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Thursday, January 12, 2017
As Smog Lifts, China’s Ports Grapple with Huge Backlog of Ships
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As Smog Lifts, China’s Ports Grapple with Huge Backlog of Ships

By Keith Wallis and Henning Gloystein SINGAPORE, Jan 13 (Reuters) – A huge traffic jam of hundreds of ships carrying coal and iron ore into China has

January 12, 2017
Total Views: 37

port of hong kong
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Singapore Container Volumes Stagnant at 30 Million TEU in 2016

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Singapore’s terminal operator PSA today reported that it handled 67.63m teu across both its international network

January 12, 2017
Total Views: 83

Ports Chase Natural Gas Boost as Marine Emissions Rules Tighten
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Ports Chase Natural Gas Boost as Marine Emissions Rules Tighten

By Natalie Obiko Pearson and Naureen S. Malik (Bloomberg) — The tightening of emissions limits for deep-water ships has some of North America’s

January 12, 2017
Total Views: 44

Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Aberdeen Officially Moving Forward with £350 Million Port Expansion
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Aberdeen Officially Moving Forward with £350 Million Port Expansion

Scottish authorities have approved a massive £350 million expansion project for the port of Aberdeen as the port positions itself to handle larger vessels

December 21, 2016
Total Views: 196

Monday, December 12, 2016
Ports America Signed to Nova Scotia Mega-Port Project
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Ports America Signed to Nova Scotia Mega-Port Project

U.S. terminal operator Ports America and Sydney Harbour Investment Partners have announced an agreement for the promotion, development and management of the

December 12, 2016
Total Views: 103

Wednesday, December 7, 2016
DP world london gateway
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Crunch Time Approaching Fast for Ports and Terminals as Shipping Alliances Look to Cut Costs

By Alex Lennane in Dubai (The Loadstar) – The next big losers in the shipping industry crisis are likely to be ports and terminals, leading to a decline

December 7, 2016
Total Views: 56

Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Liverpool Port Eyes Transatlantic Expansion to Overcome Shipping Turmoil
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Liverpool Port Eyes Transatlantic Expansion to Overcome Shipping Turmoil

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Dec 6 (Reuters) – Liverpool’s new container terminal expects to ramp up transatlantic shipping as British companies look

December 6, 2016
Total Views: 49

Tuesday, October 25, 2016
DP World Sees Slight Growth in Container Volumes
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DP World Sees Slight Growth in Container Volumes

Dubai-based DP World handled 47.5 million TEU across its global portfolio of container terminals during the first nine months of 2016, with gross container

October 25, 2016
Total Views: 28

Wednesday, September 28, 2016
COSCO Containers
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Cosco Shipping Signs $738 Million Deal to Expand U.A.E. Port

  By Mahmoud Habboush   (Bloomberg) — Cosco Shipping Co., a unit of China’s biggest shipping group, agreed to build and operate a

September 28, 2016
Total Views: 72

Friday, September 23, 2016
Port of Antwerp Opens Awe-Inspiring New Headquarters -PHOTOS
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Port of Antwerp Opens Awe-Inspiring New Headquarters -PHOTOS

By Marilyn Haigh ANTWERP, Belgium, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Europe’s second-biggest port has cut a distinct new shape into its skyline. Architect Zaha

September 23, 2016
Total Views: 181

Thursday, September 22, 2016
Piraeus port
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COSCO Says Piraeus Among Top 30 Ports in World by 2018

By Angeliki Koutantou ATHENS, Sept 22 (Reuters) – China’s biggest shipping company, COSCO Shipping, plans to ramp up container volume at

September 22, 2016
Total Views: 47

Sunday, September 4, 2016
Kenya Container Terminal Mombasa
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Kenya Commissions New Mombasa Container Terminal

By Joseph Akwiri (Reuters) Kenya on Saturday inaugurated the first part of a new container terminal at Mombasa which is expected to boost by 50 percent the

September 4, 2016
Total Views: 151

Tuesday, August 23, 2016
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Billionaire’s Pakistan Terminal to Start After 5-Year Delay

by Faseeh Mangi (Reuters) Billionaire Li Ka-shing’s Hutchison Port Holdings Ltd. is set to start its second Pakistan terminal after a five-year delay,

August 23, 2016
Total Views: 69

Friday, August 19, 2016
Profits Soar For Port Operator
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Profits Soar For Port Operator

By Mike Wackett (TheLoadstar) DP World has reported robust first-half results from its global portfolio of container terminals, saying despite the challenging

August 19, 2016
Total Views: 165

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
Total Views: 38

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: 89

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
Total Views: 28

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: 115

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: 71

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
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