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NewsValencia sets up solar option
The port of Valencia, Spain is installing two solar plants so that 14 per cent of its total electrical energy can be self-generated.
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NewsBeyond the tipping point, what next?
So, the tipping point has arrived, and a de-escalation is underway of container freight rates and of severe container congestion.
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NewsTime to measure it and manage it
The supply chains are constrained- that is something that all the panellists agreed on during a presentation at Capital Link’s 2022 Maritime Forum in New York.
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NewsConditions for port business ecosystem development
DP World, the developer of London Gateway, made two recent announcements, signaling the steady development of the London Gateway port business ecosystem.
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NewsEconomic chaos caused by zombie policies
Misguided policies are causing an unprecedented collapse in global economic confidence leading to further inflation and rising costs of living and a global recession.
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NewsIAPH focus: closing the gaps
Against a background of port systems and supply chains under immense pressure during the onslaught of COVID-19…
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NewsLines and terminals: another twist?
Container shipping lines have done very well from Covid. Freight rates reached exorbitantly high levels between mid-2021 and the first half of 2022.
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NewsTwo green lights, one red light
Two new largescale container terminal projects have been announced at key North European ports, but APMTerminals has decided against expanding one of its regional facilities.
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NewsMega Shanghai terminal development initiated…
A new 11.6 million TEU capacity container facility has been confirmed north of Yangshan in China.
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NewsParanagua anticipates more grain throughput after deepening
As a result of the main access channel at the Port of Paranagua, Brazil being deepened, higher volumes of grain throughput are expected.
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NewsEthiopia Dry Port
A new consolidation centre at Modjo Dry Port in Ethiopia has opened. It is a joint venture of Maersk and its in-country partner, Freights International (PABOMI).
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NewsHapag lloyd acquires SAAM terminals
In a surprise move, Hapag Lloyd, the Germany-based shipping line, has announced the acquisition of the terminal business of SM SAAM S.A.
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NewsAdani enters Bengal and Closes Gangavaram…
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) has signed a 30-year concession agreement with Syamam Prasad Mookerjee Port in Calcutta for a bulk terminal at the Haldia Dock Complex.
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NewsCOSCO Pauses
COSCO Shipping Ports (CSP) is delaying the completion of the acquisition of a 35 per cent stake in Hamburger Hafen und Lagerhausgesellschaft’s…
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NewsMaritime logistics scrutinised
A draft report on Australia’s Maritime Logistics System has been released by the government’s Productivity Commission. Felicity Landon charts its key points
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NewsThe Melbourne View: We will be engaging
The Port of Melbourne has welcomed the release of the Productivity Commission’s draft report.
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NewsThe pillars of Hercules
The Straits of Gibraltar major ports of Algeciras and Tanger Med sit at the heart of Western Mediterranean transshipment activity. AJ Keyes looks at the influential liner strategies driving their evolution
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NewsMix and match strategy
AJ Keyes charts the development approaches taken in Algeciras and Tanger-Med, the rationale behind them, and the potential for liner operators to mix and match between the two facilities
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NewsRoom for one more?
Algeciras is highly established, and Tanger- Med has successfully grown its throughout volumes to top seven million TEU per annum in the 10 years it has been operating, but is there room for any other ports, potentially offering a similar strategic role in the West Mediterranean region?
