Ports and Logistics
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Daewoo E&C secures $2.6bn port construction deal in Iraq
South Korea’s Daewoo Engineering & Construction has signed a deal to build the first phase of the Faw commercial port…
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DP World to build $1bn port in Senegal
Dubai-based port operator DP World has entered into an agreement with the government of Senegal to develop a deep water…
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Maersk forms cold chain partnership with Novo Nordisk
Maersk has entered into a logistics agreement with Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk. The three year agreement, effective from 2021,…
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Regulators scrutinise box shortages as container manufacturers ramp up production
Federal Maritime Commissioners Carl Bentzel and Daniel Maffei have sent a letter to John Butler, the president and CEO of…
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Black Sea to the Baltic trade route debuts
Poland’s biggest port, the Port of Gdansk, has signed a letter of intent with the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority to…
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Lebanon’s prime minister charged in connection with deadly port blast
Lebanon’s lead investigator into the massive port explosion that rocked Beirut on August 4 has charged outgoing prime minister Hassan…
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Gulf Oil to acquire Ocean Tankers facility in Tuas
Gulf Oil International has reached an agreement to acquire the lubricant blending plant with wharf access, storage tank farm and…
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Democratising the smart port in the last mile
The resources and tech to become a smart port are unevenly distributed – and it’s causing a dangerous gulf in…
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Italian ports lose their tax exemption status
The European Commission has told Italy to abolish the corporate tax exemptions granted to its ports, in order to align…
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Electric failure sparks ship mayhem at Algerian port
The 13-year-old, 1,100 teu suffered an electrical failure while unmooring at the Algerian port of Béjaïa, the ship rearing out…
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Odfjell takes Lindsay Goldberg stake in Korean terminal
Norway’s Odfjell has reached an agreement with American private equity firm Lindsay Goldberg (LG) to acquire its indirect 24.5% shareholding…
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Sime Darby exits China ports scene
Diverse Malaysian conglomerate Sime Darby is exiting the port business in China, selling its stakes in three river ports in…
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Logistics giant DSV charters three MPPs amid super tight slot availability to launch Denmark – China route
The incredible tightness of available slots on almost all tradelanes has forced one of the world’s largest logistics operators to…
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RightShip debuts emissions portal aimed at port authorities
After winning a Google Impact Challenge Grant, third party vetting organisation RightShip has worked with the Pilbara Ports Authority to…
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Two customs officials charged over deadly Beirut port blast
A Lebanese prosecutor has filed charges against current and former customs officials over the deadly explosion at the Port of…
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PIFIM and Port of Amsterdam International plan for Cagliari terminal rejected
The port authority of Cagliari has announced that the offer received from UK-based company PIFIM, supported by Port of Amsterdam…
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Chinese reefer delays escalate as fears grow of Covid relapses from frozen food imports
Fearing Covid strains could enter the country on frozen food imports, China is upping its checks on reefer shipments, leading…
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Combi Lift secures contract to dispose of chemicals from Beirut Port
German heavy lift shipping specialist Combi Lift has secured a $3.6m contract to dispose of 49 containers of flammable chemicals from…
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Port of Barcelona teams with IBM, Vodafone and Huawei to develop 5G operations
The Port of Barcelona has provided details of an ongoing 5G pilot project it has been carrying out since July,…
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Port of Cromarty Firth moves to become floating offshore wind hub
Port of Cromarty Firth in Scotland has signed a letter of intent with French company IDEOL in a bid to…
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