Ports and Logistics
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Firefighters oppose planned oil terminal in Port of Vancouver, Washington
Firefighters in the US port city of Vancouver, Washington, on Tuesday declared their opposition to a proposal for an oil…
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Dalian Port Group plans restructuring of Jinzhou Port
Shanghai-listed Jinzhou Port has announced that its controlling shareholder Dalian Port Group is currently planning a major restructuring deal involving…
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Chinese firm takes over Darwin port
The Port of Darwin in the far north of Australia has been leased for 99 years to Chinese privately held…
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American Science and Engineering: Cargo scanning priorities
Billerica: “As concealment techniques grow more sophisticated, detection capabilities must become more comprehensive,” says the head of one of the…
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China signs $800m deepwater port project in Sao Tome
Sao Tome and Principe government has signed a memorandum of understanding with China to an $800m deepsea port in the…
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No plans for further expansion of the Panama Canal
Panama Canal Authority administrator Jorge Quijano has no intention just yet of expanding the waterway further to handle the latest…
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Livestock carrier capsizes leaving cattle stranded
A livestock carrier capsized and sank while berthed at Porto Vila do Conde in Barcarena, Brazil, leaving cattle stranded on…
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Piraeus port privatisation delayed
The sale of a 51% stake in Piraeus Port Authority to private investors has been delayed by around 20 days,…
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ICTSI slashes expansion plans
Manila-based International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) has slashed this year’s capex by half amid slowing economic growth. ICTSI chairman…
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Finland cancels plans for LNG import terminal
Finnish gas company Gasum has abandoned its plans to build the Finngulf LNG import terminal in Finland with an offshore…
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Egypt looking at linking the Mediterranean to Lake Victoria
Egypt, fresh from expanding the Suez Canal, is now eyeing developing the Nile River in a dramatic fashion, something that…
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Coos Bay LNG terminal moves a step closer
Final environmental approval was granted yesterday for building a pipeline and port facilities for shipping Rocky Mountain natural gas to…
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ICTSI takes fight to longshoremen in Portland
Philippine terminal operator International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) says it has taken a step forward to getting its operations…
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Houston’s Barbours Cut terminal ready for post-Panamax vessels
The Barbours Cut container terminal in the Port of Houston complex has been approved up to standard to receive post-Panamax…
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Ningbo completes Zhoushan port merger
The eastern Chinese port of Ningbo has announced that its controlling shareholder, Ningbo Port Group, has completed the merger with…
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Fortescue looks to upgrade Port Hedland
Fortescue Metals Group has applied to build a port facility at Port Hedland to move 10m tonnes a year of…
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Italtugs formed after three-way merger
Three of four branches of the Italian Cafiero family are coming back together to form a new tug and bunker provider…
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Landlocked Malawi and Zimbabwe eye Indian Ocean river link
The transport ministers of landlocked Malawi and Zambia and Mozambique, which lies on the Indian Ocean, have met in the…
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Taicang adds new terminal
Taicang Port, one of the fastest growing ports in China, has started the construction work of its new Runhe Terminal…
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Union dockers in Bay Area vote against coal at proposed commodity terminal
Bay Area dockworkers have voted against a proposal to ship coal through a planned new bulk commodity terminal, according to…
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