Ports and Logistics
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CMA CGM to make Kingston its hub for anticipated Panama Canal boom
French container giant CMA CGM is making Kingston Container Terminal in Jamaica its strategic hub for transshipment business anticipated from…
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Indonesian port operator seeks to raise $3bn
State-run port operator Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) II is seeking up to RP40trn ($3bn) to fund its planned expansion over the…
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PSA buys fleet of automated guided vehicles
Singapore is moving ahead with developing a futuristic port. Terminal operator PSA Singapore has bought 22 new automated guided vehicles…
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Fire breaks out at Chiwan Port
A fire broke out at a dockyard of Shenzhen Chiwan Port yesterday morning. Shenzhen fire brigade deployed firefighting teams on…
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‘Spectre of anticompetitive behaviour’: FMC weighs in on impending SOLAS container rules
The vexing issue of SOLAS container weighing rules, which are set to come into existence on July 1, has just…
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Shippers worried about carrier ‘uncertainty’
Shippers have stopped celebrating the lowest freight rates in living memory and now concerned about the uncertain state of container…
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CMA CGM and PSA confirm container terminal joint venture
CMA CGM and PSA Singapore Terminals have announced the formation of a joint venture company CMA CGM-PSA Lion Terminal to operate…
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Manila port rate hike attacked
Shippers in the Philippines are up in arms at plans by one of the nation’s top port operators to hike…
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Port of NY and NJ plan upgrade to handle 14,000 teu containerships
The Port of New York and New Jersey will be ready to accommodate 14,000 teu vessels before the end of…
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Striking port workers hold rally in front of Athens Stock Exchange
Striking port workers today protested in front of the Athens Stock Exchange where a meeting was taking place to rubber…
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Western Australian premier branded a ‘dog’ by protesting Fremantle dockers
The premier of Western Australia, Colin Barnett, was heckled and labelled a ‘dog’ by protesting workers at Fremantle Port today.…
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DP World to invest $1.2bn in Ecuador’s first deepwater port
The contract for developing and operating Ecuador’s first deep-water port, a $1.2bn project, has been awarded to Dubai-based DP World.…
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Port of Oakland to extend night-time operations
The Port of Oakland announced on Monday that its International Container Terminal will continue with night-time operations from Mondays to…
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Maersk hit with anti-competition allegations in Mumbai
The Indian Competition Review, a policy advisory organisation, has sent a complaint to the Competition Commission of India (CCI), claiming…
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10% of ships tested in Shanghai fail new ECA ruling
One in ten of ships checked in Shanghai by authorities since new emission control area (ECA) rules came in this…
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ICTSI to develop and operate Umm Qasr port in Iraq
International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) is to operate, develop and expand container facilities Iraq’s Umm Qasr port and will invest…
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China Merchants boss outlines One Belt, One Road investments
The head of China Merchants Group has outlined investment plans that chime with Beijing’s continent-yoking Belt and Road Initiative. Speaking…
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Rebranded Abu Dhabi Ports marine subsidiary expands fleet
UAE port operator Abu Dhabi Ports has announced that it has renamed its subsidiary, Abu Dhabi Marine Services, to SAFEEN…
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Green groups plan lawsuit over expansion of Port Everglades’ entrance channel
Green groups on Tuesday said they are planning to sue the US Army Corps of Engineers in a bid to…
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Port of Beaumont closed after oil spill
The Port of Beaumont in Texas and a section of the Neches River were closed after an oil spill from…
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