Ports and Logistics
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Port Performance Act would be relatively cheap to implement, CBO finds
Advocates of the Port Performance Act (PPA) received a boost when the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said it estimated the…
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Long Beach to eclipse neighbouring LA
The Port of Long Beach, which along with the Port of Los Angeles forms the biggest marine trade hub in…
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APM Terminals buys Grup Maritim TCB
In shipping’s ongoing consolidation phase, APM Terminals has reached an agreement with Perez y Cia to acquire their majority stake…
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Gazprom and Shell look at Ust-Luga LNG project
Russia’s Gazprom and Royal Dutch Shell are looking at forming a Baltic LNG joint venture at the port of Ust-Luga.…
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Thailand’s Department of International Trade Promotion: On the map
Bangkok: Because Thailand’s economy is driven by exports, making logistics smoother is a national priority. Thailand’s economy, as measured by…
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World’s top port operators come together to push green agenda
The world’s largest port operators have come together to push a joint green agenda. Go Green is the first ever…
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Swaziland pushes for 70 km canal link to the Indian Ocean
Authorities in landlocked Swaziland are serious about building a channel to the Indian Ocean, the latest in the 21st century’s…
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Canadian silver heist has Montreal police baffled
Police in Montreal have tracked down a missing container from one of the most audacious heists in Canadian history; the…
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Tianjin damages could hit $3.3bn
The total costs of the damages wrought by the giant explosions at Tianjin port last month could be as high…
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Seattle and Tacoma ports losing volume to Canadian rivals
Barely a month after Seattle and Tacoma formed the Northwest Seaport Alliance a commissioned study says the two Washington State…
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Turkey must open its ports to Cyprus-flagged vessels, say UK ministers
Two UK government ministers have called for Turkey to lift its ban on Cyprus-flagged vessels or those with Cypriot connections…
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Port of Oakland’s ‘Oakpass’ plan on hold
A plan by Port of Oakland’s terminal operators to work containers on Saturdays and charge fees to weekday clients has…
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Detained ship was carrying over 5,000 firearms plus ammunition
Over 5,000 firearms and more than 490,000 rounds of ammunition have been found onboard the suspicious general cargo vessel arrested…
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Cameroon awards concession for new multipurpose port terminal
The government of Cameroon has awarded a consortium led by French logistics group Necotrans with a contract for operation and…
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Yildirim snaps up Portuguese ports firm
Turkey’s Yilport Holding, part of Yildirim Group, has bought port operator Tertir-Terminais de Portugal from Mota-Engil SGPS and Novo Banco.…
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Ningbo Port and Zhoushan Port to merge
Ningbo Port has officially announced that it is currently working on a merger with Zhoushan Port, having suspended trading of…
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Beefed-up labour force helps Port of Oakland clear vessel backlog
The Port of Oakland announced on Tuesday that a backlog of vessels in San Francisco Bay is clearing thanks mainly…
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Rotterdam looks at Indonesian port development
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has signed a partnership agreement with the Indonesian Port Corporation Pelindo I to develop a…
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China Ministry of Transport releases guidance on pollution control
China’s Ministry of Transport has officially released an implementation plan to control ship and port pollution for the next five…
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Colombia’s Puerto Bahia dual terminal port declared open
Puerto Bahia port facilities in Cartagena, Colombia have started operating it was announced on Monday. The port comprises two terminals…
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