China frees up cabotage market

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China’s Ministry of Transport (MoT) has taken further, albeit limited steps to liberalise the country’s tightly restricted cabotage laws...

Auckland halts extension

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Ports of Auckland Limited (POAL) has decided not to appeal a judgement forcing it to abandon work underway on two berth extensions....

Krishnapatnam rail

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A new intermodal rail service has been started between India’s Krishnapatnam Port and Whitefield Depot (WFD) ICD. The first rake was a ful...

Tanzania Ports Authority reshaped

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Tanzania’s Minister of Transport, Samuel Sitta, has restructured the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) and appointed a new board of directors...

Limassol to be privatised

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Cyprus’s largest container port is to be privatised, and interest from global terminal operating companies is expected to be keen....

Teesport capacity boost

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PD Ports Teesport has completed a £22M investment project, including reconstruction of 305m of the quay, enabling it to accommodate fully l...

Transnet privatisation move?

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The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has agreed to help advise and fund private sector investment in joint ventures between South ...

Turmoil in Libya

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Port operations in Libya continue to be affected by conflict between various armed groups. Oil and product tankers have been bombed, and mo...

Chinese investments in Pakistan

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Substantial investments from China are planned to be made in Pakistan’s transport infrastructure, in support of Beijing’s plan to create...

DCT Gdansk growth

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Management at DCT Gdansk, Poland, has announced that the G6 Alliance will extend its Loop 7 Asia/Europe string to the facility in early Augu...

Big plans for Nacala

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The operator of the Port of Nacala in Mozambique has unveiled its long-term vision for the port’s development....

Liner freight rates sink

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These are worrying times for ocean carriers, with spot rates in many trades at historic lows. Data published by the Shanghai Containerised F...

Mitsubishi shipping fund

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Japan-based Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) has raised US$300M for its MC Seamax Shipping Opportunities Fund (SSOF), which will acquire, manage ...

CIMC wins legal battle

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The APC rack referred to on page one of this issue is an important factor in the cost of getting Chinese 53ft containers into the US....

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