World
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NZ government close in on Auckland
12/12/2019The New Zealand government has confirmed its next step in light of Cabinet’s position that freight operations in Auckland are no longer viable. READ more
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Melbourne rail review
12/12/2019Fierce criticism of the Melbourne Port Rail Shuttle plans have sparked a review READ more
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Port rail proposals move forward in Australia
12/12/2019The rejuvenation of on-dock rail and rail shuttles is moving ahead in several Australian ports, but is not without its challenges, as Dave MacIntyre discovers. READ more
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Trade war hits Californian port
11/12/2019Cargo volume dropped 3.5% in November at the Port of Long Beach as restrictive tariffs continued to affect the national supply chain. READ more
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UK port operator in “major restructure”
09/12/2019A big UK port operator has confirmed it is in the “process of a major restructure” involving compulsory and voluntary redundancies. READ more
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DP World Sokhna enters trilateral partnership
09/12/2019DP World Sokhna recently entered into a trilateral partnership to serve as the hub for all construction material imports needed to build the central business and financial district of Egypt’s new administrative capital. READ more
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Port corporation denies market power misuse
09/12/2019A port corporation in Australia has denied it has breached competition law after the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) started legal action against it in its first case taken under the amended misuse of market power provision. READ more
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CAD$300m for port project
05/12/2019Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) is committing up to CAD$300m in financing for a new container terminal in the country. READ more
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US100m container expansion project begins
05/12/2019A global terminal operator has initiated the circa US100m second phase expansion of its terminal in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). READ more
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Study reveals cost of closing Auckland’s port
04/12/2019A new study has revealed the cost of closing the Port of Auckland following the publication of two economic reports which the Ports of Auckland (POAL) said show that the idea of moving Auckland’s port to Northland is “seriously flawed”. READ more
