
pier t long beach
Ports

Port of Long Beach Tops 8 Million TEU in FY2018

The Port of Long Beach closed out its 2018 fiscal year having handled 8,000,929 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) during the previous 12 months. This figure

October 12, 2018
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Thursday, September 20, 2018
udessa, ukraine port
Ports

Ukrainian Ports Show a Nation’s Struggle to Join Global Economy

By James Gomez and Kateryna Choursina (Bloomberg) — Gleaming silos, towering container cranes and hulking cargo ships docked at quaysides in Europe’s

September 20, 2018
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Tuesday, September 11, 2018
durban port harbor deepening
Ports

South Africa’s Transnet to Deepen Durban Port to Accommodate Larger Ships

By Tanisha Heiberg JOHANNESBURG, Sept 11 (Reuters) – South Africa’s Transnet said on Tuesday it will spend 7 billion rand ($464 million) to deepen

September 11, 2018
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Monday, September 10, 2018
Port of long beach
Ports

Port of Long Beach Cargo Volume Dips in August

Container volumes at the Port of Long Beach fell 1.9 percent in August compared to 2017 figures amid the backdrop of uncertainty surrounding the U.S.-China

September 10, 2018
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Friday, August 31, 2018
Delay-Hit Felixstowe Loses Another Service
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Delay-Hit Felixstowe Loses Another Service

by Alexander Whiteman (TheLoadstar) CMA CGM heaped further misery on the port of Felixstowe this week by announcing it would withdraw one of its

August 31, 2018
Total Views: 43

Thursday, August 30, 2018
Houston Dike Proposal
Ports

Houston Eyes Exotic Bonds To Pay For A $15 Billion Dike

by Jack Kaskey (Bloomberg) — A massive dike to hold back storm-driven floods surging in from the Gulf of Mexico was first proposed after Hurricane

August 30, 2018
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U.S. Warns Russia Against Blocking Commercial Ship Passage Into Ukraine
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U.S. Warns Russia Against Blocking Commercial Ship Passage Into Ukraine

by Lesley Wroughton (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department on Thursday called on Russia to cease what it called “harassment of international shipping”

August 30, 2018
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Monday, August 27, 2018
Red Sea
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Eritrea Considers Building A Port

By Nizar Manek (Bloomberg) Eritrea is considering building a port on its Red Sea coastline to export potash from deposits being developed in the Horn of Africa

August 27, 2018
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Lagos Port
Ports

30,000 Tons Of Cocoa Stuck On Lagos Port Roads

At least 30,000 metric tons of cocoa are trapped on their way to ports in Nigeria’s main city of Lagos as roads in a state of disrepair delay access

August 27, 2018
Total Views: 120

Maersk Container Overbookings Delay Brazilian Exports
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Maersk Container Overbookings Delay Brazilian Exports

by Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) – Brazilian exporters are facing delays shipping goods transported in containers, including coffee and cotton, due to

August 27, 2018
Total Views: 40

Thursday, August 9, 2018
Port of long beach
Ports

Port of Long Beach Container Volumes Dip in July

The Port of Long Beach saw a decline in container volumes in July compared to the same month a year ago, which hit a historic high that has since

August 9, 2018
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Thursday, August 2, 2018
djibouti port dispute
Ports

London Court Rules DP World Djibouti Contract is ‘Valid and Binding’

DUBAI, Aug 2 (Reuters) – Dubai’s government said on Thursday the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) has ruled DP World’s port

August 2, 2018
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shipping container
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Can the World’s Ports and Terminals Take the Strain as Container Throughput Rises?

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – “Cautious investor sentiment towards greenfield container terminal projects” could lead to steeply

August 2, 2018
Total Views: 61

Friday, June 22, 2018
Pier T
Ports

Grant Supports Zero-Emission Cargo Handling at Port of Long Beach

The Port of Long Beach is moving ahead with a $16.8 million project to build infrastructure that will support electric-powered, zero-emissions cargo-handling

June 22, 2018
Total Views: 196

Friday, June 15, 2018
Felixstowe’s New IT System Is Blamed For Significant Delays
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Felixstowe’s New IT System Is Blamed For Significant Delays

by Alexander Whiteman (TheLoadstar) The UK’s major container gateway of Felixstowe is expected to continue experiencing severe congestion after the troubled

June 15, 2018
Total Views: 80

Thursday, June 14, 2018
Libya-nautical-chart
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Libya’s Biggest Oil Ports Stop Pumping

by Salma El Wardany (Bloomberg) Two of Libya’s biggest oil ports stopped loading on Thursday after clashes erupted between rival forces for control of

June 14, 2018
Total Views: 107

Wednesday, June 13, 2018
pier t long beach
Interesting

Port of Long Beach Crane Operators Set New Single-Shift Cargo Record

A pair of crane operators at the Port of Long Beach on the U.S. West Coast have set a new productivity record for moving the most cargo using a

June 13, 2018
Total Views: 475

Thursday, May 31, 2018
cosco development visits savannah
News

As Trump Talks of Trade Losses, China is a Win for U.S. East Coast Ports

By Howard Schneider CHARLESTON, S.C., May 31 (Reuters) – For America’s fastest growing East Coast ports, trade with China equals billions of

May 31, 2018
Total Views: 39

Wednesday, May 30, 2018
Indonesia, India Plan to Develop Strategic Indian Ocean Port
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Indonesia, India Plan to Develop Strategic Indian Ocean Port

By Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA, May 30 (Reuters) – Indonesia and India pledged on Wednesday to step up defense and maritime cooperation, with plans to

May 30, 2018
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