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Thursday, December 19, 2013
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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
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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: 37

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: 123

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: 35

Wednesday, October 23, 2013
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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: 76

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: 32

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
Total Views: 30

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: 202

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: 93

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: 35

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: 28

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: 320

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: 76

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: 48

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: 51

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: 27

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: 90

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: 38

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: 877

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: 63