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Tuesday, September 8, 2015
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Maersk’s APM Terminals Expands in Latin America with Acquisition on Spanish Rival

  By Christian Wienberg (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S’s terminal unit said Tuesday it agreed to buy a Spanish rival to expand its port

September 8, 2015
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Monday, August 10, 2015
Ambitious India Port Bets on Policy Shift to Steal Trade
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Ambitious India Port Bets on Policy Shift to Steal Trade

  BY Anurag Kotoky (Bloomberg) — A southern Indian port has established the nation’s newest facilities to handle the world’s largest ships. The

August 10, 2015
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Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Dubai’s DP World Kicks Off $1.6 Billion Jebel Ali Port Expansion
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Dubai’s DP World Kicks Off $1.6 Billion Jebel Ali Port Expansion

  By Tom Arnold DUBAI, July 28 (Reuters) – DP World, one of the world’s largest port operators, has started building a new $1.6 billion

July 28, 2015
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Wednesday, July 15, 2015
WATCH: The Giant Cranes and Robots That Keep Civilization Running
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WATCH: The Giant Cranes and Robots That Keep Civilization Running

In this video, Youtuber Tom Scott hooks up with the folks at DP World London Gateway to learn about the giant gantry cranes and robots that have revolutionized

July 15, 2015
Total Views: 34

Sunday, July 5, 2015
Kenya’s Mombasa Port Sacks 27 Strike Leaders
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Kenya’s Mombasa Port Sacks 27 Strike Leaders

By Joseph Akwiri MOMBASA, July 4 (Reuters) – East Africa’s biggest port in the Kenyan city of Mombasa said on Saturday it had dismissed 27 workers

July 5, 2015
Total Views: 42

Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Japan Beating China in Race for Indian Ocean Deep-Sea Port
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Japan Beating China in Race for Indian Ocean Deep-Sea Port

Japan is beating out China in a race to build Bangladesh’s first deep-sea port as the region’s powers jostle for a foothold in the Indian

June 24, 2015
Total Views: 74

Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Singapore Opens Next Phase of $3.5 Billion Container Terminal
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Singapore Opens Next Phase of $3.5 Billion Container Terminal

Singapore opened the newest addition to its container port on Tuesday, aiming to handle more of the increasing number of mega-ships plying the

June 23, 2015
Total Views: 156

Friday, June 12, 2015
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APM Terminals Joint Venture Seals $1.5 Billion Port Deal in Ghana

  APM Terminals, the container terminal operating unit of Maersk Group, and its partners have sealed a massive $1.5 billion investment in Ghana

June 12, 2015
Total Views: 145

Thursday, May 28, 2015
Dockworkers End Two-Day Strike at Israel’s Busiest Ports – UPDATE
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Dockworkers End Two-Day Strike at Israel’s Busiest Ports – UPDATE

Striking Israeli dockworkers defied a court order on Thursday and shut down the country's two main seaports for a second day in protest at the creation of two

May 28, 2015
Total Views: 67

Monday, May 25, 2015
$23 Billion Mexico Port Venture Faces Snarls
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$23 Billion Mexico Port Venture Faces Snarls

by Nacha CattanBenjamin Bain (Bloomberg) Carmakers from Nissan Motor Co. to Mazda Motor Corp. are churning out record numbers of vehicles in Mexico destined

May 25, 2015
Total Views: 34

Monday, April 27, 2015
Canadian Government Selling Stake in 50 Port Facilities
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Canadian Government Selling Stake in 50 Port Facilities

The Canadian government has announced the sale or divesture of 50 Transport Canada-owned port facilities to interested parties under a new government program.

April 27, 2015
Total Views: 49

Wednesday, April 22, 2015
How Many Cranes Does It Take to Unload a Giant Boxship at Port Klang?
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How Many Cranes Does It Take to Unload a Giant Boxship at Port Klang?

During CMA CGM Kerguelen’s maiden call at Port Klang Port Terminal in Malaysia, the terminal set up a unique arrangement of cranes to match the length of

April 22, 2015
Total Views: 195

Friday, April 10, 2015
Santos Suspends Ultracargo Fuel Operations After Week-Long Fire
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Santos Suspends Ultracargo Fuel Operations After Week-Long Fire

The mayor of Santos suspended on Friday operations at a fuel storage warehouse in Brazil after a week-long fire at the facility operated by Ultracargo slowed

April 10, 2015
Total Views: 85

Thursday, April 2, 2015
DP World to Acquire Prince Rupert’s Fairview Container Terminal
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DP World to Acquire Prince Rupert’s Fairview Container Terminal

UAE-based DP World, one of the world’s biggest port operators, says it has reached a deal to acquire Maher Terminal’s Fairview Container Terminal in

April 2, 2015
Total Views: 252

Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Britain’s Top Port Operator to Sell $2.4 Billion Stake
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Britain’s Top Port Operator to Sell $2.4 Billion Stake

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Hermes Infrastructure are to buy a 30 percent stake in Associated British Ports for about 1.6 billion

March 31, 2015
Total Views: 34

Saturday, March 28, 2015
Greece to Sell Piraeus Port Stake Within Weeks -Xinhua
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Greece to Sell Piraeus Port Stake Within Weeks -Xinhua

The Greek government will sell its majority stake in the port of Piraeus within weeks, the country's deputy prime minister told China's official Xinhua news

March 28, 2015
Total Views: 19

Friday, March 20, 2015
Port of Auckland Fined Over Stevedore’s Fall from Maersk Containership
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Port of Auckland Fined Over Stevedore’s Fall from Maersk Containership

New Zealand’s Ports of Auckland Ltd (POAL) has been fined NZD$55,000 (US$41,000) and ordered to pay NZD$25,000 in reparation to a stevedore who was

March 20, 2015
Total Views: 85

Sunday, March 15, 2015
Tanzania Dreams Big With Major Port Project
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Tanzania Dreams Big With Major Port Project

In its heyday, Bagamayo was a gateway to the heart of Africa for colonisers, with trade goods surging in from the Indian Ocean, and timber, ivory and countless

March 15, 2015
Total Views: 66

Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Canada’s Prince Rupert Port to Boost Container Handling Capacity
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Canada’s Prince Rupert Port to Boost Container Handling Capacity

Maher Terminals Holding Corp said on Tuesday it would boost container-handling capacity by more than half at the Port of Prince Rupert under an expansion of

March 10, 2015
Total Views: 80

Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Containers and ships sit idle at the Port of Long Beach in this file photo
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U.S. West Coast Ports Reopen As Labor Secretary Joins Talks – Update

A partial shutdown of 29 U.S. West Coast ports stretched into a third day on Monday ahead of the U.S. labor secretary's scheduled arrival in San

February 17, 2015
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