Ports and Logistics
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Qinhuangdao Port ups stake in Huanghua oil terminal project
China’s Qinhuangdao Port will invest a further RMB551m ($80.5m) into Cangzhou Huanghua Port Crude Oil Stevedoring, the operator of a…
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Beibu Gulf Port Group merges with Xijiang Development Group
Beibu Gulf Port Group, the major port operator in Guangxi province in China, has started a strategic merger with Guangxi…
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DP World warns investors must think twice about investing in Djibouti
Global terminal operator DP World is not giving up in its fight for its concession of a box terminal in…
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Maersk transformation sees MCC and Seago folded into SeaLand brand
In the ongoing transformation of the AP Moller-Maersk group famous brands such as Damco, MCC Transport and Seago Line are…
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Qingdao Port’s Shanghai IPO approved by authorities
China’s Qingdao Port has announced that its proposed IPO on the Shanghai Stock Exchange has been approved by China Securities…
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Nigeria’s president calls for greater African port spending
The president of Nigeria has urged African nations to bolster port infrastructure. Muhammadu Buhari gave the opening speech yesterday at…
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When boxes will fly
Will the paradigm of moving containers change? Pedro Galveia from Yilport Iberia’s Global Logistics Center peers into the future. During…
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Ports, railways and other infrastructure: The escalating challenge for the Middle Kingdom
An alternative headline for this article could quite easily have been: If the Chinese BRI is a debt trap for…
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South Africa’s largest boxport set for transformation
Three berths at Transnet’s Durban Container Terminal will be deepened to accommodate larger boxships by 2023. A R7bn contract engineering…
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Drones banned from Shanghai port
Drones may well have been touted as a future vital tool for shipping at last week’s giant SMM exhibition in…
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Djibouti nationalises disputed Doraleh Container Terminal
Djibouti has nationalised a Red Sea container port previously controlled by UAE terminal operator DP World. The Djibouti government has…
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ITF urges intervention following vicious attacks and imprisonment of dockers in Cameroon
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has written to the Cameroonian government to express the global trade union movement’s outrage…
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Wärtsilä sets out to transform port cities around the world
Wednesday saw Wärtsilä debut its plans to transform port cities around the world in one of the biggest initiatives in…
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Yangtze River Delta ECA launch brought forward
Chinese authorities have brought forward emission control area (ECA) plans by three months. Major ports around the Yangtze River Delta…
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Port of Rotterdam Authority to buy into Brazilian port
The Municipality of Rotterdam and the Netherlands’ Ministry of Finance have approved the Rotterdam Port Authority’s (RPA) plans to acquire…
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Young docker dies after incident at Ports of Auckland
A young New Zealand docker died yesterday after his straddle crane overturned at Ports of Auckland at 3:45am on August…
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Wilhelmsen: Our aim is to shape the maritime industry
Any shipping CEO today needs to be able to talk a good game when it comes to digitalisation. Few, however,…
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APM Terminals gives a view of how drones are changing port operations
APM Terminals has highlighted how it is using drones at its Chilean facilities for security and to drive operational efficiency.…
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Port of Oakland diesel emissions down 81% since 2005
Diesel particulate emissions from Port of Oakland maritime operations are down 81% since 2005. As a result, the port expressed…
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Three ports in Italy ready for low sulphur bunker supply before 2020
Shipowners will be glad to hear that at least three ports in Italy will be ready to supply fuel oil…
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