Ports and Logistics
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APM Terminals readies $500m investment in Louisiana
APM Terminals has lined up $500m for a container terminal on the west nank of Plaquemines Parish in Louisiana, US.…
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BlackRock to take over Global Infrastructure Partners in $12.5bn deal
New York-based BlackRock has agreed to buy compatriot fund manager Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) in a $12.5bn cash and shares…
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COSCO and Fratelli Cosulich JV buys Italian logistics firm Trasgo
COSCOS, the joint venture between China’s COSCO Shipping and Italy’s Fratelli Cosulich, has acquired the entire capital of the Novara-based…
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Australian supply chains at ‘breaking point’ over escalating dockworker pay dispute
Australia’s supply chains are at a “breaking point”, a senior Maersk official has warned as industrial action increases at DP…
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Global Energy Group awarded Subsea 7 contract
Global Energy Group has been selected by Oslo-listed offshore engineering and services player Subsea 7 to support the East Kameleon…
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Houthis fire their greatest barrage of weapons to date in the ongoing Red Sea shipping crisis
The Houthis launched their largest attack so far yesterday evening. According to the US military the “complex attack” consisted of…
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South Africa seeks emergency external help to remedy dire situation across the nation’s ports
The dire situation at South Africa’s ports, which have some of lowest productivity levels in the world, has seen the…
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Port of Tanjung Pelepas names new chief executive
Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), Malaysia’s busiest transshipment hub, has appointed Mark Hardiman as its new chief executive officer. Hardiman,…
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US offshore wind player Liberty Green buys Renewable Strategy
US offshore wind supply chain company Liberty Green Logistics has acquired UK-based consultancy and software provider Renewable Strategy. Renewable Strategy…
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Somalia strikes back at Ethiopia’s bid for Red Sea access
Landlocked Ethiopia’s bid to gain access to the Red Sea via the port of Berbera has created a predictable diplomatic…
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AD Ports buys Spanish terminal from APM Terminals
AD Ports via Noatum Terminals, the terminals operations business of Noatum Group, has acquired 100% ownership of APM Terminals Castellón…
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Ethiopia eyes Berbera as primary port
Landlocked Ethiopia is looking at Berbera rather than Djibouti as its primary port for exports and imports. Abiy Ahmed, the country’s prime…
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Antwerp on alert after bomb threat on MSC boxship
The Port Authority of Antwerp has received a bomb threat related to a ship headed towards the port. Information was…
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Splash Annual Review: Can everyone please calm down?
The newbie, aspiring writer comes to China and feels like he or she could write a 1,000-page epic. After a…
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Daily transits at the Panama Canal to increase next month
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) will increase daily transits to 24 starting in January following solid amounts of rain over…
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MSC takes stake in Adani’s Ennore terminal
Terminal Investment Limited (TIL), the ports arm of leading liner Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC), is buying a 49% stake in…
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MSC proceeds with Hamburg port entry
Mediterranean Shipping Co’s buy-in to the port of Hamburg is proceeding as planned. After the voluntary public takeover offer to…
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World’s first hydrogen-powered tugboat launched
The Port of Antwerp-Bruges and CMB.TECH have launched the Hydrotug 1, the world’s first hydrogen-powered tugboat. The Hydrotug 1 is…
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AD Ports and Masdar eye hydrogen hub in KEZAD
Abu Dhabi’s ports and logistics giant AD Ports Group and clean energy developer Masdar have joined forces to explore the…
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BW Ideol inks Port Talbot floater pact with ABP
Recently privatised floating wind company, BW Ideol, has teamed up with UK’s largest port operator Associated British Ports (ABP), to…
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