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Thursday, January 12, 2017
As Smog Lifts, China’s Ports Grapple with Huge Backlog of Ships
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As Smog Lifts, China’s Ports Grapple with Huge Backlog of Ships

By Keith Wallis and Henning Gloystein SINGAPORE, Jan 13 (Reuters) – A huge traffic jam of hundreds of ships carrying coal and iron ore into China has

January 12, 2017
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port of hong kong
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Singapore Container Volumes Stagnant at 30 Million TEU in 2016

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Singapore’s terminal operator PSA today reported that it handled 67.63m teu across both its international network

January 12, 2017
Total Views: 81

Ports Chase Natural Gas Boost as Marine Emissions Rules Tighten
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Ports Chase Natural Gas Boost as Marine Emissions Rules Tighten

By Natalie Obiko Pearson and Naureen S. Malik (Bloomberg) — The tightening of emissions limits for deep-water ships has some of North America’s

January 12, 2017
Total Views: 43

Thursday, December 29, 2016
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Port of Antwerp Reports Record Freight Volumes in 2016

The port of Antwerp says it expects to close 2016 a record volume of more than 214 million tonnes of freight handled helped by growing contain volume and

December 29, 2016
Total Views: 52

Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Commission Weighs MSC Offer for Hanjin Shipping Terminal at Port of Long Beach
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Commission Weighs MSC Offer for Hanjin Shipping Terminal at Port of Long Beach

The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners is set to consider an offer from a unit of Mediterranean Shipping Company to purchase Hanjin Shipping’s

December 21, 2016
Total Views: 124

Aberdeen Officially Moving Forward with £350 Million Port Expansion
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Aberdeen Officially Moving Forward with £350 Million Port Expansion

Scottish authorities have approved a massive £350 million expansion project for the port of Aberdeen as the port positions itself to handle larger vessels

December 21, 2016
Total Views: 193

Monday, December 12, 2016
Ports America Signed to Nova Scotia Mega-Port Project
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Ports America Signed to Nova Scotia Mega-Port Project

U.S. terminal operator Ports America and Sydney Harbour Investment Partners have announced an agreement for the promotion, development and management of the

December 12, 2016
Total Views: 97

Wednesday, December 7, 2016
DP world london gateway
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Crunch Time Approaching Fast for Ports and Terminals as Shipping Alliances Look to Cut Costs

By Alex Lennane in Dubai (The Loadstar) – The next big losers in the shipping industry crisis are likely to be ports and terminals, leading to a decline

December 7, 2016
Total Views: 54

Wednesday, November 30, 2016
ITF Lashing Protest
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Hundreds Of “Noisy and Active” ITF Protesters Swamp Unifeeder HQ

By Mike Wackett (TheLoadstar) Dockworkers are planning a “noisy and active” protest outside the Aarhus headquarters of Europe’s largest

November 30, 2016
Total Views: 132

Saturday, November 26, 2016
Hong Kong Port
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China Seizes Troop Cargo In Hong Kong

By Greg Torode (Reuters) Beijing on Friday warned countries against maintaining military ties with Taiwan, after Singaporean armored troop carriers were seized

November 26, 2016
Total Views: 43

Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Long Beach and Los Angeles Ports Team Up With Maersk to Track Emissions and Energy Efficiency of Ships
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Long Beach and Los Angeles Ports Team Up With Maersk to Track Emissions and Energy Efficiency of Ships

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has teamed up with container shipping giant Maersk on a new project that aims to track vessel emissions and energy

November 9, 2016
Total Views: 89

Saturday, October 29, 2016
port of Manzanillo, Colima Mexico
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China To Pump $770 Million Into Another African Port

by Saliou Samb (Reuters) China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) signed a $770 million contract with Guinea’s government on Monday to upgrade the

October 29, 2016
Total Views: 201

Tuesday, October 25, 2016
DP World Sees Slight Growth in Container Volumes
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DP World Sees Slight Growth in Container Volumes

Dubai-based DP World handled 47.5 million TEU across its global portfolio of container terminals during the first nine months of 2016, with gross container

October 25, 2016
Total Views: 26

Wednesday, October 12, 2016
msc ship at long beach port
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Port of Long Beach Container Volumes Weighed Down by Hanjin Bankruptcy

Container volumes at the Port of Long declined 16.6 percent year-over-year in September as the effects of the Hanjin bankruptcy reached West Coast ports, the

October 12, 2016
Total Views: 89

Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Hanjin Shipping's container terminal is seen at the Busan New Port in Busan
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Shippers Demand Terminals Free Hanjin Boxes

By Gavin van Marle (TheLoadstar) Shipper organizations have called for terminals to begin releasing Hanjin containers detained by terminal

September 6, 2016
Total Views: 94

Monday, September 5, 2016
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Hanjin Steers Stranded Ships to Singapore, Hamburg

by Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) South Korea said Hanjin Shipping will try to steer vessels to ports to unload cargo as the government tries to contain global

September 5, 2016
Total Views: 99

Sunday, September 4, 2016
Kenya Container Terminal Mombasa
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Kenya Commissions New Mombasa Container Terminal

By Joseph Akwiri (Reuters) Kenya on Saturday inaugurated the first part of a new container terminal at Mombasa which is expected to boost by 50 percent the

September 4, 2016
Total Views: 143

Tuesday, August 23, 2016
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Billionaire’s Pakistan Terminal to Start After 5-Year Delay

by Faseeh Mangi (Reuters) Billionaire Li Ka-shing’s Hutchison Port Holdings Ltd. is set to start its second Pakistan terminal after a five-year delay,

August 23, 2016
Total Views: 65

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
Total Views: 131

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