Ports and Logistics
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X-Press Pearl was not allowed to offload leaking box in India and Qatar prior to Sri Lanka call
The burning ship at the centre of an environmental catastrophe off Sri Lanka was not allowed to offload boxes with…
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Port of Leith set to become renewable energy hub
UK operator Forth Ports has unveiled plans for creating what is claimed to become Scotland’s largest renewable energy hub on…
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Port of Rosario hit by another strike
A group of 11 unions that represent port workers issued a statement yesterday announcing a new work stoppage at Argentina’s…
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Abu Dhabi Ports unveils green ammonia production scheme
Abu Dhabi Ports has announced plans for a $1bn green ammonia production facility in Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD)…
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Port of Tallinn develops roadmap to carbon neutrality
The Port of Tallinn, Estonia’s largest port, has carried out detailed research to determine the various onshore and offshore CO2…
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Port of Cromarty Firth signs up for Norwegian green hydrogen
Port of Cromarty Firth has joined forces with Norwegian firm Gen2 Energy to create a commercial pathway to import green…
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Strike hits grain exports at Port of Rosario
A 48-hour strike last week by tugboat captains and others backed up agricultural exports at Argentina’s Port of Rosario. The…
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Port of Rotterdam puts off autonomous transport scheme
The Port of Rotterdam has decided to suspend the tender procedure for unmanned container transport on the Maasvlakte, due to…
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Shippers push for revisions to US Shipping Act as ongoing congestion wreaks havoc
The National Industrial Transportation League (NITL), a US trade association representing industrial freight transportation shippers, is calling on Congress to…
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Kenya’s president on hand for opening of giant Chinese-funded port
Nearly 50 years after it was first mooted as a possible deepwater facility, the port of Lamu officially opened yesterday,…
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Transpacific volumes show no sign of easing
Record-high volumes on the US west coast have seen imports exceed 1m teu in nine of the 10 past months…
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Ports of Auckland chief executive resigns
Under pressure Ports of Auckland chief executive Tony Gibson resigned today. He had been facing calls to quit over the…
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Hutchison expands in Rotterdam
Hutchison Ports has finally bought out one of APM Terminals’ terminals in Rotterdam, ending many months of negotiations. No price…
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FMC Commissioner Maffei supports development of national port information-sharing system
Federal Maritime Commission chairman Daniel Maffei has joined Port of Los Angeles executive director Gene Seroka on a webinar to…
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New global forum for public-private ports partnerships
The Geneva-based NGO WAPPP (World Association of PPP Units & Professionals) has established a ports chapter to address the challenges…
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CMA CGM containership to set a series of North American records
The CMA CGM Group is breaking its own record this week for the largest vessel to ever visit the US…
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Biden urged to create nationwide information sharing system to avoid future port congestion
Calls are growing in the US for federal funding to create transparent data to align supply chain movements in a…
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Port of Corpus Christi to develop infrastructure for green hydrogen production
The Port of Corpus Christi Authority has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Ares Management Corporation to develop…
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Construction to widen and deepen Houston Ship Channel begins
Port Houston, tucked inland from the northwest corner of the Gulf of Mexico, has broken ground to start construction to…
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Dutch to vaccinate close to 50,000 seafarers
A Covid-19 vaccination program for seafarers will begin in the Netherlands in mid-June, the Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners (KVNR)…
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