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Monday, September 2, 2013
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Piraeus-COSCO Investment Deal Eases Privatisation Prospects

By Harry Papachristou ATHENS, Sept 2 (Reuters) – China’s largest bulk shipper COSCO Holdings Co Ltd has agreed a multi-million euros expansion of

September 2, 2013
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Wednesday, August 28, 2013
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Africa’s Top Coal Port Expands To Open Up Export Capacity

By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Africa’s biggest coal export port is be expanded in a $192 million investment designed to help

August 28, 2013
Total Views: 87

Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Port of Beirut Weathers Syrian War Next Door
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Port of Beirut Weathers Syrian War Next Door

While Lebanon’s growth has suffered during the 2 1/2 year conflict next door in Syria, Port of Beirut traffic has risen as traders avoid risky overland

August 27, 2013
Total Views: 35

Monday, August 19, 2013
Port of Long Beach Reports Air Quality Improvements
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Port of Long Beach Reports Air Quality Improvements

Port eliminates 81% of diesel air pollution, marking the 6th consecutive year of air quality improvements in the harbor

August 19, 2013
Total Views: 10

Friday, August 16, 2013
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U.S. Lawmakers to Introduce Harbor Maintenance Tax Overhaul Bill

U.S. Harbor Maintenance Tax would be converted into a fee on goods brought into the United States by rail and highway from Canada and Mexico under legislation

August 16, 2013
Total Views: 5

Thursday, August 15, 2013
Energy-Rich Turkmenistan To Build $2 Bln Caspian Sea Port
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Energy-Rich Turkmenistan To Build $2 Bln Caspian Sea Port

Energy-rich Turkmenistan on Thursday launched a $2 billion project to build a new port on the Caspian Sea designed to boost

August 15, 2013
Total Views: 199

Wednesday, August 7, 2013
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Odfjell Terminals to Purchase Chem-Marine

Odfjell Terminals has entered into a Letter of Intent to purchase Chem-Marine Corporation of South Carolina Chem-Marine controls a 25.3 acre/10.2 hectare site

August 7, 2013
Total Views: 19

Monday, August 5, 2013
Sri Lanka Opens First Phase Of Chinese-Funded Port Expansion
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Sri Lanka Opens First Phase Of Chinese-Funded Port Expansion

By Shihar Aneez and Ranga Sirilal COLOMBO, Aug 5 (Reuters) – On Monday, Sri Lanka commenced the first phase of a $500 million container terminal, part of

August 5, 2013
Total Views: 8

Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Bigger Ships Mean $13 Billion in Port Spending
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Bigger Ships Mean $13 Billion in Port Spending

Europe’s busiest container terminals are seeing their margins put under pressure as they expand to cater to the world’s largest box ships at a time

July 30, 2013
Total Views: 11

Friday, July 26, 2013
President Obama Talks Jobs, Ports at JAXPORT [VIDEO]
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President Obama Talks Jobs, Ports at JAXPORT [VIDEO]

On July 25, 2013, President Barack Obama used Florida's Port of Jacksonville, or JAXPORT, as the backdrop to speak about the importance of manufacturing and

July 26, 2013
Total Views: 16

Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Batumi International Container Terminal
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ICTSI Takes “Extremely Adversarial” Batumi Sea Port to London Court

Filipino container terminal operator International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) has filed for arbitration over its treatment at the hands of Batumi

July 23, 2013
Total Views: 43

Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Port of Rotterdam Eyes German Investments to Extend Hinterland
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Port of Rotterdam Eyes German Investments to Extend Hinterland

With the first container terminals on Rotterdam’s newly reclaimed Maasvlakte II set to open next year, the Dutch port – Europe’s largest

July 17, 2013
Total Views: 4

Monday, July 15, 2013
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Bigger Containerships Means Bigger Gantry Cranes

Awkwardly perched on cargo ships such as the Zhen Hua 24 are new and bigger cranes destined be installed at shipping ports around the world. The recent

July 15, 2013
Total Views: 731

Europe’s Maritime Ports: An Engine for Growth [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Europe’s Maritime Ports: An Engine for Growth [INFOGRAPHIC]

The EU’s maritime ports handle 74 percent of the region’s total trade and are the primary gateways to the EU’s transportation network.  As

July 15, 2013
Total Views: 9

Sunday, July 14, 2013
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Port Operators Under Pressure to Reduce Ship Emissions

Although most emissions attributed to the maritime sector are released across vast expanses of ocean when a ship is navigating the scarcely populated area

July 14, 2013
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Tuesday, July 9, 2013
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Dock Workers At Brazil’s Santos Port To Strike On Wednesday

SAO PAULO, July 9 (Reuters) – Dock workers at Brazil’s key shipping port of Santos, the largest in South America, are planning a 24-hour strike on

July 9, 2013
Total Views: 24

Wednesday, July 3, 2013
France’s CGT Union Calls For July 4th Port Strike
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France’s CGT Union Calls For July 4th Port Strike

France's powerful CGT union has called for a 24-hour strike on July 4 in all French ports, which is likely to disrupt grain, oil and gas traffic at the

July 3, 2013
Total Views: 1

Tuesday, July 2, 2013
It’s Not Time to Panic About UK Port Capacity – Although There Will be Losers
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It’s Not Time to Panic About UK Port Capacity – Although There Will be Losers

Fears that the UK is heading towards an era of sustained overcapacity in its major container ports may have been overcooked, according to a leading industry

July 2, 2013
Total Views: 8

Sunday, June 23, 2013
gulftainer
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Gulftainer Acquires Majority Stake in Saudi Port Operator

DUBAI, June 23 (Reuters) – Gulftainer Co Ltd, the United Arab Emirates’ second-largest port operator, said on Sunday it had acquired a 51 percent

June 23, 2013
Total Views: 28

Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Australian Gov’t to Offer Up Long-Term Lease on World’s Biggest Coal Export Port
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Australian Gov’t to Offer Up Long-Term Lease on World’s Biggest Coal Export Port

Australia’s New South Wales state is planning to offer a long-term lease for Newcastle port, the world’s biggest export harbor for coal used in

June 18, 2013
Total Views: 10
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