…Teesport’s northern lights

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UK ports operator PD Teesport has called on the government to recognise the importance of building new deepsea container port capacity in no...

London Gateway approval…

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P&O and the Port of London Authority have welcomed the British government's announcement that it is minded to approve the London Gateway sch...

The end of the line?

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An innovative British rail /road intermodal transfer tool is heading for the scrap heap, unless last-ditch efforts to save it are successful...

Russian "war" over

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Following a prolonged and extremely bitter power struggle for control of Russia’s largest commercial seaport (see WorldCargo News August 2...

PSA acquires HIT stake

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In a surprise move, Hutchison Whampoa Ltd (HWL) has announced that it has agreed to sell 20 per cent and 10 per cent effective equity in Hon...

Doosan books 80 RTG order

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PSA Singapore Terminals (PSA) has awarded a contract for 80 RTGs to Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction of Korea for the next five berths...

Gottwald bags Antwerp ASCs

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Gottwald Port Technology has signed a framework agreement with P&O (UK) for the supply of automated stacking cranes (ASCs) for the new Antwe...

India port boost for domestic operators

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India’s Shipping Ministry has come out in favour of a system of bidding for port terminals that will help domestic companies compete more ...

Row over LA’s “Janice” cranes

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The City of Los Angeles is currently negotiating with China Shipping over reimbursement for the extra cost of low profile cranes at China Sh...

Artoni bags ro-ro deal

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Artoni Transport has been awarded a 50-year concession by Trieste Port Authority (APT) to manage and operate a 2.2 hectare ro-ro terminal on...

Gelderland for HPH bulk

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After what it describes as “five turbulent years with our company,” ECT has announced that Jan Gelderland, its head of operations, is ta...

Private in Gwadar

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Capt Anwar Shah, director-general of Pakistan’s Ports and Shipping Organisation, recently used the forum of an Asian Development Bank even...

CMA CGM’s eastern terminal moves

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It is understod that CMA CGM is prepared to invest US$80-120 mill in the construction of a 200,000 TEU/year container terminal in the Port o...

Samskip set to take Seawheel

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Icelandic shipping line Samskip is set to acquire long-established shortsea shipping operator Seawheel....

Extending Broome

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The first piles have been driven in the A$16.8 mill jetty extension at the north-west Western Australian port of Broome, a project that will...

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