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Sunday, August 21, 2016
Port Of Vancouver, Canada
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Vancouver Port Traffic Falls as Canadian Economy Struggles

by Natalie Obiko Pearson (Bloomberg) Traffic through Canada’s biggest port fell during the first half of the year, hit by weak industrial activity

August 21, 2016
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Friday, August 19, 2016
Profits Soar For Port Operator
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Profits Soar For Port Operator

By Mike Wackett (TheLoadstar) DP World has reported robust first-half results from its global portfolio of container terminals, saying despite the challenging

August 19, 2016
Total Views: 162

Libyan NOC Tanker Loads Oil From Threatened Port
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Libyan NOC Tanker Loads Oil From Threatened Port

By Ayman al-Warfalli (Reuters) A tanker sent by Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) began to load oil on Thursday at the

August 19, 2016
Total Views: 22

Wednesday, August 17, 2016
apl-ship-port-or-long-beach
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Long Beach Cargo Volume Sinks 7 Percent

Container volume at the Port of Long Beach was down 7.7 percent in July compared to the same month in 2015, when harbor terminals handled a record amount of

August 17, 2016
Total Views: 64

Shanghai Express port of hamburg hapag lloyd
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Will ULCV Spike Prompt Hamburg To Dredge The Elbe? Probably Not

  By Mike Wackett (TheLoadstar) The number of ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs) of 14,000-19,000 teu calling at the port of

August 17, 2016
Total Views: 67

Sunday, July 31, 2016
File photo of smoke rising from burning oil storage tanks in the port of Ras Lanuf, Libya
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Libya Government To Reopen Ports

(Reuters) Libya’s U.N.-backed government has signed a deal with an armed brigade controlling the major Ras Lanuf and Es Sider oil ports to end a blockade

July 31, 2016
Total Views: 23

Friday, July 29, 2016
port of Enayam India Container Hub
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Watching China, India Doubles Down On Container Ports

(Reuters) An Indian conglomerate has started building the country’s first transshipment port, conceived 25 years ago, and the government will construct

July 29, 2016
Total Views: 111

Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Piraeus port
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COSCO Says Piraeus Port Sale Terms Inconsistent With Deal

ATHENS, June 29 (Reuters) – COSCO Greece objected on Wednesday to terms submitted to parliament for the sale of Piraeus Port to China COSCO Shipping,

June 29, 2016
Total Views: 37

Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Ship Photos of the Day – Port of Long Beach’s Powerful New Fireboat ‘Protector’
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Ship Photos of the Day – Port of Long Beach’s Powerful New Fireboat ‘Protector’

The Port of Long Beach has welcomed into service the first of two new state-of-the-art fireboats that will the port help become more ‘big ship’

June 8, 2016
Total Views: 428

Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Port of Long Beach Chief Sees More Pain for Shipping Lines
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Port of Long Beach Chief Sees More Pain for Shipping Lines

By Andy Hoffman (Bloomberg) — Global container shipping lines face one or two more years of pain as the industry consolidates amid overcapacity and

May 24, 2016
Total Views: 46

Thursday, April 14, 2016
Containers and ships sit idle at the Port of Long Beach in this file photo
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Port of Long Beach Off to Strong Start in 2016

Cargo shipments at the Port of Long Beach were up 6.1 percent for the first three months of 2016 compared to the same period last year, starting the year

April 14, 2016
Total Views: 28

Friday, April 8, 2016
Piraeus port
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Greece Seals Sale of Piraeus Port to China COSCO

By Angeliki Koutantou ATHENS, April 8 (Reuters) – Greece sealed the sale of Piraeus Port Authority to China COSCO Shipping Corporation on Friday, while

April 8, 2016
Total Views: 127

Thursday, March 17, 2016
Port of Long Beach Expecting 5% Cargo Growth in 2016
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Port of Long Beach Expecting 5% Cargo Growth in 2016

By Edward Krudy NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) – The Port of Long Beach, the second largest port in the United States, will see 5 percent growth in cargo

March 17, 2016
Total Views: 64

Thursday, February 18, 2016
SPOTD: Megaship CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin Returns to U.S.
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SPOTD: Megaship CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin Returns to U.S.

The CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin, the largest container ship ever to dock in North America, returned to Southern California Thursday for its second U.S. visit and

February 18, 2016
Total Views: 446

Saturday, February 6, 2016
After Piraeus Port Purchase, China’s COSCO Looks To Build European Train Hub
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After Piraeus Port Purchase, China’s COSCO Looks To Build European Train Hub

By Angeliki Koutantou and Brenda Goh (Reuters) ATHENS/SHANGHAI, Feb 5 China’s COSCO is expected to make an offer for Greece’s rail network

February 6, 2016
Total Views: 64

Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Neptune Orient Lines Sale Boosts Singapore’s Hub Ambitions
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Neptune Orient Lines Sale Boosts Singapore’s Hub Ambitions

By Kyunghee Park and Joyce Koh (Bloomberg) — CMA CGM SA’s S$3.38 billion ($2.4 billion) takeover of Neptune Orient Lines Ltd. offers two advantages for

December 8, 2015
Total Views: 44

Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Rotterdam Dockworkers Plan Strikes
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Rotterdam Dockworkers Plan Strikes

AMSTERDAM, Nov 24 (Reuters) – Container workers at the Port of Rotterdam have voted to hold a series of 24-hour strikes in December and January in

November 24, 2015
Total Views: 43

Thursday, November 19, 2015
Piraeus port
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Greece delays Piraeus Port Sale

ATHENS, Nov 19 (Reuters) – Greece has pushed back the date for the submission of binding bids for the sale of its biggest port Piraeus (OLP) by two weeks

November 19, 2015
Total Views: 96

Friday, November 6, 2015
States Dig Deep Into Wallets in a Race to Deepen U.S. Ports
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States Dig Deep Into Wallets in a Race to Deepen U.S. Ports

  By Lauren Etter (Bloomberg) — Tired of waiting for Congress, states racing to deepen seaports before the opening of the enlarged Panama Canal next

November 6, 2015
Total Views: 85

Thursday, October 29, 2015
World’s Busiest Shanghai Port Logs First Quarterly Profit Fall in Over a Year
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World’s Busiest Shanghai Port Logs First Quarterly Profit Fall in Over a Year

  SINGAPORE/HONG KONG, Oct 29 (Reuters) – Shanghai International Port Group Co Ltd, the operator of the world’s busiest container port,

October 29, 2015
Total Views: 43