Ports and Logistics
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Brussels urged to show leniency towards seafarers in face of European travel ban
The heads of the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) and the European Transport Workers’ Federation have called for leniency from…
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Australasian trade in trouble as 14-day ship bans come into play
Lobby group Shipping Australia has hit out at the decision by authorities to demand that vessels cannot enter local waters…
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American and European ports suffer record low container equipment availability
Available containers at many major ports around the world outside of China stand at record lows, according to new data…
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Wartsila and PSA complete trials with autonomous tugboat
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Finnish marine technology group Wartsila have successfully completed initial sea trials…
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Claus Hemmingsen joins board of A.P. Moller Holding
A.P. Moller Holding, the parent company of the A.P. Moller Group, has appointed Claus Hemmingsen and Diane Greene as new…
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Ships waiting more than a month to offload boxes at Lagos
Extraordinary ongoing delays at ports in and around Lagos in Nigeria are forcing liners to deploy extra ships to the…
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America set to welcome the world’s largest boxship as coronavirus container repositioning operations expand
In a few weeks America will catch a glimpse of a boxship in excess of 20,000 teu for the first…
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New York port boss hit by coronavirus
Rick Cotton, the head of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, has tested positive for coronavirus. “Mr…
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UAE suspends all cruise ship operations
The Federal Transport Authority of the United Arab Emirates has decided to suspend all cruise operations at the country’s ports…
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Is China’s Belt Road Initiative the start of a new Cold War?
Whilst there has been much commentary around the Belt Road Initiative (BRI) and its geopolitical intentions, not much has been…
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P&O Maritime Logistics appoints new CEO to replace departing Kofod-Olsen
DP World’s P&O Maritime Logistics (POML) has appointed Martin Helweg as its new chief executive officer, replacing Rene Kofod-Olsen. The…
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World’s largest port readies 5.6m teu expansion
The world’s largest port has mapped out a significant expansion to its far flung set of container terminals. Ningbo-Zhoushan port,…
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Record numbers of blanked sailings lead to severe container equipment imbalance
The container shipping industry is facing up to acute shortages of boxes at ports in Europe and North America, a…
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Chinese port volumes stabilising
A swathe of data published in recent days suggests the worst is over for now in terms of plunging port…
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Sri Lanka unveils new port plan at Colombo
The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) has announced that it has signed a deal with AECOM Infrastructure and Environment UK…
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Coronavirus wipes away 1.7m teu of liner business
The coronavirus is set to wipe a “chilling” 1.7m teu of container business, according to new research from Copenhagen-based Sea-Intelligence.…
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China Merchants Port issues $99.5m worth of bonds for coronavirus control
China Merchants Port Holdings has announced that the company will issue RMB700m ($99.5m) worth of short-term bonds with a maturity…
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Maersk makes $545m American warehousing move
A.P. Moller – Maersk is making good on its intentions to bolster its warehousing capabilities, announcing yesterday a $545m acquisition…
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Container Corporation of India goes international
Container Corporation of India (Concor), the nation’s top container train operator, is rapidly diversifying. Having entered the domestic feeder shipping…
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Pipeline protests cripple rail and port operations across Canada
Supply chains are coming under huge pressure in Canada after close to three weeks of demonstrations led by a local…
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