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Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Bigger Ships Mean $13 Billion in Port Spending
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Bigger Ships Mean $13 Billion in Port Spending

Europe’s busiest container terminals are seeing their margins put under pressure as they expand to cater to the world’s largest box ships at a time

July 30, 2013
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Friday, July 26, 2013
Brasil Terminal Portuário
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Commercial Operations to Begin at Brasil Terminal Portuário

On 19 July, Brasil Terminal Portuário (BTP) received an Operating License to begin operations with its multipurpose terminal located on the right bank of

July 26, 2013
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Batumi International Container Terminal
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ICTSI Takes “Extremely Adversarial” Batumi Sea Port to London Court

Filipino container terminal operator International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) has filed for arbitration over its treatment at the hands of Batumi

July 23, 2013
Total Views: 84

Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Port of Rotterdam Eyes German Investments to Extend Hinterland
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Port of Rotterdam Eyes German Investments to Extend Hinterland

With the first container terminals on Rotterdam’s newly reclaimed Maasvlakte II set to open next year, the Dutch port – Europe’s largest

July 17, 2013
Total Views: 33

Monday, July 15, 2013
Europe’s Maritime Ports: An Engine for Growth [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Europe’s Maritime Ports: An Engine for Growth [INFOGRAPHIC]

The EU’s maritime ports handle 74 percent of the region’s total trade and are the primary gateways to the EU’s transportation network.  As

July 15, 2013
Total Views: 62

Sunday, July 14, 2013
joe pratt sandia labs
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Port Operators Under Pressure to Reduce Ship Emissions

Although most emissions attributed to the maritime sector are released across vast expanses of ocean when a ship is navigating the scarcely populated area

July 14, 2013
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Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Navio Maersk Lavras santos brasil
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Dock Workers Pause Strike at Santos Port, to be Resumed Thursday

SAO PAULO, July 10 (Reuters) – Dock workers at Brazil’s key shipping port of Santos, the largest in South America, stopped a strike over port

July 10, 2013
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Navio Maersk Lavras santos brasil
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Dock Workers Strike At Brazil’s Santos Port

SAO PAULO, July 10 (Reuters) – Dock workers at Brazil’s key shipping port of Santos, the largest in South America, started a 24-hour strike on

July 10, 2013
Total Views: 52

Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Operação do Navio Maersk Lavras santos brasil
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Dock Workers At Brazil’s Santos Port To Strike On Wednesday

SAO PAULO, July 9 (Reuters) – Dock workers at Brazil’s key shipping port of Santos, the largest in South America, are planning a 24-hour strike on

July 9, 2013
Total Views: 57

Monday, July 8, 2013
edith maersk
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Small Ports Feel the Heat from Big Box Ships as Cascade Effect Begins

With the first of Maersk’s Triple-E container ships, the Maersk McKinney Moller, due to be officially delivered to the line tomorrow by shipbuilder

July 8, 2013
Total Views: 296

Wednesday, July 3, 2013
France’s CGT Union Calls For July 4th Port Strike
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France’s CGT Union Calls For July 4th Port Strike

France's powerful CGT union has called for a 24-hour strike on July 4 in all French ports, which is likely to disrupt grain, oil and gas traffic at the

July 3, 2013
Total Views: 32

Tuesday, July 2, 2013
It’s Not Time to Panic About UK Port Capacity – Although There Will be Losers
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It’s Not Time to Panic About UK Port Capacity – Although There Will be Losers

Fears that the UK is heading towards an era of sustained overcapacity in its major container ports may have been overcooked, according to a leading industry

July 2, 2013
Total Views: 45

Sunday, June 23, 2013
gulftainer
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Gulftainer Acquires Majority Stake in Saudi Port Operator

DUBAI, June 23 (Reuters) – Gulftainer Co Ltd, the United Arab Emirates’ second-largest port operator, said on Sunday it had acquired a 51 percent

June 23, 2013
Total Views: 84

Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Australian Gov’t to Offer Up Long-Term Lease on World’s Biggest Coal Export Port
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Australian Gov’t to Offer Up Long-Term Lease on World’s Biggest Coal Export Port

Australia’s New South Wales state is planning to offer a long-term lease for Newcastle port, the world’s biggest export harbor for coal used in

June 18, 2013
Total Views: 46

Monday, June 17, 2013
Operator: Polish LNG Terminal To Overcome Delays, Meet Deadlines
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Operator: Polish LNG Terminal To Overcome Delays, Meet Deadlines

Poland has sped up work on a terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) as it aims for a 2015 start date for receiving shipments from suppliers such as Qatar,

June 17, 2013
Total Views: 29

Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Ship Photos of The Day – Four Super-Post Panamax Cranes Arrive in Georgia [GALLERY]
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Ship Photos of The Day – Four Super-Post Panamax Cranes Arrive in Georgia [GALLERY]

Four massive new ship-to-shore cranes arrived at Georgia Ports Authority’s Garden City Terminal on Wednesday, bringing the total number of

June 5, 2013
Total Views: 145

Monday, May 20, 2013
Argentina’s Main Grains Ports Paralyzed By Labor Strike
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Argentina’s Main Grains Ports Paralyzed By Labor Strike

Port workers in Argentina's main grains hub of Rosario went on strike over wages on Monday, slowing exports from the world's No. 1 soymeal and soyoil

May 20, 2013
Total Views: 45

Transportation Minister (Likud) Yisrael Katz
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Israel to Privatize New Seaport, Unions Prepare for Battle

A privately run seaport would break up the monopoly controlling the country's main trade

May 20, 2013
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
Six Killed in Ship Fire at Port of Wakkanai, Japan
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Six Killed in Ship Fire at Port of Wakkanai, Japan

Six Russian crewmembers killed in fire in port of Wakkanai in

May 16, 2013
Total Views: 69

Dredge Contract Awarded for Miami Port Deepening
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Dredge Contract Awarded for Miami Port Deepening

A $180 million contract to dredge Miami's harbor was awarded to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock on Thursday, part of a plan to deepen the port channel to handle

May 16, 2013
Total Views: 29