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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Port of Los Angeles container terminal Fenix Marine Services (FMS) will be sold for US$2.3bn.

3rd November 2021

LA terminal sold

3rd November 2021

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Maersk has ventured further into the air freight industry with a planned acquisition.

3rd November 2021

Air takeover

3rd November 2021

NEWS

NEWS

US terminal operator, Ports America Group (PAG), has been sold to Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) by Oaktree Capital Management.

3rd November 2021

PAG sold

3rd November 2021

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC), has signed a three-year agreement with the China Waterborne Transport Research Institute to jointly promote sustainable shipping and decarbonisation

3rd November 2021

MSC agreement

3rd November 2021

NEWS

NEWS

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA) is taking on a minority partner with confirmation that Cosco Shipping Ports Ltd (CSPL) is acquiring a 35 percent stake in the German Container Terminal Tollerort (CTT).

3rd November 2021

GERMANY TERMINAL OWNERSHIP MANOEUVRES

3rd November 2021

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

Two new Bills herald major reforms to the Indian ports sector but when looked at overall does it amount to “one step forward and one step back?” AJ Keyes takes a detailed…

3rd November 2021

ONE STEP FORWARD, ONE BACK?

3rd November 2021

NEWS

NEWS

Maher Terminals LLC (Maher) located at the port of New York/ New Jersey has awarded a contract for three new container ship-to-shore gantry cranes to Liebherr

3rd November 2021

NEW MEGAMAX CRANES FOR MAHER

3rd November 2021

NEWS

NEWS

The Global Ports Group has launched a digital document system for both of its Petrolesport (PLP) and First Container Terminal (FCT) operations.

3rd November 2021

Digital Documents

3rd November 2021

NEWS

NEWS

Mexico’s Port of Tuxpan has commenced a new 5G network pilot programme that could eventually see up to one million IoT connections.

3rd November 2021

Tuxpan IoT Pilot

3rd November 2021

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Cargotec’s Kalmar has released a new technology platform.

2nd November 2021

Kalmar platform launch

2nd November 2021

NEWS

NEWS

China has confirmed the opening of a new 10,000t port at Zhongxian.

2nd November 2021

Zhongxian open

2nd November 2021

NEWS

NEWS

The revamp and expansion of DP World’s South Container Terminal at Jeddah Islamic Port (JIP) is underway.

2nd November 2021

Jeddah revamp

2nd November 2021

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

ION Geophysical Corporation’s Edinburgh-based Software group has received a grant to advance port decarbonisation through its climate-smart platform, Marlin SmartPort™.

2nd November 2021

ION SUPPORTING UK NET ZERO PLAN

2nd November 2021

NEWS

NEWS

The Port of Rotterdam has confirmed it is implementing a Smart Mooring solution.

2nd November 2021

ROTTERDAM IMPLEMENTS SMART MOORING

2nd November 2021

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

Stick with it or press the restart button? Which way to go with port concessions? Neil Davidson and Erik Wehl* examine the pros and cons of both propositions

2nd November 2021

RENEWAL OR RETENDER?

2nd November 2021

NEWS

NEWS

Austrian crane innovation specialist has signed an exclusive agreement with PortxGroup Australia for exclusive representation of its container handling cranes.

2nd November 2021

New Kuenz deal

2nd November 2021

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

PIANC’S Working with Nature (WwN) approach to major dredging projects has much to recommend it. It is proven to work well in conjunction with river or estuary ports, the port of Seville…

1st November 2021

DO IT THE WwN WAY

1st November 2021

ASIA

ASIA

Up to US$7.5bn could be invested in Indonesian ports following a new agreement.

1st November 2021

US$7.5bn for Indonesia

1st November 2021

NEWS

NEWS

Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT), located at the Port of Melbourne, has awarded Kalmar with a repeat order for six Automatic Stacking Cranes (ASC). The order was booked during Q3 2021 by…

1st November 2021

VICT REPEATS ASC ORDER

1st November 2021

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The recently released UNCTAD Trade and Development Report 2021 draws some hard-hitting conclusions. In a financial and trade context it notes:

1st November 2021

UNCTAD: TIMID POLICY, OR WORSE BACKSLIDING, COULD PULL DOWN GROWTH

1st November 2021