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Monday, August 18, 2014
Tugs support a bulk carrier arriving at an iron ore terminal. File image: Shutterstock/tcly
Ports

Tugboat Crews Threaten Biggest Iron Ore Port Trade

Tugboat crews, including deckhands paid more than some New York bankers, are threatening to disrupt shipments from the world’s biggest iron ore port as they

August 18, 2014
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Saturday, August 16, 2014
Man Dies in Britain as 35 People Found in Shipping Container
Ports

Man Dies in Britain as 35 People Found in Shipping Container

A man has died after 35 people, including several children, were found inside a shipping container being unloaded at a dock in eastern England on Saturday

August 16, 2014
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Pacific Northwest Grain Handlers Reach Tentative Agreement
Ports

Pacific Northwest Grain Handlers Reach Tentative Agreement

Unionized port workers and a group of Pacific Northwest grain companies reached a tentative contract agreement, according to an announcement on

August 12, 2014
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Wednesday, August 6, 2014
rt force tugboat teekay port hedland
News

Port Hedland Tug Engineers Cancel Planned Strike for More Talks

Tugboat engineers at Australia’s Port Hedland called off an intended strike that threatened exports from the terminal which ships about a quarter of the

August 6, 2014
Total Views: 42

Tuesday, August 5, 2014
rt force tugboat teekay port hedland
News

BHP Vows to Prevent Port Hedland Tugboat Strike as Union Cites Impasse

BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s biggest mining company, is seeking to stop planned strikes by tugboat engineers at Australia’s Port Hedland export terminal

August 5, 2014
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Monday, August 4, 2014
santos sugar fire
News

Sugar Fire at Santos Port Threatens Brazilian Exports

Firefighters contained a blaze at Cosan SA's sugar facilities at the Port of Santos in Brazil on Monday, reducing storage capacity in the world's largest

August 4, 2014
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Saturday, July 26, 2014
Smooth Sailing for Costa Concordia, Convoy Within Sight of Genoa
Accidents

Smooth Sailing for Costa Concordia, Convoy Within Sight of Genoa

A little more than three days since departing Giglio for the first time two and a half years, the Costa Concordia is approximately 20 nautical miles from

July 26, 2014
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014
port hedland capesize bulk carrier
Ports

Port Hedland Deckhands Approve Strike Action a Second Time

Tugboat deckhands at Australia’s Port Hedland approved industrial action for a second time this year amid a dispute over leave and wages, risking disruption

July 23, 2014
Total Views: 42

Tuesday, July 15, 2014
dp world
Finance

Dubai’s DP World Signs $3 Billion Loan Deal

DP World, one of the world's largest port operators, has signed a $3 billion loan deal, becoming the latest Dubai entity to take advantage of buoyant funding

July 15, 2014
Total Views: 98

Friday, July 11, 2014
Giant ‘Pieter Schelte’ Supercat Headed for Rotterdam By Year-End
Engineering News

Giant ‘Pieter Schelte’ Supercat Headed for Rotterdam By Year-End

A giant catamaran-like vessel destined to become the largest vessel in the world will be completed in Rotterdam at the end of 2014, the Port of Rotterdam

July 11, 2014
Total Views: 92

Thursday, July 10, 2014
Time-Lapse Video Shows Just How Beautifully Orchestrated Port Operations Really Are
Interesting

Time-Lapse Video Shows Just How Beautifully Orchestrated Port Operations Really Are

Artist Alex Hallajian spent the last seven months filming 24/7 at the Port of Long Beach to provide an interesting perspective of operations at the United

July 10, 2014
Total Views: 111

Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Labor Talks Push U.S. Ports Import Volume Towards 5-Year High
Ports

Labor Talks Push U.S. Ports Import Volume Towards 5-Year High

Imports into U.S. ports may hit a five-year high this month, as retailers rush in holiday goods to avoid potential disruptions as West Coast longshore workers

July 9, 2014
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EU Opens Investigation Into Tax Exemptions for Dutch Ports
Ports

EU Opens Investigation Into Tax Exemptions for Dutch Ports

The European Union's competition watchdog on Wednesday opened an investigation into tax exemptions granted to ports in the Netherlands and warned France and

July 9, 2014
Total Views: 34

Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Djibouti Scraps DP World Port Concession Citing Corruption
Ports

Djibouti Scraps DP World Port Concession Citing Corruption

Djibouti’s government said it rescinded DP World’s concession at the Doraleh Container Terminal after finding evidence of corruption and has begun

July 8, 2014
Total Views: 155

Tuesday, July 1, 2014
lng bunkering europe
News

GDF SUEZ Plans LNG Bunkering Ship in Zeebrugge as Rotterdam Opens Port

The Port of Rotterdam has announced that as of 1 July, vessels can bunker LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) in the port of Rotterdam. Up to now only inland shipping

July 1, 2014
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Costly Shutdown Threatening West Coast Ports Spurs Talks
Ports

Costly Shutdown Threatening West Coast Ports Spurs Talks

Twelve years after a labor dispute closed West Coast ports and cost the U.S. economy $1 billion a day, negotiators on both sides want to avoid a repeat that

July 1, 2014
Total Views: 42

Thursday, June 26, 2014
Port of Algeciras Gets Some Really, Really Big Cranes
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Port of Algeciras Gets Some Really, Really Big Cranes

This photo comes from Inchcape Shipping Services, which was recently hired to handle the arrival and offloading of 4 of the world’s largest ship-to-shore

June 26, 2014
Total Views: 197

Monday, June 23, 2014
UAE’s Gulftainer Strikes 35-Year Deal at Port Canaveral
Ports

UAE’s Gulftainer Strikes 35-Year Deal at Port Canaveral

A Middle Eastern-owned company landed its first North American port operations contract on Monday, a 35-year agreement with Port Canaveral on Florida's east

June 23, 2014
Total Views: 187

port of oakland container cranes at sunrise
Ports

Longshoremen Contract Talks Threaten U.S. West Coast Ports

Business groups are urging longshoremen and their employers to avoid a dispute that could cripple ports along the West Coast and affect billions of dollars in

June 23, 2014
Total Views: 29

Brazilian Ports Pause for Brazil’s World Cup Games
Ports

Brazilian Ports Pause for Brazil’s World Cup Games

Football fever is so intense in Brazil, the host of the World Cup soccer tournament, that even the main shipping ports in the commodity-exporting powerhouse

June 23, 2014
Total Views: 41