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IAPH initiates search for new secretary general

January 21st, 20190 The International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) has initiated a global search to replace Susumu Naruse as secretary general when he steps down in May. The...

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China Merchants raises $1.47bn for Liaoning ports development

January 21st, 20190 China Merchants Group has issued RMB10bn ($1.47bn) worth of bonds with a maturity of five years starting from January 18. All the proceeds from the bond issuance will...

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Qingdao Port to commence Shanghai IPO on January 21

January 18th, 20190 Chinese port operator Qingdao Port International has announced that it has completed a share offering, and the shares will be listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange on...

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DSV makes $4bn move to take over Panalpina

January 16th, 20190 Swiss logistics firm Panalpina has announced that it has received an unsolicited, non-binding proposal from Danish freight forwarder DSV to acquire the company at a...

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Ineos to invest $3.4bn at Port of Antwerp

January 16th, 20191 London-based chemicals company Ineos has chosen Port of Antwerp in Belgium as the location for location for a previously announced EUR3bn ($3.4bn) investment in two new...

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Shanghai retains boxport crown for ninth straight year

January 15th, 20190 Shanghai has retained its crown as the world’s largest boxport for a ninth consecutive year. The Chinese financial metropolis saw throughput grow 4% year-on-year in...

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MSC Zoe cleanup encounters more problems

January 14th, 20191 Stormy weather continues to hamper efforts to clean up boxes from the in the North Sea. A total of 281 containers fell off the huge boxship on January 2, sparking...

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DP World lays down $502m to buy Chilean port operator

January 14th, 20190 Dubai terminal operator DP World is buying a Chilean port operator, further bolstering its global footprint. DP World is acquiring a 71.3% stake of Puertos y Logistica...

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Competition Commission probes proposed Hong Kong port alliance

January 11th, 20190 The move by four of the five terminal operators at Hong Kong port to join forces faces a hurdle as the local Competition Commission has opened an investigation with...

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Rio Tinto port hit by fire

January 10th, 20190 A fire was brought under control after a couple of hours today at Rio Tinto’s Camp Lambert port facility in Western Australia. No injuries were reported. A section...

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Japan takes aim at Belt, Road with its largest port project destined for Angola

January 10th, 20190 Japan is pushing ahead with its largest ever overseas port development, which flies in the face of neighbour China’s One Belt, One Road initiative. Trading house...

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Thor commits to Hull with multi-million dollar investment

January 10th, 20190 Dutch shortsea specialist Thor Shipping is investing £6m ($7.67m) in the British port of Hull. The 10-year deal with UK port operator ABP will see a new crane come...

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Hong Kong port operators unite amid flagging volumes

January 9th, 20190 The operators of what was once the world’s largest container port are coming together amid flagging volumes to try and generate efficiencies. Hutchison Port...

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Yingluck Shinawatra appointed chairwoman of Shantou International Container Terminal

January 8th, 20191 Thailand's former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra has been appointed as chairwoman of China's Shantou International Container Terminal (SICT). According to...

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India starts operating its first overseas port

January 8th, 20190 India is now operating its first overseas port. The government revealed yesterday it has finally taken over operations of part of Iran’s Chabahar port, a trilateral...

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Zhuhai Port disposes of financing subsidiaries

January 4th, 20190 China's Zhuhai Port has listed three financing subsidiaries for sale at Guangdong Untied Equity Exchange in order to streamline its assets. The port has listed 100%...

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Qingdao Port becomes a bulker owner

January 2nd, 20190 China's Qingdao Port has moved into the bulker shipowning sector with the port operator's first owned bulker, , making its debut voyage at the end of 2018. The...

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Splash Dash

CMA CGM tied to $1.1bn order for ten Chinese 15,000 teu newbuilds
No sooner had UK consultants Drewry called an end to the ultra large container vessel race than a... Jan 22nd, 2019 inContainers
Spliethoff buys bust Hansa Heavy’s fleet
Dutch outfit Spliethoff has swooped for all five ships previously owned by bust Hansa Heavy Lift.... Jan 22nd, 2019 inEurope
Crude tanker stocks picked by Cleaves as 2019’s big winners
Ahead of the Chinese New Year, Cleaves Securities with a new head of research, has published a... Jan 22nd, 2019 inTankers
The pursuit of a single digital platform for shipping would be bad for all of us
A single dominant and proprietary platform is not only unlikely to succeed, but also highly... Jan 22nd, 2019 inContributions
Load Line Marine returns to Conti Group for another supramax
George Souravlas and Load Line Marine have acquired 2011-built Chinese supramax from Germany’s... Jan 22nd, 2019 inDry Cargo

CMA CGM tied to $1.1bn order for ten Chinese 15,000 teu newbuilds

Spliethoff buys bust Hansa Heavy’s fleet

Rotterdam ups the ante in green incentives

Load Line Marine returns to Conti Group for another supramax

Algoma acquires Oldendorff bulker trio in CSL pool

Seacor Marine acquires three more PSVs from Cosco

Ocean Infinity awarded Petrobras survey work

Dole books reefer boxship pair at CSSC Chengxi

Saipem awarded $1.3bn worth of offshore contracts by Saudi Armanco

ADNOC acquires boxship from Celsius Shipping

Oman Shipping Company in for four DSME VLCCs

ZIM readies the end of paper bills of ladings

Unisea revealed as buyer of PIL’s last capes

China Navigation acquires Hamburg Süd bulk business

MOL and Asahi Tanker form MR pool

Transport Capital brings in Joshua Politis as new head of offshore

Nanjing Tanker eyes LNG shipping market

Brokers look on as Brightoil rushes to avert VLCC sell-off

General cargo ship sinks near Fujian, one missing

China plans new round of consolidation for maritime sector

Rotterdam ups the ante in green incentives