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Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Time-Lapse Video: London Gateway Operations
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Time-Lapse Video: London Gateway Operations

Here's a new time-lapse video showing operations at the DP World London Gateway port complex.

December 2, 2014
Total Views: 106

Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Port of Long Beach Opens Vacant Pier to Combat Congestion
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Port of Long Beach Opens Vacant Pier to Combat Congestion

The Port of Long Beach is set to open a vacant pier to store empty containers amid unprecedented congestion at the nation's second busiest container port.

November 25, 2014
Total Views: 94

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APM Terminals Seeks More Ports in Turkey on Shipping Prospects

APM Terminals BV, the port operator owned by AP Moeller-Maersk A/S, wants to buy more ports in Turkey, a market where container volumes are growing twice as

November 25, 2014
Total Views: 52

Friday, November 14, 2014
West Coast Port Labor Talks Intensify After Worker Slowdowns
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West Coast Port Labor Talks Intensify After Worker Slowdowns

Bargaining on a new contract for West Coast longshoremen has intensified after dockworkers who handle a majority of the nation’s cargo began selective

November 14, 2014
Total Views: 32

Thursday, November 13, 2014
IMB Uncovers Unusual Container Weight Fraud
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IMB Uncovers Unusual Container Weight Fraud

The International Maritime Bureau has been alerted to a fraud involving a shipping container's weight and size that is atypical of what one might out of a

November 13, 2014
Total Views: 54

Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Shipping Lines, Union Blame Each Other for West Coast Port Congestion
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Shipping Lines, Union Blame Each Other for West Coast Port Congestion

Tension over prolonged labor talks between maritime shippers and the union representing 20,000 West Coast dockworkers has erupted in public as the two sides

November 12, 2014
Total Views: 77

Friday, November 7, 2014
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Vale Opens $1.4 Billion Malaysia Terminal

Brazil's Vale SA on Friday inaugurated a $1.4 billion port in Malaysia able to receive and blend iron ore from its mega-ships, an important step in the miner's

November 7, 2014
Total Views: 231

Worker Slowdown at Nation’s Busiest Port Prompts Plea to Obama
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Worker Slowdown at Nation’s Busiest Port Prompts Plea to Obama

U.S. retailers appealed to President Barack Obama to intervene in contract negotiations between West Coast dockworkers and maritime companies after a work

November 7, 2014
Total Views: 26

Thursday, November 6, 2014
Dockworker Slowdown Hits Already Congested Ports of L.A. and Long Beach
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Dockworker Slowdown Hits Already Congested Ports of L.A. and Long Beach

Pacific Coast dockworkers negotiating a new labor agreement have expanded a work slowdown to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the largest shipping

November 6, 2014
Total Views: 79

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Port Hedland Tug Engineers Plan Strike

Tugboat engineers at Australia’s Port Hedland will strike next week, risking disruption to iron ore shipments through the world’s largest bulk export

November 6, 2014
Total Views: 75

Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Antwerp Seeks Operator for Permanent LNG Bunkering Station for Barges
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Antwerp Seeks Operator for Permanent LNG Bunkering Station for Barges

The Port of Antwerp is seeking an operator for a permanent LNG bunkering station for barges operating within European

November 4, 2014
Total Views: 125

Monday, November 3, 2014
Pacific Shippers Say Dockworker Slowdown Hits Seattle, Tacoma
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Pacific Shippers Say Dockworker Slowdown Hits Seattle, Tacoma

Pacific Coast dockworkers negotiating a new labor agreement have begun a work slowdown in Seattle and Tacoma, management said, in the first large job action

November 3, 2014
Total Views: 54

Friday, October 31, 2014
BNSF Shale Focus Blunts Puget Sound Ports’ Comeback Bid
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BNSF Shale Focus Blunts Puget Sound Ports’ Comeback Bid

Seattle and Tacoma are being stymied in their push to regain market share from Canada as railcars destined for the harbors sit idle on tracks across the U.S.

October 31, 2014
Total Views: 63

Monday, October 27, 2014
Los Angeles Delays Hit Sales as No. 1 U.S. Port Suffers
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Los Angeles Delays Hit Sales as No. 1 U.S. Port Suffers

After years of ending the holiday shopping season with too much merchandise stacked in their warehouses, U.S. retailers face the opposite this year: They may

October 27, 2014
Total Views: 1524

Thursday, October 23, 2014
Somalia’s Mogadishu Port In For Major Facelift With Turkish Help
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Somalia’s Mogadishu Port In For Major Facelift With Turkish Help

The Somali government's grand vision for Mogadishu port under its new Turkish managers sees modern container ships replacing wooden dhows, new cranes easing

October 23, 2014
Total Views: 330

Monday, October 20, 2014
MV Edith Maersk Becomes Largest Ship to Navigate the River Thames – Photos and Video
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MV Edith Maersk Becomes Largest Ship to Navigate the River Thames – Photos and Video

The 15,500 TEU containership Edith Maersk became the largest ship to navigate up the River Thames this weekend during a call at DP World’s new London

October 20, 2014
Total Views: 198

Friday, October 17, 2014
Cargill’s Black Sea Stop Is Booming 2,600-Year-Old Port
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Cargill’s Black Sea Stop Is Booming 2,600-Year-Old Port

Constanta, whose natural harbor on the Black Sea has welcomed ships since at least the sixth century B.C., is emerging as Europe’s biggest grain transport

October 17, 2014
Total Views: 220

Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Powerful Storm Sets Ships Adrift at Sydney’s Port Botany
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Powerful Storm Sets Ships Adrift at Sydney’s Port Botany

It was a wild and dangerous night Tuesday in Sydney, Australia as a powerful storm caused two large containerships to break free, among other

October 15, 2014
Total Views: 62

Wednesday, October 8, 2014
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Ports Tighten Ship Entry Procedures As Ebola Fears Spread

By Jonathan Saul, Gustavo Bonato and Ros Krasny Oct 8 (Reuters) – Brazil, Argentina and the United States have tightened port entry procedures for ships

October 8, 2014
Total Views: 51

Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Ports of Seattle and Tacoma Team Up to Compete With Canadian Gateways
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Ports of Seattle and Tacoma Team Up to Compete With Canadian Gateways

By Peter Robison and Christopher Donville Oct. 7 (Bloomberg) — The ports of Seattle and Tacoma, Washington, said they will unify management of marine

October 7, 2014
Total Views: 60