Ports and Logistics
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Chinese-backed study sees American shipping hubs fade
The Baltic Exchange, in collaboration with Xinhua, the Chinese state news agency, has published the 2020 Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre…
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Unique lever: Unilever’s net zero emissions commitment forces shipping change
Chief correspondent Jason Jiang assesses what Unilever’s recent net zero emissions commitment for all its products by 2039 means for…
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Dalian Port to absorb Yingkou Port
Dalian Port Group has announced a merger plan to take over Yingkou Port through a share swap deal. Under the…
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CSSC secures $120m Payra Port contract
China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) has announced that an affiliate of the group has secured an EPC project for the…
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South Korea looks to lead smart port development
Having recently earmarked $132m to develop and commercialise home grown autonomous technology for ships, the South Korean government is now…
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Pathway for ports to become renewable energy hubs outlined
Ports can become renewable energy hubs, increasing their electricity generating capacity more than tenfold in the next 30 years, thanks…
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Port of Newcastle to switch to 100% renewable energy next year
Australia’s Port of Newcastle has joined a local initiative to advocate for and drive local adoption of the United Nations’…
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Is Hambantota an unwitting pawn in the new political order?
It was recently announced by China Merchants Port Holdings (CMPH) that it was transferring 23.5% of its 85% shareholding of…
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Green light for new 10m teu port north of Mumbai
Mumbai, home to India’s busiest port, is slated to get another satellite port later this decade to alleviate congestion concerns.…
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China Merchants brings in strategic investor for Hambantota Port
China Merchants Port Holdings has entered into an agreement with Fujian Transportation Maritime Silk Road Investment and Management (Fujian TMSR),…
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Shanghai develops in-town check-in concept for its busy container port
Shanghai port is launching on July 1 a de-facto in-town check-in service for containers bound for its offshore Yangshan deepwater…
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Liquid carbon dioxide transport project launched in Gothenburg
Sweden has announced a plan to build common infrastructure for the transportation of liquid carbon dioxide extracted through carbon capture…
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Taranto seals container business return
French line CMA CGM has officially announced that from July 10 it will call at the port of Taranto on…
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Inchcape: World of Ports launches
Yesterday was the opening of another very important chapter in the 173-year history of Inchcape Shipping Services with the launch…
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Trieste’s shattered Chinese dream
When Italy signed up to the China Belt Road Initiative in 2019, it had dreams of becoming the key gateway…
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Explosion onboard Hoegh car carrier injures local firefighters at Jacksonville
A fire erupted onboard the 4,900 ceu car carrier at Port of Jacksonville on Thursday. According to the Jacksonville Fire…
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MSC boxship takes out crane in Mumbai
The 14,000 teu severely damaged a gantry crane at a DP World terminal in Mumbai early yesterday morning. The crane…
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Jeff Bezos invests in UK digital freight forwarder created by ex-Uber employees
Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon, is among the new investors in a UK digital freight forwarder created…
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Gioia Tauro port boss vows to give Piraeus a fight for box business
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has laid out plans to make Italy’s port of Gioia Tauro the number one container transhipment…
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DP World joins blockchain platform TradeLens
DP World has announced that it has completed the early stages of integration with TradeLens, a blockchain-based digital container logistics…
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