World
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Port Nelson to spend $20m on improvements
13/12/2018New Zealand’s Port Nelson is set to invest about $20m in the next year to year and a half on re-developing the Main Wharf North berth and buying a new Damen harbour tug. READ more
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New terminal to aid China trade flows
12/12/2018This week saw the inauguration of a 35-year Abu Dhabi Ports–COSCO SHIPPING Ports concession deal that will let China COSCO SHIPPING Corporation (COSCO) develop and run a new Khalifa Port container terminal to support trade flows anticipated from READ more
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Australian terminals rapped for deals
12/12/2018NSW Ports Operations Hold and its subsidiaries Port Botany Operations and Port Kembla Operations have had proceedings launched against them by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for making deals with the Australian state of READ more
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Middle East ports at critical turning point
10/12/2018Chronic port overcapacity hangs heavy over the Middle East region, with capacity growth more than double that of throughput growth. READ more
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Spain challenges north European dominance
06/12/2018Spanish ports are taking advantage of the current sustained growth in maritime traffic to add new infrastructure to allow them to better compete with northern European hubs, such as Rotterdam. They have long argued it makes sense for most of READ more
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Malaysia rubbishes Singapore port claims
06/12/2018The Malaysian transport minister has reiterated his government’s position over claims that Malaysia is encroaching into Singapore waters with its Johor Port expansion. READ more
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Chilean port reels from crippling strikes
06/12/2018A strike that began on November 16 has crippled the Chilean Port of Valparaíso. By the end of a 10th day of strikes, with most of the terminals effectively blockaded by striking casual workers, more than 20,000 containers had been diverted and READ more
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MEDports sets out 2019 stall
06/12/2018The new Mediterranean Ports Association (MEDports Association) has approved an action plan for 2019 which includes the adoption of common key performance indicators and a ‘single window’ cargo community system. READ more
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Asian port moves closer to smart status
06/12/2018Singapore’s Jurong Port has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with one of the country’s three major telecommunications companies for the provision of a terminal-wide wireless private network. READ more
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Singapore “protest” against Malaysia port plan
05/12/2018The Government of Singapore has lodged a “strong protest with the Malaysian Government following the latter’s publication of a plan to extend the Johor Bahru Port which it says encroaches into Singapore Territorial Waters (STW) off Tuas on the READ more