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Wednesday, September 28, 2016
COSCO Containers
Shipping News

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: 75

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

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: 184

Thursday, September 22, 2016
Piraeus port
News

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: 58

Sunday, September 4, 2016
Kenya Container Terminal Mombasa
Ports

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: 164

Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Ports

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: 83

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

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
News

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: 40

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

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: 94

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

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: 31

Friday, July 29, 2016
port of Enayam India Container Hub
Ports

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: 120

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

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: 77

Saturday, June 11, 2016
A view of Myanmar industrial port terminal at banks of Hlaing river in Yangon.REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
News

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: 105

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

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: 61

Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Hong Kong Port
News

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: 199

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

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: 66

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

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: 126

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

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: 74

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

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: 62

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

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: 198

Monday, February 1, 2016
Port of Oakland
News

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
Total Views: 30