Russia’s new diesel-electric icebreaker Viktor Chernomyrdin has finally made its maiden voyage to the Arctic to undergo ice trials, 18 months after it was commissioned. The vessel is the world’s longest non-nuclear icebreaker, but its construction was marred...

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Abu Dhabi’s AD Ports Group is to develop, operate, and manage a multi-purpose terminal at Safaga Port on Egypt’s east coast as a part of a consortium. The consortium in addition to AD Ports comprises the Red Sea Ports Authority and the Egyptian Group for...

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Cambodia has started construction of the first phase of a $1.5bn multi-purpose port in Kampot. Ground was broken on The International Multi-Purpose Logistics and Port Centre, with main investor Kampot Logistics and Port Co Ltd, on 5 May. The port is being...

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Wan Hai has become the second major carrier recently fined by the Federal Maritime Commission over violations of the Shipping Act of 1984 as it relates to charging detention fees on containers. The Taiwanese shipping company agreed to an $850,000 civil penalty and...

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