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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Labor Unrest: Major Delays May Hit South African Ports
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Labor Unrest: Major Delays May Hit South African Ports

The prospect of major delays reoccurring in South Africa’s ports due to labour unrest appears to be increasingly likely as workers in a range of sectors

May 15, 2013
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Monday, May 13, 2013
Kinder Morgan to Expand Terminal Capacity on Houston Ship Channel
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Kinder Morgan to Expand Terminal Capacity on Houston Ship Channel

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP will build nine new storage tanks at its Galena Park terminal, increasing storage capacity by 1.2 million

May 13, 2013
Total Views: 47

Thursday, May 9, 2013
Maersk Targets Africa Port Accords After Winning Ivory Coast Bid
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Maersk Targets Africa Port Accords After Winning Ivory Coast Bid

A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S aims to win more African port contracts after a group to which it belongs was selected to build and run a container terminal in Ivory

May 9, 2013
Total Views: 10

Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Djibouti to Raise $5.9 Billion From Investors for Port Infrastructure
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Djibouti to Raise $5.9 Billion From Investors for Port Infrastructure

Projects include a doubling of capacity at the Doraleh container port to 3 million containers a year by 2015, which would rank it as the Africa's biggest

May 8, 2013
Total Views: 47

Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Germany’s JadeWeserPort Presses Forward Despite Slowdown
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Germany’s JadeWeserPort Presses Forward Despite Slowdown

The 33,000 containers handled at JadeWeserPort since opening for business in September are a far cry from the annual 2.7 million forecast when project began a

May 7, 2013
Total Views: 7

Monday, May 6, 2013
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Hong Kong Dockworkers Reach Deal, End Month Long Strike

About 500 striking workers at a port operated by billionaire Li Ka-shing agreed to a 9.8 percent pay rise on

May 6, 2013
Total Views: 12

Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Hong Kong Port Strikers Camp Outside Li Ka-Shing Headquarters
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Hong Kong Port Strikers Camp Outside Li Ka-Shing Headquarters

More than 200 striking dock workers have set up shop outside the headquarters of Asia's richest

April 17, 2013
Total Views: 0

Thursday, April 11, 2013
FY 2014 Administration Budget Offers ‘Potpourri’ of Support for Crucial Seaport Infrastructure Needs
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FY 2014 Administration Budget Offers ‘Potpourri’ of Support for Crucial Seaport Infrastructure Needs

By American Association of Port Authorities With the release [Wednesday] of President Obama’s fiscal 2014 budget, the American Association of Port

April 11, 2013
Total Views: 12

SMIT and SAAM Form Towing Joint Venture
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SMIT and SAAM Form Towing Joint Venture

SMIT and Sudamericana Agencias Aereas y Maritimas (SAAM) are teaming up in a joint harbor towing operation that will involve two joint ventures and the

April 11, 2013
Total Views: 29

Wednesday, April 10, 2013
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Hong Kong’s Port Workers are Tired of Pooping in Newspapers, Strike Continues

By James Pomfret and Grace Li HONG KONG, April 10 (Reuters) – Striking dock workers at a port operator backed by Hong Kong’s richest man Li

April 10, 2013
Total Views: 15

Tuesday, April 9, 2013
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Hong Kong Port Workers to Hold Talks as Strike Enters 13th Day

(Bloomberg) — Striking dockworkers at Hongkong International Terminals Ltd., the port operator backed by billionaire Li Ka-shing, will hold talks with

April 9, 2013
Total Views: 11

Sunday, April 7, 2013
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Most Chilean Ports Back to Normal, But Strike Resumption Possible

Reuters – Most ports in Chile were returning to normal operations on Saturday after an extended strike that slammed the No. 1 copper producer’s

April 7, 2013
Total Views: 5

Friday, April 5, 2013
Chile Port Strike Widens
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Chile Port Strike Widens

Bloomberg – Chile’s port strike is expanding and costs are mounting, prompting the government to warn it threatens to trigger shortages of basic

April 5, 2013
Total Views: 10

Wednesday, April 3, 2013
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Problems for Batista Mount as Workers Continue Strike at OSX Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, April 3 (Reuters) – Workers extended a strike at the OSX Brasil SA shipyard at Brazil’s Port of Acu for a second day on Wednesday,

April 3, 2013
Total Views: 7

Friday, March 8, 2013
Dock Workers Reach Tentative Deal At NY, NJ Ports
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Dock Workers Reach Tentative Deal At NY, NJ Ports

By Hilary Russ March 7 (Reuters) – Longshoremen in New York and New Jersey, who handle shipments at the largest port on the U.S. East Coast, have reached

March 8, 2013
Total Views: 8

Thursday, March 7, 2013
DP World Continues Divestment Streak, Exits Hong Kong
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DP World Continues Divestment Streak, Exits Hong Kong

By Dinesh Nair DUBAI (Reuters) – Ports operator DP World Limited is selling its stakes in two container terminals and a logistics centre in Hong Kong for

March 7, 2013
Total Views: 19

Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Australia’s Top Iron Ore Port Braces For Direct Cyclone Hit
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Australia’s Top Iron Ore Port Braces For Direct Cyclone Hit

Update: Tuesday updates show Rusty not deepening as fast as earlier forecasts, now expected to have max winds of 80 knots as it makes landfall just ENE of Port

February 26, 2013
Total Views: 17

Friday, February 22, 2013
Dock Worker Strike Exposes Fragile Brazilian Ports
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Dock Worker Strike Exposes Fragile Brazilian Ports

By Gustavo Bonato and Roberto Samora SANTOS, Brazil, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Dock workers returned to work at ports across Brazil on Friday after they

February 22, 2013
Total Views: 11

Wednesday, February 20, 2013
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Certified LNG Tankers to Pay Lower Port Fees in Rotterdam

In a first for the industry, tankers transporting LNG will receive discounted port dues at the Port of Rotterdam. The discount of 6% will only apply to those

February 20, 2013
Total Views: 7

Tuesday, February 19, 2013
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“Matters are Going to Worsen” Between Government and Brazil’s Union Dock Workers

By Reese Ewing and Gustavo Bonato SAO PAULO, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Brazilian dock workers in Santos on Tuesday left a Chinese ship they occupied for two

February 19, 2013
Total Views: 2
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