Ports and Logistics
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JAXPORT harbour-deepening project approved
The board of directors of Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) in Florida has given unanimous approval to a planned harbour-deepening project.…
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Ports of LA and Long Beach set to release draft of their Clean Air Action Plan Update
The Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have announced that July 19 is the date when they will release…
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Fitch report paints gloomy container port growth picture
Container ports should expect slower growth for the foreseeable future, according to a new report from Fitch Ratings. The ratings…
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Metro Ports to take over operation of Lake Michigan bulk terminal
California-based Metro Ports has been hired as the new bulk terminal operator at the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor, a deep-water…
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MSC takes full ownership of Brazilian reefer port
A subsidiary of Swiss ocean carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) has bought 50% more shares in the Brazilian reefer port…
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Ports and rigs in US Gulf of Mexico take precautions for Tropical Storm Cindy
Shipping and offshore industry in the Gulf of Mexico has been disrupted by a Tropical Storm shaping up for a…
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Stockholm must intervene to resolve Gothenburg port crisis: APM Terminals
APM Terminals has given its reasons for making 160 people redundant at its facility in Gothenburg, and in the process…
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Abu Dhabi Ports takes control of Fujairah
Abu Dhabi Ports has signed a 35-year concession to develop and manage the Port of Fujairah, taking over from Dubai-based…
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APM Terminals to let go of 160 staff at strike-hit Gothenburg
A long simmering dispute at the Port of Gothenburg is reaching boiling point with APM Terminals moving to axe 160…
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Crane collapses at Finnish port
Another crane at a European port has collapsed. The , a general cargo vessel, allided with a pier while coming…
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Spinelli buys Genoese dry bulk terminal
Genoa-based Spinelli Group, a company controlled by the local Spinelli family along with the iCON Infrastructure fund, has bought 80%…
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Marianamax containership class introduced
Jean-Paul Rodrigue, a professor at Hofstra University has this tongue in cheek look at the future of container shipping. Yesterday,…
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LA and Long Beach brace for another truckers strike
The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are bracing for yet another truckers strike on Monday. The Los Angeles…
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Cosco diverting cargo to less environmentally stringent Long Beach, LA port boss claims
Cosco Shipping is diverting cargo away from the Port of Los Angeles to nearby rival Long Beach because of more…
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FBI opens probe into false threat of ‘dirty bomb’ on Maersk ship in Port of Charleston
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said on Thursday it is investigating the false threat of a so-called “dirty bomb”…
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Charleston terminal reopens after suspected dirty bomb threat is lifted
A bomb threat at a top port in South Carolina is over. At approximately 20.00 hrs on Wednesday authorities were made…
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Charleston terminal evacuated as suspected dirty bomb reported on Maersk ship
At approximately 20.00 hrs on Wednesday authorities were made aware of a potential threat – cited as a possible dirty…
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China Merchants takes control of Liaoning’s ports
The consolidation across China’s ports scene continues with news China Merchants will merge three ports in Liaoning province, in the…
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Kirby Corporation expands distribution business with $710m acquisition
Houston-based domestic tank barge operator Kirby Corporation has agreed a deal to acquire marine and offshore manufacturer and distributor Stewart…
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Panama ditches Taiwan and forms diplomatic ties with China
In diplomatic news that could have far bigger ramifications for shipping than the current Qatar spat, Panama has established diplomatic…
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