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MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The UN Security Council has called for ports in Yemen to remain open to allow commercial and humanitarian imports to reach people in need of them.

16th March 2018

UN calls for Yemen ports to remain open to aid

16th March 2018

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

DP World reported total revenue of $4.7bn and total profit of $1.2bn in 2017, marking increases of 13.2% and 7.3% respectively from 2016.

15th March 2018

DP World records strong 2017 results

15th March 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Container terminal industry overcapacity is “a myth” which is “based on a naïve additive calculation of container handling capacity and a simplistic model of how a terminal operates”, Kalmar vice president Frank…

15th March 2018

Kalmar: box terminal overcapacity a myth

15th March 2018

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

A new one-stop oil spill response package could help ports avoid, contain and manage environmental pollution.

15th March 2018

New oil recovery package minimises spill damage

15th March 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Just five port-related grants totalling US$72.7m have been awarded in Round 9 of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) programme.

15th March 2018

$72m in TIGER grants for port-related projects

15th March 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

Calls have been made for ports in Wales to be given free port status following the UK’s departure from the European Union.

14th March 2018

Calls for Welsh ports to get free port status

14th March 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

The UK’s Port of Lowestoft is set to become home to a £2.5bn offshore windfarm.

14th March 2018

Lowestoft set for £2.5bn offshore windfarm

14th March 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

The privatisation of one of Greece’s biggest seaports, the Port of Thessaloniki, has been finalised through a €1.1bn deal.

14th March 2018

Port of Thessaloniki privatisation finalised

14th March 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

Dublin Port is getting ready for the “inevitability” of border controls following the UK’s departure from the European Union, with Ireland planning to complete construction work on new customs booths and freight…

14th March 2018

Dublin prepares for post-Brexit reality

14th March 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Oakland has released a five-year strategic plan to boost jobs and the economy that pairs business expansion with community benefits.

14th March 2018

Oakland five-year plan to benefit community

14th March 2018