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Monday, 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
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Friday, January 29, 2016
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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
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Tuesday, January 26, 2016
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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
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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
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Friday, January 22, 2016
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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
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Wednesday, January 20, 2016
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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: 55

Thursday, January 14, 2016
Hazardous Container Blaze at Brazil’s Largest Port Restricts Shipping
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Hazardous Container Blaze at Brazil’s Largest Port Restricts Shipping

By Caroline Stauffer and Reese Ewing SAO PAULO, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Up to a dozen containers carrying chemicals caught fire at a terminal at

January 14, 2016
Total Views: 119

Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Shanghai Port Struggles in Quest to Become Global Shipping Leader
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Shanghai Port Struggles in Quest to Become Global Shipping Leader

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — Five years after it passed Singapore to become the world’s largest container port by throughput, Shanghai is finding it

November 17, 2015
Total Views: 127

Thursday, October 29, 2015
World’s Busiest Shanghai Port Logs First Quarterly Profit Fall in Over a Year
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World’s Busiest Shanghai Port Logs First Quarterly Profit Fall in Over a Year

  SINGAPORE/HONG KONG, Oct 29 (Reuters) – Shanghai International Port Group Co Ltd, the operator of the world’s busiest container port,

October 29, 2015
Total Views: 56

Thursday, September 17, 2015
Industry Fears Law on Container Weight Verification Could Bring Cargo Chaos
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Industry Fears Law on Container Weight Verification Could Bring Cargo Chaos

  Shippers, forwarders, shipping lines and container terminals “urgently” need to begin discussions over the practicalities of implementing the

September 17, 2015
Total Views: 110

Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Record Long Beach Port Traffic Shows Strength in U.S. Demand
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Record Long Beach Port Traffic Shows Strength in U.S. Demand

  By James Nash and Matthew Winkler (Bloomberg) — Electronics, auto parts and clothes from Asia are streaming through the second-busiest U.S. port

September 8, 2015
Total Views: 68

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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
Total Views: 57

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
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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: 45

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: 75

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: 158

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: 146

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
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