Japan to fund new Vietnam port

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The planned ¥140B (US$1.72B) Lach Huyen port complex near Vietnam’s northern Haiphong city will be built with the aid of a ¥120B ODA loa...

APMT under pressure in Algeciras

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Difficult negotiations are under way between APM Terminals and labour unions in the Port of Algeciras over the operator’s plan to cut cost...

Haiphong JV gets the nod

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Vietnam has given the green light to staterun Vietnam National Shipping Lines to set up a joint venture with three Japanese companies - MOL,...

Oz terminals face pain

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Australian stevedores are facing a period of reduced ship calls as container carriers take a much harder line on overcapacity in coming mont...

MOL speeds Cambodia USWC transits

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To reduce transit times between Southeast Asia and the USWC, Mitsui OSK Lines is offering a new service between Phnom Penh and North America...

HCMC container port adds new berth

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Saigon Newport Company (SNC), Vietnam’s biggest container port operator, has opened a 216m long seventh container berth at Cat Lai Port in...

K Line “cold irons” in Long Beach

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K Line’s Long Beach Bridge became the first container vessel to plug into shore power in the Port of Long Beach when she berthed at Pier G...

Fighting to overcome an identity crisis

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Terminal tractor manufacturers face a problem in promoting their machines over those of their competitors given that the power train, runnin...