Ports and Logistics
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Shanghai unveils world’s largest automated box terminal
Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) began trial operations of the world’s largest automated container shipping terminal at Yangshan over the…
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Grimaldi takes over ro-ro terminal in Savona
Naples-based Grimaldi Group announced the takeover of the shipping agency and freight forwarder company Marittima Spedizioni which entirely controls Savona…
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Melbourne port blockade forces ships to reroute
A 10-day workers dispute at the Port of Melbourne ratcheted up today with around 1,000 workers marching and blockading the…
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US east coast labour talks break down over automation in ports
Contract talks between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) broke down on Wednesday over…
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Zhuhai Port raises $224m to build huge bulker fleet
Zhuhai Port, a major seaport in the Pearl River Delta next to Macau, has announced a plan to issue around…
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BIMCO and FONASBA launch new general agency agreement
BIMCO, the world’s largest international shipowners’ association, and FONASBA, the worldwide organisation representing shipbrokers and ship agents, have joined forces…
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Not in my lifetime: a dangerous sentiment in maritime?
A common theme seems to have emerged within the thinking of the maritime sector as they deal with a number…
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DP World buys final two-thirds stake of Embraport terminal in Brazil
Dubai-based ports operator DP World on Monday completed the full acquisition of Brazilian terminal Empresa Brasileira de Terminais Portuarios (Embraport)…
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CMA CGM completes sale of 90% stake in Los Angeles terminal
France’s CMA CGM Group has completed the sale of a 90% equity interest in Global Gateway South terminal at Los…
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Commissioners green light new Seaport Logistics Complex for Port of Oakland
Port of Oakland commissioners have given the final go-ahead for a project to convert a large part of a decommissioned…
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CMA CGM merges multimodal subsidiaries
CMA CGM is merging subsidiaries MacAndrews and OPDR effective January 1, with the merged entity’s headquarters to be located in…
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Cosco takes another berth in Singapore
Cosco Shipping Ports is taking another berth in Singapore. The third berth at joint venture Cosco-PSA Terminal will launch next…
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ICTSI moves ahead with PNG terminals
Impacted community landowner groups in Lae in Papua New Guinea have signed an agreement with International Container Terminal Services, Inc.…
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Port of Vancouver, Washington announces scaled-back budget for 2018
The US Port of Vancouver, in Washington state, has announced a 2018 budget of $68.5m for 2018, down by nearly…
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Chinese ports clump together
Merging along provincial lines ports in the People’s Republic are consolidating in a big way, writes Jason Jiang. China’s central…
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Aponte makes plea to Italian ports to gear up
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) will participate in the tender still to be launched by the Leghorn port authority for the…
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US ports oppose tax reform bill’s axeing of some exemptions and credits
American seaports have expressed doubts about certain aspects of the federal tax reform bill that the US House of Representatives…
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Malaysia’s giant $45bn new port put on hold in wake of liner alliance shuffle
With volumes at its premier ports slumping on the back of this year’s container alliance switches Malaysia has decided to…
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ICTSI hails US appeals court ruling that confirms ILWU broke labour law
International Container Terminal Services, Inc (ICTSI) on Wednesday hailed a US appeals court decision that found the International Longshore and…
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Investigation finds China’s top ports have been ripping off shipping lines for years
Shipping lines calling at Chinese ports have been ripped off for years, a major investigation carried out by Beijing has…
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