World
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LA automation negotiations in progress
25/04/2019Negotiations for an agreement on APM Terminals' modernisation plan at the Port of Los Angeles' Pier 400 are in progress and being led by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. READ more
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No “official” Sudan cancellation for ICTSI
25/04/2019ICTSI said it has not received “any official notice” from the Sudanese government of the suspension of its concession contract for South Port Container Terminal at Port Sudan. READ more
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Sudan suspends ICTSI contract
24/04/2019Sudan’s military rulers have suspended a concession contract with International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) for South Port Container Terminal at Port Sudan, pending its cancellation, the country’s Transitional Military Council (TMC) READ more
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Spain faces yet another competition probe
23/04/2019Spain's National Commission on Markets and Competition (CNMC) has announced that it is to investigate competition not only between Spanish ports but also with those of other countries. READ more
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Uruguay back-tracks on TIL terminal rejection
23/04/2019Having turned down a request from MSC’s terminal arm, TIL, to build a new container terminal in the Port of Montevideo, Uruguay’s National Ports Authority (ANP) has had a change of heart and has put forward an alternative plan for a different READ more
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Fire rages at Californian port
23/04/2019Fire-fighters battled a fierce blaze at a recycling plant at the Port of Stockton on Monday, with their efforts hampered by high winds. READ more
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Singapore reveals Tuas schedule
23/04/2019The Tuas Terminal mega port will commence its first phase of operations in 2021 with two berths for ships, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has said. READ more
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Ports industry lose out in Cuba crackdown
23/04/2019Port construction companies are amongst businesses which could be affected by US government action enabling parties to sue businesses in Cuba deemed to have profited off private land seized during the country’s 1959 revolution. READ more
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Brexit ‘noise’ frustration for UK ports
23/04/2019British ports are being frustrated in their day-to-day operations by “the noise of Brexit”, according to a leading port spokesperson. READ more
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China secures Bulgaria foothold
18/04/2019China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) has signed a US$135.5m Bulgaria port project construction contract with Logistic Center Varna EAD to jointly develop port infrastructure in Bulgaria’s Port of Varna. READ more
