Port & Shipbuilding
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2017
Mar 29
Liverpool2 to boost Scotland’s deepest container terminal
Scotland’s deepest container terminal expects to double its business in the next five years thanks to the recent opening of £400million ‘sister’ terminal – Liverpool2.
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2017
Mar 18
Port of Felixstowe announces fresh expansion project
Seven acres of seabed are to be reclaimed and developed for container storage in the latest expansion of Britain’s premier boxport.
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2017
Mar 03
APM's Lazaro Cardenas Terminal Receives First Ship
APM Terminals' new $900 million container facility at the Port of Lazaro Cardenas has opened for business with the arrival of its first vessel, the 8,800 TEU Maersk Salalah.
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2017
Feb 25
APM Terminals increases Port Elizabeth investment plans to USD $200 million in preparation for ultra large container ships
Alongside infrastructure improvement projects announced by the Port Authority NY/NJ, this investment will further enable global trade at the largest container terminal on the east coast of the United States.
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2017
Feb 10
Hamburg Wins Partial Approval for Elbe Dredging
For years, the port of Hamburg has sought to dredge the 70 nm of shipping channels on the lower Elbe to a depth 51 feet, which would allow the world's biggest box ships to...
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2017
Jan 20
Portland Port Cruising Towards A Happy 2017
It's looking like another record breaking cruise season for Portland Port as it prepares to take on the greatest number of passengers to date.
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2017
Jan 19
Hong Kong Marks First Sub-20 Million TEU Year Since 2002
Annual container volumes at the Port of Hong Kong have fallen below 20 million TEU for the first time in thirteen years when the port saw 19.1 million TEU in 2002.
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2017
Jan 16
Ports deny treating North Sea oil support vessel market like cash cow
Ports in the north-east of Scotland have denied charging oil support vessels over the odds for harbour berthing spaces and services.
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2017
Jan 14
America's Largest Ports are Busier Than Ever
At least three of the largest American container ports posted record-setting volumes in 2016. Full-year results are not yet in from all of the top ten port authorities, but...
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2016
Dec 30
Record freight volume for port of Antwerp
The port of Antwerp will close 2016 with an expected record volume of more than 214 million tonnes of freight handled.