Ports and Logistics
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Hutchison fires up a storm Down Under with redundancies
Hutchison Ports Australia has kicked off a storm of protests at its terminals Down Under by making around 100 workers…
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Prumo sells stake in Acu oil terminal to Oiltanking for $200m
Prumo Logistica, the Brazilian firm that developed the port of Acu in Rio de Janeiro state, has sold 20 per…
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NZ port fined over worker death
The family of port worker Bradley Fletcher will receive NZ$75,000 ($49,000) in court-ordered reparation from the Lyttelton Port Company, which…
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Bad weather forces closure of ports in Chile
Ports along the north and central coast of Chile have closed because of bad weather conditions and heavy tidal swells.…
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Seattle and Tacoma agree to alliance
The port commissions of Seattle and Tacoma voted unanimously Tuesday to form the Northwest Seaport Alliance, bringing together two old…
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Illinois River grain terminals resume as force majeure ruling is lifted
All remaining Illinois River grain terminals affected by CME Group’s force majeure ruling have been cleared to resume loading out…
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Ashdod port evacuated following discovery of radioactive material in a container
Port workers were evacuated from Israel’s Ashdod port yesterday when radioactive material was discovered in a container onboard a Chinese…
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Eleven international shipping firms set up offices in Iran
Eleven international shipping companies have set up offices at Shahid Rajaee Port, Iran’s largest commercial port, and the first European…
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War-torn port of Aden reopens in Yemen
The port of Aden has reopened to allow shipment of food and military aid into Yemen. The port closed in…
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DP World wins battle with Port of Melbourne
The long simmering battle between the terminal operator DP World and the Port of Melbourne over an astronomical 750% rent…
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Peel Ports: Value-added services vital to secure business
Liverpool: Given the extraordinary competition for ship calls ports around the world these days have to offer far more value-added…
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Hutchison to cut 40% of its Australian staff
Local media in Australia is reporting Hong Kong’s Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) is cutting more than 40% of its staff…
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Shells starts supplying LNG bunkers to Sabic vessels at Teesport
Athens: Royal Dutch Shell is to begin supplying vessels chartered by Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) with LNG marine fuel…
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Channel to be built to open up East Port Said
As part of the revamp of the Suez Canal, a new side channel costing some $60m will be build around…
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Wuhu Port management group resigns
Shanghai-listed Anhui Wanjiang Logistics (AWL), formerly Wuhu Port Group, has announced that Kong Xiangxi, president of the company, along with…
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Facing delisting, Wuhu Port liquidates subsidiary
Shanghai-listed Anhui Wanjiang Logistics (AWL), formerly Wuhu Port Group, has announced a plan to liquidate its debt-ridden subsidiary Huainan Mining…
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MOL invests in Thai barge terminal
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has signed a joint venture agreement with SahaThai Terminal, a container terminal operation company in Thailand,…
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Port Metro Vancouver to extend emissions-reducing “shore power” at its container terminals
Vancouver: Port Metro Vancouver is making a green-friendly, energy saving move by agreeing to expand the use of “shore power”…
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Shanghai releases green port plan
Shanghai: The Shanghai government has released a green port plan for the next three years as part of the Shanghai…
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FMC approves Seattle and Tacoma port alliance
Seattle: The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) gave the green light on Wednesday to the proposed ports alliance between Seattle…
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