Ports and Logistics
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Biden to replace Chinese-made cranes at all American ports
Election year in the US with hysteria growing by the day about a more strident China has seen the White…
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Urgent expansion underway at Romania’s top port
One of Europe’s fast growing ports is embarking on an urgent dredging programme to accommodate the spillover from the ongoing…
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MSC to take over Wärtsilä plant in Trieste
Cash-rich Gianluigi Aponte has come to the rescue of a factory plant in Trieste faced with closure. Finnish marine technology…
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Five schools of thought on key maritime issues
Wolfgang Lehmacher, Richard Watson, Mikael Lind, Jillian Carson-Jackson and Sukhjit Singh release details of a new maritime expert study. Stakeholders…
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CMA CGM faces Polynesian hurdle in its pursuit of Bolloré Logistics
French liner CMA CGM has fallen foul of competition authorities in Polynesia in its bid to take over Bolloré Logistics.…
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Swiss Re report captures the extent of global shipping disruption
Insurer Swiss Re has come up with a chart to highlight the dramatic changes to the world seaborne map in…
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MOL in world-first crane conversion to hydrogen power
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) is converting the engine of a rubber-tired gantry crane at a terminal it controls in Kobe…
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Inland cargo ship sinks in port of Hamburg
An inland waterway ship carrying 3,500 litres of diesel and 1,400 tonnes of potassium chloride has sunk in Hamburg. At…
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AD Ports builds base in Karachi
The UAE’s AD Ports Group has signed a concession agreement for bulk and general cargo operations with Karachi Port Trust…
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DP World reaches deal with Australian dockworkers
Australia’s crippling port strikes that have brought supply chains to breaking point over the past month are coming to a…
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FreightWaves: Media versus data
Within the maritime media landscape the big news this week has emanated from Chattanooga on the banks of the Tennessee…
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Boudewijn Siemons becomes permanent CEO of Rotterdam port
Boudewijn Siemons has been appointed as the permanent chief executive officer (CEO) of the Port of Rotterdam Authority after being…
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ICTSI wins concession to develop Philippine box terminal
International Container Terminal Services, Inc (ICTSI) has won a 25-year concession deal to develop and operate the Iloilo Commercial Port…
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Ukraine intensifies Russian refinery campaign
February 24 will mark the second anniversary since Russia unleashed the largest attack on a European country since World War…
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Europe seeks port solutions to staunch cocaine epidemic
With Belgium holding the six-month presidency of the council of the European Union, the government has wasted little time in…
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Top official at Transnet under investigation
The bad news keeps emanating from the headquarters of Transnet, South Africa’s under pressure state-run port operator. An investigation is…
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Georgia port secures federal funding
The Port of Brunswick in Georgia has been awarded $15m in federal funding to help develop its East River Terminal,…
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California port given $426m grant for offshore wind terminal construction
The U.S. Department of Transportation has provided a $426.7m grant to the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation, and Conservation District for…
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Covid revisited: Empty container concerns grow as Red Sea shipping crisis drags on
The Houthis traded fire with fire once again yesterday, claiming they had carried out a strike on an American navy…
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Hapag-Lloyd acquires UK’s ATL Haulage Contractors
Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd has struck a deal to acquire UK-based ATL Haulage Contractors. The Hamburg-headquartered liner is adding a fleet of…
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