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Port of Gothenburg to Start LNG Facility

Feb 01, 2018

The Port of Gothenburg has launched the construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in an effort to open up new opportunities for LNG-fuelled ships. 'Construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility is now under way at the Port of Gothenburg…

Oil Shipments From Georgia's Batumi Port Down 34%

Feb 01, 2018

Oil and related shipments from Georgia's Black Sea port of Batumi in January were down 34 percent from a year earlier, an official at the terminal, operated by Kazakh KazMunaiGas , said on Thursday.The official gave no reason for the fall…

Croatia to Speed up Building of LNG Terminal in Adriatic

Feb 01, 2018

Croatia will pass a special law to speed up the construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the northern Adriatic, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Thursday. Croatia produces more than half of its gas consumption, some 2…

Maersk Line to Start New Asia-Latin America Service

Jan 31, 2018

Maersk Line announced the launch of the new Asia – Latin America / West Coast South America services. The service will provide Maersk Line’s customers with new direct products for Colombia, the Caribbean and Pecem, Brazil.  It will reduce transit times and offer greater port coverage…

AAPA Responds to Trump's SOTU Address

Jan 31, 2018

In his first State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress, President Donald Trump called on Congress to pass an infrastructure bill that generates $1.5 trillion in infrastructure investments and streamlines permitting for major capital projects from 10 to two years…

G3 Canada Grain Terminal to Open ahead of Schedule

Jan 31, 2018

Canada's biggest grain terminal on a throughput basis plans to open at Port Metro Vancouver in 2019, nearly one year ahead of schedule, the chief executive of grain handler G3 Canada Limited said on Friday. The terminal, capable of handling…

Hamburg Süd to Launch New Asia-Americas Service

Jan 31, 2018

Beginning in April, Hamburg Süd is launching a new service network between Asia and South America West Coast, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.Concealed behind the service names ASPA and ASCA will then be a completely new product…

WISTA Singapore Launches Asia Conference

Jan 31, 2018

Women leaders from all over the world will gather in Singapore to attend the forthcoming WISTA Singapore Asia Conference taking place on May 10, 2018. The theme of the conference is “#UnlockingAsia – Opportunities and Threats” and topics such as “Ports & Terminals”…

Port of Rotterdam, IBM to Build a Connected, Smart Port of the Future

Jan 31, 2018

The Port of Rotterdam Authority and IBM has announced their collaboration on a multi-year digitization initiative to transform the port’s operational environment using Internet of Things (IoT) technologies in the cloud to benefit the port and those who use it…

Spectra Logistics Opens New Container Yard in Sri Lanka

Jan 30, 2018

GAC Logistics Sri Lanka and Hemas Transportation have opened a new 30,000m² container yard with a capacity of 6,000 TEUs at their joint integrated logistics facility in the Muthurajawela Industrial Zone, Wattala. It is the latest development in the partnership between the two companies…

Britain Reviewing Risks to its Satellite-Reliant Infrastructure

Jan 30, 2018

Britain is reviewing its reliance on satellite-based technology for critical infrastructure including the Global Positioning System (GPS) as the threat of jamming attacks and disruptions grows, a government report said on Tuesday.Emergency services…

APM Terminals Pipavav Profits Slide

Jan 30, 2018

APM Terminals Pipavav (Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd), has announced its financial results for the third quarter ended December 31, 2017.The company reported a net profit of INR 500 million  ($7.8 mln) for Q3FY18 as against INR 645 million ($10 mln)  in Q3FY17…

EDF Offers Long-term LNG Regas Capacity at Dunkirk Terminal

Jan 30, 2018

Electricite de France (EDF) has offered up to three billion cubic metres of annual regasification capacity at the Dunkirk liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal for 18 years from Jan. 1, 2019, it said in a market notice.The terminal's…

US Coal Firms Plead for West Coast Export Terminals

Jan 30, 2018

The ailing U.S. coal industry is ramping up its political and legal offensive to win approval for West Coast export terminals that could provide a lifeline to lucrative Asia markets. Coal producers filed two recent lawsuits against governments…

Hapag-Lloyd to Commence Middle East-Africa Service

Jan 29, 2018

Ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd will commence a new weekly service between the Port of Jeddah and the east coast of Africa in April. With the East Africa Service (EAS), the liner shipping company will be calling at the ports of Mombasa (Kenya) and Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) for the first time…

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