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Maersk Line CEO: Container shipping consolidation next step after alliances

|Date: October 12, 2015

Maersk Line CEO: Container shipping consolidation next step after alliances

Consolidation between container shipping lines is required to alleviate the pressures of weak demand acco ...

Consolidation between container shipping lines is required to alleviate the pressures of weak demand according to Soren Skou the CEO of Maersk Line. Skou told The Wall Street Journal: “We are getting ...

October 12, 2015
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Belgian-US coalition wins East Port Said dredging tender

|Date: October 09, 2015

Belgian-US coalition wins East Port Said dredging tender

A Belgian-US coalition has won the tender to dredge a new 9.5 km access channel in East Port Said, enabli ...

A Belgian-US coalition has won the tender to dredge a new 9.5 km access channel in East Port Said, enabling vessels to visit the area around the clock. The winners comprise Belgium’s Dredging, Environ ...

October 09, 2015
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Hutchison Ports Australia and the Maritime Union of Australia extend negotiations as solution not reached

|Date: October 09, 2015

Hutchison Ports Australia and the Maritime Union of Australia extend negotiations as solution not reached

Hutchison Ports Australia (HPA) has signed a new agreement with the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) to ...

Hutchison Ports Australia (HPA) has signed a new agreement with the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) to extend until November negotiations over the redundancies of 97 port workers made in August this ...

October 09, 2015
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Santos Brasil extends concession of Tecon Santos terminal to 2047

|Date: October 08, 2015

Santos Brasil extends concession of Tecon Santos terminal to 2047

Brazilian port operator Santos Brasil has announced that the country’s special port department SEP approv ...

Brazilian port operator Santos Brasil has announced that the country’s special port department SEP approved an early 25-year extension of its concession to operate Tecon Santos terminal, thus extendin ...

October 08, 2015
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Piraeus privatisation held back

|Date: October 08, 2015

Piraeus privatisation held back

Legal wrangles have postponed the upcoming privatisation of the Port of Piraeus in Greece by several week ...

Legal wrangles have postponed the upcoming privatisation of the Port of Piraeus in Greece by several weeks. Port unions filed a case in a specialised court this week, arguing that the sell-off of the ...

October 08, 2015
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ICTSI expects to spend only half of its 2015 budget as global growth slows down

|Date: October 07, 2015

ICTSI expects to spend only half of its 2015 budget as global growth slows down

Philippines-based port operator International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) has revealed that ...

Philippines-based port operator International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) has revealed that it expects to spend only half of its US$530m established budget for this year and limit expansi ...

October 07, 2015
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HHLA lowers earnings target as Hamburg terminals hit by Russian and Chinese economic woes

|Date: October 07, 2015

HHLA lowers earnings target as Hamburg terminals hit by Russian and Chinese economic woes

German port logistics group Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has announced a change in its earning ...

German port logistics group Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has announced a change in its earning target after its Hamburg terminals were hurt by Russia and China’s economic problems. As the co ...

October 07, 2015
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Kalmar to upgrade eight STS cranes at the Port of Valencia

|Date: October 06, 2015

Kalmar to upgrade eight STS cranes at the Port of Valencia

Finnish manufacturer Kalmar has announced that it will upgrade eight ship-to-shore (STS) cranes at MSC Te ...

Finnish manufacturer Kalmar has announced that it will upgrade eight ship-to-shore (STS) cranes at MSC Terminal VLC at the Port of Valencia, Spain, as the port gears up to accommodate larger vessels i ...

October 06, 2015
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Nicaragua Canal’s billionaire backer loses 84% of net worth

|Date: October 06, 2015

Nicaragua Canal’s billionaire backer loses 84% of net worth

Chinese billionaire Wang Jing, whose company, HKND Group, holds a 50-year concession to build the US$50bn ...

Chinese billionaire Wang Jing, whose company, HKND Group, holds a 50-year concession to build the US$50bn Nicaragua Canal, has lost 84% of his net worth this year, raising yet more doubts about the pr ...

October 06, 2015
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African Development Bank to help fund Egypt’s cross-continent shipping project

|Date: October 05, 2015

African Development Bank to help fund Egypt’s cross-continent shipping project

Egypt’s Ministry of International Cooperation has reportedly signed a US$650,000 grant agreement with the ...

Egypt’s Ministry of International Cooperation has reportedly signed a US$650,000 grant agreement with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to finance feasibility studies on a shipping route linking Lak ...

October 05, 2015
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CMA CGM acquires shares in TTIA container terminal, Algeciras

Hammar releases new crane extensions for sideloaders

Eight locations in England given freeport status

PSA Singapore responds to supply chain disruptions with cargo solutions

Draught record broken at the Port of Antwerp’s Deurganck Dock

Paceco and Mitsui launch near zero emission RTG

DP World begins operations at Port of Luanda’s Multipurpose Terminal

APMT Kalundborg begins operations

CMA CGM dedicates a fleet of six LNG ships to the US market

Port of Santos authorised to receive 366 m vessels

Maersk Line CEO: Container shipping consolidation next step after alliances

Maersk Line CEO: Container shipping consolidation next step after alliances

Belgian-US coalition wins East Port Said dredging tender

Belgian-US coalition wins East Port Said dredging tender

Hutchison Ports Australia and the Maritime Union of Australia extend negotiations as solution not reached

Hutchison Ports Australia and the Maritime Union of Australia extend negotiations as solution not reached

Santos Brasil extends concession of Tecon Santos terminal to 2047

Santos Brasil extends concession of Tecon Santos terminal to 2047

Piraeus privatisation held back

Piraeus privatisation held back

ICTSI expects to spend only half of its 2015 budget as global growth slows down

ICTSI expects to spend only half of its 2015 budget as global growth slows down

HHLA lowers earnings target as Hamburg terminals hit by Russian and Chinese economic woes

HHLA lowers earnings target as Hamburg terminals hit by Russian and Chinese economic woes

Kalmar to upgrade eight STS cranes at the Port of Valencia

Kalmar to upgrade eight STS cranes at the Port of Valencia

Nicaragua Canal’s billionaire backer loses 84% of net worth

Nicaragua Canal’s billionaire backer loses 84% of net worth

African Development Bank to help fund Egypt’s cross-continent shipping project

African Development Bank to help fund Egypt’s cross-continent shipping project