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Thursday, August 11, 2016
Italy Heightens Security Level at Tourist Ports
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Italy Heightens Security Level at Tourist Ports

ROME, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Italy raised the security level at its tourist ports on Thursday, a coastguard spokesman said, meaning intensified controls of

August 11, 2016
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Monday, August 8, 2016
Japan, China, U.S. Ports Seen at Highest Catastrophe Risk
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Japan, China, U.S. Ports Seen at Highest Catastrophe Risk

By Agnel Philip (Bloomberg) — Ports in Japan, China and the U.S. face the greatest financial risk from natural disasters because of their vulnerable

August 8, 2016
Total Views: 86

Sunday, July 31, 2016
File photo of smoke rising from burning oil storage tanks in the port of Ras Lanuf, Libya
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Libya Government To Reopen Ports

(Reuters) Libya’s U.N.-backed government has signed a deal with an armed brigade controlling the major Ras Lanuf and Es Sider oil ports to end a blockade

July 31, 2016
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Friday, July 29, 2016
port of Enayam India Container Hub
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Watching China, India Doubles Down On Container Ports

(Reuters) An Indian conglomerate has started building the country’s first transshipment port, conceived 25 years ago, and the government will construct

July 29, 2016
Total Views: 111

Thursday, July 21, 2016
WATCH: Free Running A Container Terminal in Turkey
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WATCH: Free Running A Container Terminal in Turkey

When Red Bull free runners Jason Paul and Dimitris Kyrsanidis were asked to design their “dreamland” course, the two chose Haydarpa?a Port in

July 21, 2016
Total Views: 67

Saturday, June 11, 2016
A view of Myanmar industrial port terminal at banks of Hlaing river in Yangon.REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
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Myanmar Tested as New Goverment Scrambles to Clear Port Jam Threatening Growth

By Timothy Mclaughlin and Antoni Slodkowski YANGON, June 10 (Reuters) – Myanmar’s new government has been grappling with its first economic

June 11, 2016
Total Views: 102

Tuesday, March 29, 2016
COSCO Pacific Profit Beats Estimate
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COSCO Pacific Profit Beats Estimate

By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — Cosco Pacific Ltd., the container terminal operator of China’s biggest shipping company, reported a 30 percent increase

March 29, 2016
Total Views: 53

Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Hong Kong Port
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Declining Hong Kong Port Heralds a Grim Future: View

By Adam Minter (Bloomberg View) — A little more than a decade ago, Hong Kong was the world’s busiest port. Giant vessels competed to get into the

March 16, 2016
Total Views: 175

Thursday, March 10, 2016
Australia Greenlights Plan for Port of Melbourne Logistics Hub
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Australia Greenlights Plan for Port of Melbourne Logistics Hub

SYDNEY, March 10 (Reuters) – Australia passed legislation on Thursday to enable the longterm lease of its largest shipping container terminal, the Port

March 10, 2016
Total Views: 63

Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Bigger Ships Calling at Port of London
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Bigger Ships Calling at Port of London

The Port of London says more larger ships than ever called at the port in 2015, helping the total tonnage of cargo handled at Thames terminals climb to 45.4

March 9, 2016
Total Views: 116

Friday, March 4, 2016
Rotterdam Port Sees Surge in Vessel Traffic Since 2007
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Rotterdam Port Sees Surge in Vessel Traffic Since 2007

The number of vessels arriving at the Port of Rotterdam has increased for the first time since 2007. According to the Port of Rotterdam Authority, 29,122

March 4, 2016
Total Views: 62

Monday, February 29, 2016
Oman Port Targets Bigger Iran Shipping Ties
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Oman Port Targets Bigger Iran Shipping Ties

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Feb 29 (Reuters) – Oman aims to expand shipping and trade links with Iran and get ahead of rivals after the lifting of

February 29, 2016
Total Views: 58

Wednesday, February 24, 2016
St Petersburg’s New Port Aims to Be Top Russian Cargo Hub
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St Petersburg’s New Port Aims to Be Top Russian Cargo Hub

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Saint Petersburg’s new deepwater port aims to become Russia’s major hub for cargo and container

February 24, 2016
Total Views: 169

Monday, February 1, 2016
Port of Oakland
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Oakland’s Outer Harbor Terminal Files for Bankruptcy After Loss of Tenant

CHICAGO, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Outer Harbor Terminal LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday, two weeks after terminating its lease held in

February 1, 2016
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Svitzer Inks Major Towage Deal in China

Svitzer signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Guangzhou Port Group to create a towage and marine services joint venture for the world’s 5th largest

February 1, 2016
Total Views: 60

Friday, January 29, 2016
port of new york new jersey
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Port of New York and New Jersey Terminals Shut After Longshoremen Walk Off Job

By Joseph Ax and Daniel Bases NEW YORK, Jan 29 (Reuters) – New York and New Jersey’s cargo terminals shut down on Friday after more than a thousand

January 29, 2016
Total Views: 101

Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Port of Savannah
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Georgia Ports Authority Reports 11.7% Growth in 2015

The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) saw a significant growth in container volumes last year. On Monday, the authority reported that it achieved record container

January 26, 2016
Total Views: 35

Monday, January 25, 2016
Great Lakes Shipping: Second Poe-Sized Lock Construction Is Critical, Michigan Governor Says
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Great Lakes Shipping: Second Poe-Sized Lock Construction Is Critical, Michigan Governor Says

Construction of a second Poe-sized Lock is critical to Michigan and the United States, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder said in his State of the State address

January 25, 2016
Total Views: 31

Friday, January 22, 2016
Port of Oakland
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Ports America’s West Coast Strategy Dumps Oakland Port

New Jersey-based stevedore and terminal operating company Ports America will invest in Los Angeles, Long Beach, the Pacific Northwest and western Canada as

January 22, 2016
Total Views: 67

Wednesday, January 20, 2016
apm terminals
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APM Terminals Dumps Mexico’s ICA from $300 Million Port Project, Sources Say

By Alexandra Alper and Dave Graham MEXICO CITY, Jan 20 (Reuters) – Port operator APM Terminals, part of Denmark’s A.P. Moller-Maersk, has dropped

January 20, 2016
Total Views: 50