Ports and Logistics
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Hamburger Hafen und Logistik acquires Estonian terminal operator
German port and transport logistics company Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA) has entered into a contract to acquire Estonia’s biggest…
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DP World secures 30-year concession for Congo port
Port operator DP World has won a 30-year concession for the management and development of a multi-purpose port project in…
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AAPA elects new chairman
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), which represents seaports in the Americas, announced it has elected a new chairman…
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US spending bill includes funding for ports and MARAD
The $1.3 trillion US government budget just signed into law by President Donald Trump holds some positives for the shipping…
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Asian ports face $49bn climate adaptation costs
Protecting Asia Pacific ports against climate change could cost up to $49bn, according to new research commissioned by HSBC from…
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Brazil set to add seven more terminal licences in ports privatisation plan
Brazilian authorities are poised to announced the auction of seven additional port terminal licences, according to Reuters citing Brazilian newspaper…
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Dramatic boxship collision in Karachi caught on video
A video taken by a port worker has gone viral on social media, showing the remarkable moment when 8,000 teu…
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DP World buys giant Mumbai warehousing company
Dubai terminal operator DP World and Indian sovereign wealth fund National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) are paying $400m to…
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MSC launches Iberian rail freight service
Containerline Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is launching of a new rail freight service between Seville, Spain, and the Atlantic, beginning…
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Court freezes Dandong Port’s assets
Dandong Intermediate People’s Court has ruled to freeze RMB4.893bn ($773m) worth of assets owned by Dandong Port at the request…
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Li Ka-shing, port revolutionary, announces his retirement
Li Ka-shing, Hong Kong’s richest man, announced Friday he is retiring. Aged 89, Li will stay on as a advisor,…
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Incentive schemes for promoting green shipping
Renilde Becqué from the Natural Resources Defense Council takes a look at what ports are doing to financially encourage shipowners…
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US ports express concern over the effects of steel tariff
Some prominent US ports have registered their concern and disapproval at the planned steel and aluminium tariffs that President Donald…
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Why Cosco, not Maersk, may be the one to beat in door-to-door integrated logistics
When Maersk announced a major refocusing of its business and combined the maritime and logistics businesses under one roof, the…
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Hebei mulls transformation of Qinhuangdao Port
The Hebei government in China is considering to transform Qinhuangdao Port into a container and cruise port by relocating the…
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Cosco eyes more port assets
Chinese shipping conglomerate China Cosco Shipping Corporation is looking to acquire more port assets globally as part of its next…
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Hong Kong’s River Trade Terminal could be redeveloped into housing
Hong Kong – home to the most expensive property on Earth – is looking at turning a failed container terminal…
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Landlocked Ethiopia buys into DP World’s Berbera facility
Landlocked Ethiopia has signed an agreement with the Somaliland Port Authority for the acquisition of 19% equity shares in the…
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Logistec Corporation acquires Gulf Stream Marine
Montréal-based marine services provider Logistec Corporation has announced the acquisition of terminal operator Gulf Stream Marine to expand its network…
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Cosco and China Merchants to exit Kaohsiung terminal
China Cosco Shipping and China Merchants are reportedly looking to sell their shareholdings in the Kao Ming Container Terminal in…
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