Ports and Logistics
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New Zealand considering making vaccinations mandatory for port workers
The New Zealand government is mulling making Covid-19 vaccines mandatory for the nation’s port workers, a frontline workforce where take-up…
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Ports and carriers plan to add up to 50,000 chassis in southeast US
The ports and carriers that are part of the South Atlantic Chassis Pool (SACP) have signed a letter of intent…
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Provincial government moves to end construction workers’ protest at Argentina’s Port of Rosario
Construction workers at the Port of Rosario in Argentina’s Santa Fe province began a protest on Tuesday, setting up roadblocks…
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TAQA and Abu Dhabi Ports unveil plans for green hydrogen to ammonia project
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) and Abu Dhabi Ports are looking to develop an industrial scale green hydrogen to…
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Jebel Ali port rocked by containership explosion
An explosion and subsequent fire rocked DP World’s Jebel Ali terminal in the United Arab Emirates last night. Social media…
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Parana River dredging plan meets with opposition from grain exporters
The government of Argentina decided this month to subcontract the dredging of the Parana River – whose dropping water level…
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Hyperloop box system unveiled
German port operator Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) and America’s Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HyperloopTT) will showcase a new way…
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Wildfires bring train service to and from Canada’s Port of Vancouver to a stop
About 200 fires are currently burning across the province of British Columbia on Canada’s Pacific coast. Two-thirds of the fires…
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Qingdao develops skyrail to shift boxes
The Port of Qingdao in northeast China has unveiled the next chapter in its ongoing ambition to be among the…
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New box terminal at Port of New Orleans moves a step closer
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for program management and controls services…
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Quebec City terminal plans on hold
After conducting a thorough environmental assessment, including extensive public consultations, the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada recently issued its report…
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Maersk launches its first petrochemical hub in Saudi Arabia
Maersk Saudi Arabia, an integrator of container logistics, has entered into a strategic partnership with King Abdullah Port to set…
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DP World acquires Syncreon to deliver end-to-end solutions to cargo owners
DP World has acquired 100% of global logistics provider Syncreon for $1.2bn. US-based Syncreon specializes in the design and operation…
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Freight forwarder Hellmann eyes cargo drones delivery from 2022
German logistics services company Hellmann Worldwide Logistics is looking to launch a pioneering new transport service for the cross-border transportation…
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Wärtsilä and Tanger Med carry out first digital vessel port call
Tanger Med Port Authority, Wärtsilä Voyage, Hapag-Lloyd, and Anglo-Eastern Ship Management have succeeded in enabling the world’s first digitally controlled…
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Port development and newbuild orders rarely in sync: IAPH
At the start of his two-year term of office as president of the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH),…
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Caxxor Group to develop port in Mexico’s northeastern Tamaulipas state
Caxxor Group, an international conglomerate, is looking to develop the Matamoros port in Mexico’s Tamaulipas state on its border with…
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Ashdod Port: Breaking new ground and records
Ports around the world are reporting record container handling figures including Ashdod in Israel, where 1.58m teu were handled last…
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Somaliland lays the groundwork for a 2m teu port
Dubai’s DP World has commissioned a new container terminal at Berbera Port in Somaliland as Africa’s east coast transforms to…
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Søren Toft lays out MSC’s position on path to decarbonisation
Nearly seven months into the job and Søren Toft is getting his views across this week. The CEO of Mediterranean…
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