Cape Town doubles up

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Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) has piloted dual cycling operations with Maersk Line at Cape Town in a bid to boost productivity....

TKS slab shipments under way

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The first trial shipment of 10,000t of steel slabs from ThyssenKrupp Stahl (TKS)’s CSA Siderúrgica do Atlântico integrated iron and stee...

US ports secure TIGER funds

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The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has welcomed the news that ports have received more than twice the share of funding in t...

Problems mount for Valencia

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Fears expressed by Spanish ports that they might not be able to compete with labour rates being offered by Morocco’s Tanger-Med port appea...

People on the move

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The latest round-up of known comings and goings in the port, shipping, rail and allied industries...

Southport concession awarded

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The Philadelphia Regional Port Authority has authorised a 50-year lease to be made final with Delaware River Stevedores and Hyundai Merchant...

Extra berth for Ovet

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Dry bulk stevedore Ovet in Vlissingen (Zeeland Seaports) will get a new deepsea quay wall that will allow it to accommodate two capesize bul...

Cooperation for Southern Africa

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Rather than compete directly with other ports in Southern Africa, Transnet has announced that it will seek to conclude cooperation agreement...

Gothenburg ro-ro terminal deal

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Göteborgs Hamn AB has signed a 25-year concession agreement with DFDS A/S and C Ports SA. They will run the ro-ro terminal through a new jo...

Prison sentence for Willem Scholten

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Pending a possible appeal, the former CEO of Rotterdam port authority has received an eight months' custodial sentence for his unauthorised ...

New rail record at Felixstowe

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The UK Port of Felixstowe has set a new rail record, handling a total of 10,764 containers (16,209 TEU) by rail in the week ending 26th Sept...

Bristol deepsea box terminal moves ahead

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The UK’s Bristol Port Company (BPC) has appointed a specialised maritime engineering joint venture to carry out detailed site investigatio...

MOL achieves continuous engine operation

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Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has successfully achieved continuous operation of the main engine of its vessels in all load ranges by increasing the...

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