Ports and Logistics
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Local politician introduces resolution calling for zero emission shipping at LA and Long Beach ports by 2030
Tuesday saw councilmember Nithya Raman introduce a resolution calling on maritime importers — including Walmart, Ashley Furniture, Target, Dole, Home…
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Climate activists blockade Invergordon rig maintenance facility
Activists from Extinction Rebellion Scotland have blocked the main entrance of an oil rig maintenance facility at Port of Cromarty…
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Port Fourchon expects to have power restored by end of week as it recovers from Hurricane Ida
Port Fourchon, which services the offshore oil and gas sector in the Gulf of Mexico from its location south of…
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Dutch police arrest activists after protest at Shell refinery in Rotterdam
Twenty-one Greenpeace activists have been arrested by the Rotterdam police in the Netherlands while protesting at the entrance to Shell’s…
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Greenpeace pushes for ban on fossil fuel adverts as it blocks Shell refinery in Rotterdam port
More than 80 Greenpeace activists are using fossil fuel ads from all over Europe to block the entrance to Shell’s…
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China and India square off at Colombo Port
Asian rivals China and India are now squaring off in Sri Lanka. Yesterday saw Indian conglomerate Adani sign a $700m…
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Long Beach’s 24-hour cargo pickup plans garner little interest
The Port of Long Beach announced in September a pilot program offering 24-hour cargo pickup at one of its terminals…
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Crowley joins Vineyard Wind to turn Salem Harbour into offshore wind port
Crowley Maritime Corporation has joined forces with Vineyard Wind, the developer of the first large-scale offshore wind farm in the…
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New port opens on the upper stretches of the Yangtze
Sizeable ships are able to get further and further up the Yangtze, China’s largest river, opening up vast hinterlands for…
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Canada pension fund to buy Ports America from Oaktree
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) has struck a deal with Oaktree Capital Management to take over full control…
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Biden kicks off Americas version of the Belt and Road Initiative
A delegation of US officials will visit Colombia, Ecuador and Panama this week in a “listening tour” intended to identify…
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Hapag-Lloyd takes over Maersk stake in JadeWeserPort terminals
Hapag-Lloyd is investing in the JadeWeserPort deepwater port in Wilhelmshaven just days after Cosco acquired a stake in a rival…
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Port of Savannah to add 1.6m teu of capacity by 2023
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) board of directors has approved an expenditure of more than $34m to expedite an additional…
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White House urged to switch port spending focus to the west coast
The head of the port of Los Angeles has asked the federal government to switch priorities in terms of port…
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Maersk warns of risks of missing Christmas rush
Maersk, the world’s largest containerline, has given customers a snapshot of how it sees the year playing out with plenty…
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Port of Newcastle mulls new empty container park
Australia’s Port of Newcastle has opened an expression of interest (EOI) regarding the potential establishment of an empty container park…
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Busan to build dedicated feeder terminal
Busan New Port has announced plans to launch a new dedicated feeder terminal by 2025. Most feeder ships currently head…
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RWE invests in new offshore wind hub in Grimsby
German energy firm RWE is expanding its existing Triton Knoll offshore wind farm base with the investment in an operations…
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Adani Ports takes full ownership of Gangavaram Port
India’s largest private ports and logistics company, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), has completed the buy-out of Gangavaram…
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North American rail merger creates links from Mexico to Canada
Canadian Pacific has finally won its battle to take over Kansas City Southern in a $31bn deal that will create…
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