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Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Port of Long Beach: May Was Busiest Month Since 2007
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Port of Long Beach: May Was Busiest Month Since 2007

  Cargo rose at the Port of Long Beach by 6 percent in May, the third consecutive month of growth, the busiest month since October 2007, and the busiest

June 17, 2015
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Friday, June 12, 2015
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APM Terminals Joint Venture Seals $1.5 Billion Port Deal in Ghana

  APM Terminals, the container terminal operating unit of Maersk Group, and its partners have sealed a massive $1.5 billion investment in Ghana

June 12, 2015
Total Views: 158

Thursday, May 14, 2015
Incidents

Bremerhaven Container Crane Fails, Operator Killed

Bremerhaven police have confirmed the death this morning of a 52 year old crane operator who was loading and unloading containers on Wednesday night from the

May 14, 2015
Total Views: 175

Wednesday, May 13, 2015
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Petrobras to Use Edison Chouest Offshore Base at Brazil’s Açu Port

Petrobras will use offshore docks operated by U.S. ship-leasing company Edison Chouest to handle oil-service vessels at the Brazilian Port of Açu, the head of

May 13, 2015
Total Views: 109

Saturday, April 25, 2015
Maasvlakte II terminal
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APM Terminals Opens High-Tech, Zero-Emissions Maasvlakte II Container Terminal in Rotterdam

APM Terminals has opened its new Maasvlakte II container terminal at the Port of Rotterdam, said to be the most technologically advanced and environmentally

April 25, 2015
Total Views: 537

Tuesday, April 7, 2015
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Fire Still Restricts Trucks from Brazil’s Largest Port

A fire at a fuel-storage facility at the Port of Santos, the largest port in Brazil, burned for a sixth day on Tuesday, restricting access to trucks delivering

April 7, 2015
Total Views: 129

Monday, April 6, 2015
Watch: Parking a Triple-E at Felixstowe – Tug’s Perspective
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Watch: Parking a Triple-E at Felixstowe – Tug’s Perspective

This two-part series comes to us from Shipping TV‘s Chris Gosling who was aboard the tug Svitzer Stanford for the maiden call of the Triple-E

April 6, 2015
Total Views: 83

Saturday, April 4, 2015
Fire Spreads at Port Santos, Brazil
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Fire Spreads at Port Santos, Brazil

A fire at a fuel storage facility run by Ultracargo near Santos, Brazil's largest port, spread further on Saturday as it entered its third day despite

April 4, 2015
Total Views: 73

Thursday, April 2, 2015
Fuel Storage Tanks on Fire Near Port of Santos, Brazil
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Fuel Storage Tanks on Fire Near Port of Santos, Brazil

Eighty firefighters were battling a fire at a fuel tank storage facility run by Ultracargo near Brazil's port of Santos, Latin America's largest, the local

April 2, 2015
Total Views: 122

DP World to Acquire Prince Rupert’s Fairview Container Terminal
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DP World to Acquire Prince Rupert’s Fairview Container Terminal

UAE-based DP World, one of the world’s biggest port operators, says it has reached a deal to acquire Maher Terminal’s Fairview Container Terminal in

April 2, 2015
Total Views: 274

Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Congestion Slowly Easing at U.S. West Coast Ports
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Congestion Slowly Easing at U.S. West Coast Ports

Cargo congestion at the two busiest U.S. container ports has eased considerably in the six weeks, but port officials said it would take several more weeks for

April 1, 2015
Total Views: 78

Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Britain’s Top Port Operator to Sell $2.4 Billion Stake
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Britain’s Top Port Operator to Sell $2.4 Billion Stake

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Hermes Infrastructure are to buy a 30 percent stake in Associated British Ports for about 1.6 billion

March 31, 2015
Total Views: 54

Saturday, March 28, 2015
Greece to Sell Piraeus Port Stake Within Weeks -Xinhua
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Greece to Sell Piraeus Port Stake Within Weeks -Xinhua

The Greek government will sell its majority stake in the port of Piraeus within weeks, the country's deputy prime minister told China's official Xinhua news

March 28, 2015
Total Views: 38

Thursday, March 26, 2015
Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach Begin Collaboration Talks
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Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach Begin Collaboration Talks

Executives at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles met this week to begin talks about working together to improve the flow of cargo through the largest port

March 26, 2015
Total Views: 111

Friday, March 20, 2015
Port of Auckland Fined Over Stevedore’s Fall from Maersk Containership
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Port of Auckland Fined Over Stevedore’s Fall from Maersk Containership

New Zealand’s Ports of Auckland Ltd (POAL) has been fined NZD$55,000 (US$41,000) and ordered to pay NZD$25,000 in reparation to a stevedore who was

March 20, 2015
Total Views: 101

Thursday, March 19, 2015
DP World Jebel Ali
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Port Operator DP World Posts 11.8% Profit Rise in 2014

Dubai's DP World, one of the world's largest port operators, posted an 11.8 percent rise in 2014 net profit as profit margins grew in all its regions, the

March 19, 2015
Total Views: 71

Wednesday, March 18, 2015
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DP World Holding Company Completes $1.2 Billion Loan, Sources Say

Port and Free Zone World (PFZW), the holding company for Dubai-based ports operator DP World, has closed a $1.2 billion loan deal, banking sources aware of the

March 18, 2015
Total Views: 73

Sunday, March 15, 2015
Tanzania Dreams Big With Major Port Project
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Tanzania Dreams Big With Major Port Project

In its heyday, Bagamayo was a gateway to the heart of Africa for colonisers, with trade goods surging in from the Indian Ocean, and timber, ivory and countless

March 15, 2015
Total Views: 88

Thursday, March 12, 2015
Oakland Port Terminal Stalls in Labor Dispute After Settlement
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Oakland Port Terminal Stalls in Labor Dispute After Settlement

The Port of Oakland, the fourth-busiest container port on the West Coast, partially shut down in a dispute between dockworkers and management, more than two

March 12, 2015
Total Views: 71

Wednesday, March 11, 2015
New Cargo Strategy at Port of Los Angeles Helping Clear Backlog
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New Cargo Strategy at Port of Los Angeles Helping Clear Backlog

The Port of Los Angeles says that a new strategy to expedite the movement of containerized cargo through the port is beginning to pay off. The program, called

March 11, 2015
Total Views: 68