Ports and Logistics
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Port of Oakland says backlog clearing
Oakland: The huge backlog of cargo at the Port of Oakland is showing signs of clearing, according to a statement…
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Port Metro Vancouver operations resume as fire inquiry begins
Vancouver: Operations resumed by Friday at most of the Port Metro Vancouver facilities that had been shut down by Wednesday’s…
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Shippers doubt government’s claims that Manila port is free of congestion
Manila: Claims by the government that port operations in the capital have returned to normal after 13 months of disruption…
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Shipping-related football clash looms
Shanghai: The new season of the China Football Super League will kick off tomorrow. Shanghai SIPG Football Club (SIPG FC),…
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Tianjin to spend RMB16bn on port infrastructure
Dalian: Tianjin, a major port city in North China, will spend around RMB16bn ($2.56bn) to develop port infrastructure projects in…
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Air and water quality safe after Port Metro Vancouver chemical fire, authorities claim
Vancouver: A chemical fire that caused the evacuation of hundreds of people at Port Metro Vancouver on Wednesday was extinguished…
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Sri Lanka suspends Chinese port project in Colombo
Beijing: The Sri Lankan government has ordered the suspension of a $1.5bn Chinese-backed port city project in Colombo claiming that…
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Indonesian president vows to tackle port inefficiencies
Jakarta: In an effort to cut logistics costs across the archipelago, Jakarta is looking at reforms to pre-customs clearance. Transportation…
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Abandoned containers causing chaos at Vietnam ports
Hanoi: A large number of idle containers at seaports across Vietnam are creating problems limiting storage areas, incurring expense and…
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Chemical fire causes Port Metro Vancouver terminal evacuation
Vancouver: A four-alarm chemical fire in shipping containers at Port Metro Vancouver caused a container terminal to be evacuated on…
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Port of Oakland boss says no to business as usual
Long Beach: It’s time for a sea change in how port labour relations are conducted, Port of Oakland executive director…
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Penang government questions port dredging project
Kuala Lumpur: The Penang government has again questioned the delayed North Channel dredging project, which has been seen as an…
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Los Angeles and Long Beach port leaders say it may take 3 months to return to normal
Los Angeles: It could take around three months for the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to return to…
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Brazil’s truck-driver strike weakens but ports still suffering
Brasília: Brazil’s truck drivers’ strike is waning but remaining roadblocks are still hurting ports, notably ones in the south and…
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Green groups sue Port of Seattle over Shell drilling fleet
Seattle: Environmental groups sued the Port of Seattle on Monday to prevent Royal Dutch Shell leasing a waterfront terminal for…
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Turkey’s new third largest port nears completion
Istanbul: Turkey’s new third largest container port, Asyapor port in Tekirdag, is set to open by June this year, according…
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Government claims Manila’s port congestion issues are over
Manila: The Philippine government claimed yesterday that the capital’s year-long port congestion issues are over. “There was a time that…
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Steps being taken to improve ICTT Vallarpadam’s connectivity
Cochin: The Cochin Port Trust (ChPT) has launched construction work on a flyover and a rail over bridge at Vallarpadam…
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Workers up in arms against port corporatisation plan
Mumbai: Workers in the Indian port sector are up in arms against the budgetary proposal to corporatise major ports, as…
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Kinder Morgan completes $158m deal for tank storage terminals from Vopak
Houston: Kinder Morgan, North America’s largest energy infrastructure company, has completed the purchase of three US terminals from Dutch tank…
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