Club warns of SOLAS "chaos"

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The UK P & I Club has warned that some terminals and shippers are unprepared for the enforcement of the SOLAS Chapter VI amendment on 1st Ju...

Durban protests escalate

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A blockade of the Port of Durban is planned for Wednesday, 27th April in protest at ‘overdevelopment’ at South Africa's biggest port...

VAT blamed for trade drop at Dar

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According to reports in Tanzania, the introduction of VAT on transit goods has greatly reduced the volume of transit business at the Port of...

Davies Turner doubles up in Scotland

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Davies Turner is doubling the size of its Scottish RDC and BRC-accredited site for the storage and distribution of foodstuffs at Cumbernauld...

Barge operators combine

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H&S Container Line, Danser Containerline and Ultrag-Brag have agreed to pool their services on the Upper Rhine...

What next for liner shipping?

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This year’s TOC Asia conference in Singapore highlighted how carriers are struggling to find an alternative to the business model that has...

Charleston to have second inland port

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Spurred by the success of Inland Port Greer, South Carolina Ports Authority plans to build a second such intermodal facility, at Dillon...

New “Ocean Alliance”

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CMA CGM, COSCO Container Lines, Evergreen Line and Orient Overseas Container Line are to form new alliance covering seven trade lanes...

Bolloré under investigation

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French prosecutors are investigating port terminal concessions won by Bolloré Group in Lomé in Togo and Conakry in Guinea in 2010 and 2011...

Social peace in Gdansk

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Polish affiliated Dockers’ union Solidarnosc has signed a collective bargaining agreement with Deepwater Container Terminal Gdansk...

Panama papers hit Walvis Bay

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Namibian port operator Namport has been mentioned in the Panama Papers relating to bribery payments connected with port contracts...

Europe "unites" on weighing

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European organisations representing shippers, freight forwarders, terminal operators and port authorities are calling on national authoritie...

Duisport Group continues positive growth

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Total operating performance for the 2015 business year including minority interests increased by 10% to €217M, with EBITDA up by 6% to €...

People on the move

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Latest round-up of appointments known to WorldCargo News in the global shipping, ports and allied sectors...

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