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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
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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: 187

Brazilian Ports Pause for Brazil’s World Cup Games
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Brazilian Ports Pause for Brazil’s World Cup Games

Football fever is so intense in Brazil, the host of the World Cup soccer tournament, that even the main shipping ports in the commodity-exporting powerhouse

June 23, 2014
Total Views: 48

Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Port of Long Beach Named “Best Green Seaport”
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Port of Long Beach Named “Best Green Seaport”

The Port of Long Beach has been recognized as the “Best Green Seaport” in the world at the Asian Freight & Supply Chain Awards held in China this week.

June 18, 2014
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Monday, June 16, 2014
london Image credit: London Gateway via Twitter
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WATCH: Inside Look at London Gateway Port Operations

In November 2013, DP World's $2.4 billion London Gateway deepwater port complex opened with the arrival of the first ship, the MOL Caledon.

June 16, 2014
Total Views: 205

Thursday, June 12, 2014
capesize bulk carrier
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Egypt Pushes Ahead With Suez Port Expansion Plans

Egypt is pressing ahead with plans to develop a new wheat storage facility and expand port operations at two terminals in the Suez area as the country looks to

June 12, 2014
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Wednesday, May 28, 2014
cranes port of long beach
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New Technology Installed at OOCL’s Long Beach Container Terminal

Giant new container handling cranes have recently arrived at the Long Beach Container Terminal in California, awkwardly perched aboard a Shanghai Zenhua

May 28, 2014
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Thursday, May 22, 2014
port everglades sunset ships
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U.S. Senate Clears Port-Dredging Bill Aiding Maersk to Cargill

By Kathleen Hunter May 22 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Senate cleared for President Barack Obama’s signature a $12.3 billion water-projects bill that

May 22, 2014
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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: 86

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: 1140

Thursday, May 1, 2014
port of vancouver rail loop
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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: 29

Wednesday, April 30, 2014
hastings bulk carrier coal ships shipping iron ore newcastle.REUTERS/David Gray
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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: 48

Friday, April 25, 2014
Luanda Container Terminal Angola
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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: 195

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: 31

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: 53

Wednesday, April 2, 2014
port zeebrugge container ship shipping apm terminals
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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
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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
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Friday, March 14, 2014
Radiation Scare at Port of Halifax
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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: 44

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: 44

Thursday, February 6, 2014
eurogate container terminal hamburg hhla
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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: 50