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Thursday, October 23, 2014
Somalia’s Mogadishu Port In For Major Facelift With Turkish Help
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Somalia’s Mogadishu Port In For Major Facelift With Turkish Help

The Somali government's grand vision for Mogadishu port under its new Turkish managers sees modern container ships replacing wooden dhows, new cranes easing

October 23, 2014
Total Views: 321

Friday, October 17, 2014
Cargill’s Black Sea Stop Is Booming 2,600-Year-Old Port
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Cargill’s Black Sea Stop Is Booming 2,600-Year-Old Port

Constanta, whose natural harbor on the Black Sea has welcomed ships since at least the sixth century B.C., is emerging as Europe’s biggest grain transport

October 17, 2014
Total Views: 207

Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Powerful Storm Sets Ships Adrift at Sydney’s Port Botany
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Powerful Storm Sets Ships Adrift at Sydney’s Port Botany

It was a wild and dangerous night Tuesday in Sydney, Australia as a powerful storm caused two large containerships to break free, among other

October 15, 2014
Total Views: 60

Wednesday, October 8, 2014
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Ports Tighten Ship Entry Procedures As Ebola Fears Spread

By Jonathan Saul, Gustavo Bonato and Ros Krasny Oct 8 (Reuters) – Brazil, Argentina and the United States have tightened port entry procedures for ships

October 8, 2014
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Tuesday, September 30, 2014
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Russian Ports Given International Status

The Russian government has confirmed the international status of all Russian seaports including the Republic of Crimea according to a report by Russian news

September 30, 2014
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Monday, September 29, 2014
Port Operator Fined in UK Over Fatal 2007 ‘Flying Phantom’ Capsizing
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Port Operator Fined in UK Over Fatal 2007 ‘Flying Phantom’ Capsizing

A port operator in UK has pleaded guilty to health and safety breaches and has been sentenced to pay £650,000 (just over $1 million USD) relating to the fatal

September 29, 2014
Total Views: 118

Monday, September 22, 2014
West Coast Port Strike Appears Unlikely, Panel Hears
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West Coast Port Strike Appears Unlikely, Panel Hears

Negotiations on a new labor contract for 20,000 dockworkers at West Coast ports will probably conclude without a labor disruption, a shipping consultant said

September 22, 2014
Total Views: 25

Tuesday, September 9, 2014
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SMM Hamburg Kicks Off

Within 20 minutes of arriving in Hamburg yesterday I was sitting at my first press conference of the week, the first of many I will attend this week while

September 9, 2014
Total Views: 62

Tuesday, September 2, 2014
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Australia Abandons Great Barrier Reef Sand Dump – Report

Australia will abandon plans to dump 3 million cubic metres of dredged sand into the Great Barrier Reef area in its effort to create the world's biggest coal

September 2, 2014
Total Views: 51

Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Incident Video: Low Tide Causes Collision in Buenaventura, Colombia
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Incident Video: Low Tide Causes Collision in Buenaventura, Colombia

Here is some new video showing a collision between the MV Triton Swallow and the MV Golden Daisy reportedly while the vessels were berthed at a bulk terminal

August 27, 2014
Total Views: 210

Felixstowe’s Loss Is Gateway’s Gain as Congestion Grips North Europe’s Ports
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Felixstowe’s Loss Is Gateway’s Gain as Congestion Grips North Europe’s Ports

The ill winds of the winter blew in favour of the new UK container port at London Gateway, when several ships were diverted from Felixstowe to the DP World

August 27, 2014
Total Views: 62

Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Stowaway Tragedy in Tilbury
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Stowaway Tragedy in Tilbury

The discovery of 35 Afghani Sikhs in a shipping container in the port of Tilbury, UK, has sent shockwaves through the British media, as the realization of how

August 20, 2014
Total Views: 51

Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Man Arrested In Connection to Tilbury Stowaways
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Man Arrested In Connection to Tilbury Stowaways

A man was arrested in Northern Ireland on Tuesday on suspicion of murder after the death of an Afghan Sikh who was among 35 suspected stowaways found in a

August 19, 2014
Total Views: 45

Port of Hamburg Adds Jobs As Volumes Surge
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Port of Hamburg Adds Jobs As Volumes Surge

The port of Hamburg, Germany’s gateway to the Baltics and China, is adding jobs as a surge in sea freight boosted cargo handling to record levels in the

August 19, 2014
Total Views: 80

Saturday, August 16, 2014
Man Dies in Britain as 35 People Found in Shipping Container
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Man Dies in Britain as 35 People Found in Shipping Container

A man has died after 35 people, including several children, were found inside a shipping container being unloaded at a dock in eastern England on Saturday

August 16, 2014
Total Views: 44

Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Pacific Northwest Grain Handlers Reach Tentative Agreement
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Pacific Northwest Grain Handlers Reach Tentative Agreement

Unionized port workers and a group of Pacific Northwest grain companies reached a tentative contract agreement, according to an announcement on

August 12, 2014
Total Views: 27

Thursday, July 10, 2014
Time-Lapse Video Shows Just How Beautifully Orchestrated Port Operations Really Are
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Time-Lapse Video Shows Just How Beautifully Orchestrated Port Operations Really Are

Artist Alex Hallajian spent the last seven months filming 24/7 at the Port of Long Beach to provide an interesting perspective of operations at the United

July 10, 2014
Total Views: 98

Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Djibouti Scraps DP World Port Concession Citing Corruption
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Djibouti Scraps DP World Port Concession Citing Corruption

Djibouti’s government said it rescinded DP World’s concession at the Doraleh Container Terminal after finding evidence of corruption and has begun

July 8, 2014
Total Views: 138

Thursday, June 26, 2014
Port of Algeciras Gets Some Really, Really Big Cranes
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Port of Algeciras Gets Some Really, Really Big Cranes

This photo comes from Inchcape Shipping Services, which was recently hired to handle the arrival and offloading of 4 of the world’s largest ship-to-shore

June 26, 2014
Total Views: 187

Monday, June 23, 2014
UAE’s Gulftainer Strikes 35-Year Deal at Port Canaveral
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UAE’s Gulftainer Strikes 35-Year Deal at Port Canaveral

A Middle Eastern-owned company landed its first North American port operations contract on Monday, a 35-year agreement with Port Canaveral on Florida's east

June 23, 2014
Total Views: 179