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Gothenburg RoRo Terminal cargo volumes rise 5% after infrastructure upgrades
Sweden’s Gothenburg RoRo Terminal increased cargo volumes handled over its quays by 5% year on year in the first half...
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Australian fund IFM buys 64% of UK port operator ABP in £10bn-plus deal
Australian asset manager IFM Investors has agreed to acquire a 63.88% controlling stake in Associated British Ports, the UK’s largest...
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Chinese and Australian ports target low-carbon boxships on green corridor by 2035
The ports of Shanghai and Melbourne have moved their China-Australia green shipping corridor into the implementation phase, targeting deployment of...
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Maersk unit and Vietnam’s Hateco plan four-terminal rail freight network
A.P. Moller-Maersk’s APM Terminals and Vietnamese conglomerate Hateco Group have signed a non-binding agreement to develop plans for a four-terminal...
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Only 4% of port-sector respondents can prove earnings gains from AI
Artificial intelligence adoption is accelerating across ports and terminals, but only 4% of respondents can demonstrate measurable earnings gains from...
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Hapag-Lloyd expects more services to return to Suez Canal
German liner Hapag-Lloyd expects more of its services to return to the Suez Canal, with two Asia-Europe services already using...
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Persian Gulf oil flows top 24m bpd as Hormuz traffic reaches 14m bpd
Persian Gulf oil flows averaged more than 24m barrels per day in the week through 18 October, topping the 23.3m...
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DP World deploys 17 automated electric cranes at Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah port
DP World has deployed 17 automated electric rubber-tyred gantry cranes at its South Container Terminal in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah Islamic...
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10th Milestone Congress “Hydraulic Engineering Structures and Dredging”
Set in the historic heart of Moscow—just 500 meters from the Kremlin—the 10th Milestone Congress “Hydraulic Engineering Structures and Dredging”...
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EU selects six maritime projects in €3.4bn net-zero funding round
Six maritime technology projects are among 77 schemes selected for about €3.4bn ($3.82bn) of EU Innovation Fund support across 23...
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Mintra Reaches 15,000 Vessel Milestone as Demand for Digital Workforce Solutions Grows
Yesterday, Mintra announced that more than 15,000 customer vessels are now using its digital training and workforce management solutions, marking...
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Baltic Dry Index Rises Further to Near 1-Week High
The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, was up for a...
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Shipping: More Newbuilding Contracting This Week
Anumber of newbuilding orders were reported over the past week. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Banchero Costa commented that...
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Shipping: The El Niño Effect
The El Niño impact on shipping is one to consider, when considering potential 2027 freight disruptions. In its latest weekly...
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ESI 2.0 prompts ports to rethink environmental incentive schemes
The updated Environmental Ship Index (ESI 2.0) is prompting ports to review how they reward better environmental performance, as the...
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Europe gas trades at 2022 highs as Houthi strikes trigger supply fears
European wholesale natural gas futures resumed their upward trajectory on Tuesday, rising back toward their highest levels since 2022 as...
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Trump waives Russia oil sanctions to preserve Ukraine peace talks
US President Donald Trump has indefinitely waived new legally mandated sanctions and tariffs on the largest buyers of Russian oil,...
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HD Hyundai Wins $1.42 Billion HMM Ship Order
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, HD Hyundai’s intermediate holding company for shipbuilding, said on Oct. 20 it signed a...
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Kpler Strengthens Vessel Tracking with Airbus Satellite Detection
The agreement adds daily independent vessel detection to Kpler’s existing satellite and AIS network, creating a more powerful view of...
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MARPOWER Advances Key Technologies for Maritime Decarbonization
Maritime transport remains one of the most challenging sectors to decarbonize due to its high energy requirements, reliance on fossil...
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