Ports and Logistics
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Manila takes steps to avoid repeat of port congestion saga
Manila: Anxious not to see a repeat of last year’s port congestion in the capital, the Philippine government has moved…
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Drivers picket trucking firms and strike at Southern California ports
San Francisco: Truck drivers who work three Southern California ports were on picket lines on Monday morning after voting for…
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Lianyungang Port dissolves loss-making subsidiary
Shanghai: Jiangsu Lianyungang Port has announced that it has decided to dissolve and liquidate its loss-making subsidiary Lianyungang Xindongrun Port…
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Adani seek huge government grant for building Vizhinjam port
Thiruvananthapuram: Ahmedabad-based Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ), was the only one of five pre-qualified port operators to…
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Truckers’ strike could be setback to operations at LA and Long Beach ports
San Francisco: The threat of labour-related disruption to US West Coast dock operations is looming again as truckers prepare for…
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Urgent plea for land at Hong Kong port
Hong Kong: It is imperative for the government to urgently provide additional back-up land and barge berths for the Kwai…
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Cyprus moves ahead with Limassol port privatisation plans
Limassol: Cyprus is pushing ahead with the privatisation of its ports as part of the nation’s rehabilitation plans which will…
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SIPG mulls Jinjiang Shipping acquisition
Shanghai: Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) has announced that it is currently considering acquiring part of the equity stakes in…
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Scandal over new container terminal at Hambantota
Colombo: The Sri Lankan shipping industry is aghast at the news that not a single shipping line has as yet…
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“World’s largest” conventional buoy mooring system opens in Angola
London: Puma Energy has opened what it says is the “world’s largest” conventional buoy mooring (CBM) system for loading and…
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Singapore transport minister calls for greater global maritime collaboration
Singapore: With international trade set to grow dramatically in the coming generation on the back of rising middle classes around…
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China seals 40-year operation rights at Gwadar Port
Beijing: China has been granted by Pakistan the 40-year operational rights of Gwadar Port during Chinese president Xi Jinping’s visit…
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Supreme Court puts Chennai port in the dock on dusty cargo
Chennai: The Chennai Port Trust (ChPT) has been directed by India’s Supreme Court to come up with a comprehensive proposal…
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Green light for Fangchenggang’s VLOC terminal another sign Vale spat is over
Guangzhou: Guangxi Beibu Gulf International Port Group, the major port operator in Guangxi province, has signed a strategic agreement with…
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Former treasurer of dockworkers’ union sentenced to six years for extortion
New York: A former treasurer of the dockworkers’ union was sentenced on Friday in Trenton, New Jersey, to six years…
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Squamish Terminals fire mostly contained, shelter-in-place order lifted
Vancouver: The Squamish Terminals fire that engulfed much of the dock on Thursday night was 90% contained by Friday morning.…
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Huge fire at dock in Squamish Terminals, north of Vancouver
Vancouver: A huge fire broke out on Thursday night at Squamish Terminals, a deepwater shipping port about 40 miles north…
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US regulator approves west coast ports efficiency-boosting agreement
San Francisco: The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has voted to approve an agreement between west coast ports which should…
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China has “no interest” in funding the Nicaragua Canal
London: Chinese state-owned companies are not interested in getting involved in the Nicaragua Canal construction project, administrator of the Panama…
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€4.4bn Russian Arctic infrastructure plan
Oslo: The Russian deputy prime minister Dmitry Rogozin has rolled out a €4.4bn Arctic infrastructure plan. The figure was given…
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