Forth Ports rejects takeover bid

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Forth Ports has rejected a £612M takeover approach from the Northstream consortium. The proposal values the operator at just over £800m, i...

BNSF in green fight at Gardner

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The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has filed a law suit asking Kansas District Court to freeze a permit issued by the United Army ...

TIGER stimulates mobile crane business

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The recently announced Transport Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants from the US Department of Transportation provide fun...

New Transpacific container line

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The Containership Company will launch its first service between Taicang and Los Angeles in the middle of April...

People on the move

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Latest appointments in the global shipping, transport and allied industries...

East-west Oz rail boosted

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Two key milestones in the modernisation of Australia’s east-west rail corridor have been reached, with new passing loops between Kalgoorli...

Yemen to expand Aden box port

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DP World and Yemen Gulf of Aden Ports Corporation are planning a US$270M expansion of Aden Container Terminal, betting on growth in the coun...

Losses grow at Gwadar

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The failure of Pakistan’s Navy to hand over land to Gwadar port operator PSA International to build warehousing facilities is turning the ...

India aims to boost boxes

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After giving the nod to Chennai Port Trust (CPT) to build a US$796M mega container terminal, India’s Shipping Ministry has announced plans...

…volumes up at Botany

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Buoyed by increased exports and imports, Port Botany’s container volumes reached over 159,000 TEU in January 2010, an increase of 10.7% on...

PNG tackles blockages

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Efforts by Papua New Guinea Ports Corporation (PNGPC) to deal with increasing container congestion at the country’s ports have caused ship...

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