Ports and Logistics
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CMA CGM and DP World get nod to expand Le Havre port
A joint venture featuring CMA CGM and DP World has been granted the contract to expand box facilities at the…
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Bangladesh looks at flying boxes to alleviate congestion
Bangladesh is looking at getting containers to fly in order to alleviate crippling truck congestion at its top port. Chicago-based…
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Antwerp and Zeebrugge ports discuss merger
Amid enormous competion across northern Europe, the Belgian ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge are in discussions over a possible merger,…
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China Merchants Port eyes overseas port projects
China Merchants Port Holdings has signed strategic cooperation agreements with China Africa Development Fund and China Portugal Cooperation Development Fund…
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Hutchison adds more capacity at Karachi
Imran Khan, prime Mminister of Pakistan met Eric Ip, group managing director of Hutchison Ports, yesterday to discuss the Hong…
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PTP maps out 30m teu plan
Malaysia’s Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), situated opposite the republic of Singapore, has outlined plans to nearly triple capacity to…
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Freight tech is about more than just volume
Sydney-based Tim Routh writes exclusively for Splash today giving insight on how to develop and sell shipping tech innovations. My…
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Greek authority axes Cosco’s container terminal expansion plan at Piraeus
Greece’s Port Planning and Development Committee has rejected a plan submitted by Cosco-controlled Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) to build a…
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Kotug and Horizon Maritime form Canada joint venture
Dutch company Kotug International and Canadian firm Horizon Maritime Services has announced the established of joint venture KOTUG Canada to…
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Ulsan port takes action against hazardous cargoes in wake of Stolt explosion
Authorities in Ulsan, one of South Korea’s largest ports, have banned a variety of hazardous cargoes from calling at terminals…
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Crawler crane topples into the sea at Auckland Port
A 20-tonne crawler crane toppled from Auckland’s Seaview Wharf yesterday and is currently submerged 12 meters under water. The crane’s…
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Cosco Shipping Ports decides not to deepen ties with CCCC Dredging
Cosco Shipping Ports has ditched plans buying into compatriot CCCC Dredging, citing “feedback from the market”. Last month, the ports…
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Svitzer orders icebreaking tug pair at Med Marine
Danish towage operator Svitzer has signed a new deal with Turkish shipbuilder Med Marine to built a pair of 30m…
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Explosion on Stolt chemical tanker at Ulsan injures nine
Nine seafarers were injured when fire broke out on two vessels following an explosion on Saturday morning on chemical tanker…
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PSA stamps control in Genoa
PSA International is bolstering is position in Genoa, firming a deal to take majority control of Terminal Sech, the city’s…
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Port of Antwerp tasks CMB with building the world’s first hydrogen-powered tugboat
The Port of Antwerp has furthered its leading position in the development of hydrogen as a marine fuel, placing an…
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UN told shipping’s decarbonisation will take place on land
Shipping’s brave new zero emissions world will be achieved on land, not at sea, top names attending the UN Climate…
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Cosco Shipping Ports sells a series of river port assets to SIPG
Cosco Shipping Ports, the port operating arm of Cosco, has entered into agreements with Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) for…
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Cagliari looking for new terminal operator
The port authority of Cagliari announced that a new public tender will be launched soon in order to find a…
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What constitutes a smart port?
There has been much commentary around the development of smart port technology and the new era of the digital supply…
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