Ports and Logistics
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Myanmar’s role in progressing One Belt, One Road
Since presenting a special briefing in Yangon regarding the China One Belt, One Road (OBOR) strategy and Myanmar’s role in…
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Port of Mazatlan planning $16m upgrade
The Government of Mexico will soon issue a tender for a $16m expansion project at the Port of Mazatlan on…
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Beibu Gulf Port to develop terminal with Thai coal trader
China’s Beibu Gulf Port Group, the major port operator in Guangxi province, has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Thailand’s…
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Port of Durban: Planned $1.1bn spend to entice more lines to call
Moshe Motlohi is confident that the hundreds of millions of dollars earmarked in infrastructure spend over the next seven years…
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ICTSI, PSA inaugurate joint venture terminal in Colombia
International Container Terminal Services, Inc (ICTSI) and PSA International have formally opened Puerto Aguadulce, a joint venture terminal in the…
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USCG reopens Port of Virginia after storm closure
The US Coast Guard (USCG) on Tuesday reopened the Port of Virginia with no restrictions after it was closed on…
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SM Group picked to take over STX Corp
A Samra Midas Group-led consortium was picked today as the preferred bidder for STX Corp. SM Group, best known as…
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Corozal container terminal tender expires with no bidders
The tender for a container terminal at Corozal to serve the Panama Canal has expired because no bids were received…
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Santos Brasil loses ESA container contract at Port of Santos
Brazilian logistics firm Santos Brasil has announced the loss of a contract for work at the major port of Santos,…
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Djibouti dubbed the ‘Shekou of East Africa’
Djibouti port, a strategically important nation located between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, could be transformed into…
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Zhuhai Port raises $195m
Zhuhai Port Group has signed equity financing agreements with two state-run funds and raised a total of RMB1.35bn ($195m). In…
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PIR and Edison join forces for a new LNG terminal in the port of Ravenna
The Adriatic Sea will have at least one LNG bunkering facility in Italy. Petrolifera Italo Rumena (PIR) along with Italian…
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APM Terminals in court again over Guatemala corruption case
A high profile bribery scandal in Guatemala that involved a former president of the Central American nation and damaged Maersk’s…
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Rizhao Port vice president dragged into corruption investigation
China’s Rizhao Port has announced that vice president Kong Xianlei is now under investigation by the local discipline inspection authorities…
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SIPG seeks to develop Yangshan into free trade port
Chen Xuyuan, president of state run port operator Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG), has proposed to the National People’s Congress,…
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Pemex and SSA Mexico to explore potential of an oil terminal at Tuxpan
State oil company Pemex and fellow-Mexican firm SSA Mexico, which operates ports, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to…
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Hamburg port finishes key entrance widening process
Hamburg port has completed the redesign of the entrance to its Vorhafen Harbour Basin, allowing larger ships to maneuver more…
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SM Group in pole to buy STX
Samra Midas Group (SM Group), the fast emerging white knight among South Korea’s hard hit maritime industries, is being linked…
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ICTSI prepares for 13,000 teu ships on intra-Asia trades
International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) is preparing for an enlarged set of boxships operating on the intra-Asia trades. The…
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Paulsboro Marine Terminal opens
The Delaware River has seen the opening of a first new marine terminal in 50 years with the inauguration of…
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