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Monday, May 19, 2014
USCG Detains Chinese-Built Bulk Carrier on Maiden Voyage
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USCG Detains Chinese-Built Bulk Carrier on Maiden Voyage

The U.S. Coast Guard last week detained a 39,848 DWT Singapore-flagged bulk carrier in the Port of Portland after inspectors uncovered numerous safety

May 19, 2014
Total Views: 20

Wednesday, May 14, 2014
WATCH: Cruise Ship Gives Best Sail-By Salute Ever
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WATCH: Cruise Ship Gives Best Sail-By Salute Ever

The 90,000-ton MSC Magnifica was in Germany this past weekend for the 825th Hamburg Port Anniversary celebrations and saluted the crowd by playing a

May 14, 2014
Total Views: 965

Thursday, May 1, 2014
port of vancouver rail loop
Maritime News

Tesoro’s Plan For Washington State Crude Railport Delayed

By Kristen Hays HOUSTON, May 1 (Reuters) – The start-up of a major Pacific Northwest rail-to-barge terminal that could bring hundreds of thousands of

May 1, 2014
Total Views: 2

Wednesday, April 30, 2014
hastings bulk carrier coal ships shipping iron ore newcastle
Maritime News

Hastings, China Merchants Pay $1.6 Billion For Australia’s Port of Newcastle

By Swati Pandey SYDNEY, April 30 (Reuters) – Hastings Funds Management and China Merchants Group have won a state government auction for a 98-year lease

April 30, 2014
Total Views: 13

Friday, April 25, 2014
Luanda Container Terminal Angola
Maritime News

Angola Upgrades Port as It Aims to Be Africa’s Busiest Hub

By Colin McClelland and Manuel Soque April 25 (Bloomberg) — Angola’s main port installed new cranes and provided more training to reduce its cargo

April 25, 2014
Total Views: 76

Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Shipping Alliance Opposes Beckham’s PortMiami Soccer Stadium Plan
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Shipping Alliance Opposes Beckham’s PortMiami Soccer Stadium Plan

"We cannot jeopardize well-paying jobs, like crane operators, longshore workers, and mechanics, for low-paying stadium jobs, such as concession sales," the

April 15, 2014
Total Views: 4

Thursday, April 10, 2014
Eagle Ford Exports Spurs Corpus Christi Port Construction Boom
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Eagle Ford Exports Spurs Corpus Christi Port Construction Boom

America’s newest energy hub just got a little

April 10, 2014
Total Views: 7

Wednesday, April 2, 2014
port zeebrugge container ship shipping apm terminals
Maritime News

Maersk and China Shipping Expand Collaboration Talks

Following the signing of an MOU last month, the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group is formally looking to expand discussions with China Shipping (Group) on the

April 2, 2014
Total Views: 7

Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Deal Reached To End Month-Long Strike At Canada’s Largest Port
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Deal Reached To End Month-Long Strike At Canada’s Largest Port

By Julie Gordon VANCOUVER, March 26 (Reuters) – Negotiators on Wednesday reached a deal to end the month-long container truck strike that has crippled

March 26, 2014
Total Views: 2

Friday, March 14, 2014
Radiation Scare at Port of Halifax
Maritime News

Radiation Scare at Port of Halifax

An emergency HAZMAT team was called to the Ceres shipping terminal at the port of Halifax Thursday night after reports of a possible radiation

March 14, 2014
Total Views: 7

Monday, March 3, 2014
Australia Approved Port Expansion Plan Near Great Barrier Reef Despite Warnings
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Australia Approved Port Expansion Plan Near Great Barrier Reef Despite Warnings

Australia approved coal port expansion plans that involve dredging and dumping millions of cubic meters of sand near the Great Barrier Reef despite earlier

March 3, 2014
Total Views: 7

Thursday, February 6, 2014
eurogate container terminal hamburg hhla
Maritime News

Hamburg’s Container Volume Rises as HHLA Wins Traffic From Rotterdam

Hamburger Hafen & Logistik AG, which handles about three of four containers at Hamburg’s port, saw rising volume last year as feeder traffic to the Baltic

February 6, 2014
Total Views: 9

Monday, January 20, 2014
Port of Rotterdam Receives Nine Super Post Panamax Cranes from China
Maritime News

Port of Rotterdam Receives Nine Super Post Panamax Cranes from China

The Port of Rotterdam over the weekend saw the arrival of nine Super Post Panamax container cranes in three shipments from China, marking the first time ever

January 20, 2014
Total Views: 71

Sunday, January 19, 2014
The Port of Liverpool Never Sleeps
Maritime News

The Port of Liverpool Never Sleeps

Peel Ports, the UK’s second-largest port group, put together one of the better time-lapse videos we’ve seen recently of the Port of Liverpool, a

January 19, 2014
Total Views: 19

Thursday, December 19, 2013
gwadar port pakistan
Maritime News

Intermodal link Could See Pakistan’s Ports Handling 5% of China’s cargo

By Gavin van Marle Container throughput in Pakistan could rise dramatically if China succeeds in its ambition to build a new deepwater port in the country

December 19, 2013
Total Views: 21

Thursday, December 5, 2013
Chinese Investor Behind Proposed Nicaraguan Canal Announces $3 Billion Ukraine Port Project
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Chinese Investor Behind Proposed Nicaraguan Canal Announces $3 Billion Ukraine Port Project

Wang Jing, a little known Chinese investor who has a concession to build a waterway in Nicaragua to rival the Panama Canal, announced he was also spearheading

December 5, 2013
Total Views: 7

Friday, November 22, 2013
Ghana to Award $2.5 Billion in Contracts to Double Port Capacity
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Ghana to Award $2.5 Billion in Contracts to Double Port Capacity

Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, the state company that runs the nation’s two ports, will award contracts worth $2.5 billion through 2018 to double

November 22, 2013
Total Views: 42

Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Mexican Armed Forces Take Over Security in Key Pacific Port
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Mexican Armed Forces Take Over Security in Key Pacific Port

Mexican armed forces have taken charge of security in the Pacific port of Lazaro Cardenas, a major cargo hub in a part of the country struggling to contain

November 5, 2013
Total Views: 4

Wednesday, October 23, 2013
barge mississippi river inland waterway
News

Waterways Council Lobbies for Multi-Billion Dollar U.S. Ship-Channel Project

Oct. 23 (Bloomberg) — Confronted by Tea Party Republicans who question every dollar the U.S. government spends, Michael Toohey is turning to the most

October 23, 2013
Total Views: 28

Friday, September 6, 2013
U.S. DOT Awards $103 Million to Port-related Infrastructure Projects Through TIGER Grant Program
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U.S. DOT Awards $103 Million to Port-related Infrastructure Projects Through TIGER Grant Program

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx on Thursday announced that 52 transportation projects in 37 states will receive a total of $474 million in 2013

September 6, 2013
Total Views: 1
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