Ports and Logistics
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Remote controlled barge takes boxes from Zeebrugge to Antwerp
Yesterday saw the first sailing with a remote controlled vessel between the Belgian ports of Zeebrugge and Antwerp along the…
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Hutchison Ports reenters Saudi Arabia
Hong Kong port operator Hutchison Ports is reentering Saudi Arabia, winning a concession to develop and operate a multipurpose port…
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Diversifying CMA CGM develops air cargo division with purchase of four freighter planes
Diversification at French liner CMA CGM is accelerating with news of the establishment of an air cargo division. CMA CGM…
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Antwerp and Zeebrugge ports to merge
The City of Antwerp and the City of Bruges have come together and reached an agreement to merge their ports.…
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Green hydrogen plant at Rotterdam port on the cards
German energy company Uniper and the Port of Rotterdam Authority are investigating the possibilities of large-scale production of green hydrogen…
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Buoyant Maersk sets aside up to $5.5bn for acquisitions
A record fourth quarter helped A.P. Møller – Mærsk double its 2020 profits with a significant chunk of the cash…
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Jurong Port tipped to take over giant oil storage facility
State-run Jurong Port is set to take over Universal Terminal, one of Singapore’s largest oil storage terminals, buying the shares…
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Vallianz and SeaTech form partnership to develop electric tugs
Singapore-based Vallianz Holdings has entered into a memorandum of understanding with SeaTech Solutions International to develop electric tugs. The tugs,…
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Transport giants join forces to make Scandinavia’s largest port fossil-free
In an effort to speed up the transition to fossil-free fuels in the transport sector, Volvo Group, Scania, Stena Line,…
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Californian port congestion spreads north to Oakland
The chronic port congestion in California has spread north. Yesterday, Splash reported on a record-breaking 20 km queue, featuring 41…
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80% of ports missing out on the benefits of digitalisation, creating last mile risks
Most ports are still using manual and paper-based processes without access to digital technology, creating a polarised ports environment and…
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Tender to scrap 53-year-old tanker
The port authority of Genoa has launched a tender to dismantle the Theodoros, a crumbling 53-year-old tanker that has been…
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California boxship queue sets new records
The extraordinary congestion seen at America’s main two west coast ports – now worse than the port lockout days of…
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Sri Lanka scraps plans to develop terminal with Japan and India
Sri Lanka has scrapped an agreement with Japan and India to develop a deepsea container terminal in the capital. The…
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CMA CGM wins Alexandria terminal concession
France’s CMA CGM said on Wednesday it has reached an agreement with Egypt to operate a future container terminal at…
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Cosco buys into Red Sea Gateway Terminal
China’s Cosco Shipping Ports (CSPL) has entered into an agreement with shareholders of Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT)…
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Nicolas Sartini takes leadership role at Yilport
Two months since quitting CMA CGM, Nicolas Sartini has reemerged as the co-CEO of a company with close ties to…
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DP World invests in Angola
DP World, the UAE-based terminal operator, has signed a 20-year contract to invest $190m modernising Angloa’s multipurpose terminal at the…
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Congested LA and Long Beach ports battle major Covid outbreak
California’s main two boxports, already suffering extreme congestion (see MarineTraffic map created today below), are having to fight a severe…
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Dalian port suffers dramatic 42% decline in box volumes
The Chinese Ministry of Transport released full year figures at the end of last week for the country’s 24 largest…
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