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Ports

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Ports

June 23, 2017

Thessaloniki Port Authority sale will bolster Greek GDP

The privatization of the Thessaloniki Port Authority (OLTH) may add up to 1.6 billion euros to Greece’s gross domestic product in the coming decade, according...

June 23, 2017

Fitch: Ports Face Structurally Slower Growth

Traffic growth in the ports sector is likely to remain well below historical levels for the foreseeable future, due to fundamental structural changes in the...

June 21, 2017

APM Terminals to Cut 160 Staff at Gothenburg Terminal Amid Strikes

Port operator APM Terminals, part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, said it will cut 160 staff at its Gothenburg terminal in Sweden, the largest in Scandinavia, as...

June 20, 2017

Qatar Petroleum announces new fuel-oil bunkering solutions in Qatar

Qatar Petroleum announced that fuel-oil bunkering solutions for all vessels calling on Qatari ports has been made available as of Monday. (more…)

June 20, 2017

‘Preferred Investor’ for Thessaloniki Port Authority Announced

Greece's privatization fund (HRADF) declared the international consortium that submitted the highest bid for a majority stake of the Thessaloniki Port Authority SA as the...

June 19, 2017

Hong Kong port container volumes up

The Port of Hong Kong saw container throughput rising 13.4% to 1.85m teu in May. (more…)

June 16, 2017

Gulf Crisis a “Blessing in Disguise” for Qatar Seaport

Qatar’s main seaport shows all the signs of having weathered the storm. Workers in hard hats monitor as giant yellow cranes lift hundreds of containers...

June 16, 2017

One wounded in missile attack on UAE ship off Yemen – report

One crew member was wounded when Yemen’s Houthis fired a missile at a United Arab Emirates ship in the Red Sea, the Saudi state news...

June 16, 2017

FBI opens probe of false ‘dirty bomb’ threat at South Carolina port

The FBI on Thursday said it was investigating a false threat that a “dirty bomb” was on a container ship at a terminal at the...

June 15, 2017

Southern US Ports Break Records as Panama Canal Anniversary Nears

Southern US ports are experiencing a record foreign trade boom thanks in part to an expanded Panama Canal that permits Asian cargo ships to reach...

June 14, 2017

Ocean Alliance switches Qatar call to Sohar, Oman

The Ocean Alliance has switched its Doha call to the Port of Sohar in Oman following sanctions against Qatar. (more…)

June 13, 2017

COSCO Shipping Teams Up with Greece’s Piraeus Port to Boost Container Traffic

Piraeus Port, operator of Greece’s biggest port and majority-owned by China’s COSCO Shipping, has agreed to team up with the operator of Shanghai port, the...

June 13, 2017

Port of Long Beach container throughput up in May

New vessel-sharing alliances and increased use of terminals pushed the number of containers flowing through the Port of Long Beach in May to a record...

June 13, 2017

Fujairah eases restrictions on tankers going to & from Qatar

The port of Fujairah eased Monday its restrictions on tankers going to or arriving from Qatari ports a week after it imposed a blanket ban...

June 12, 2017

Cosco and OLP to sign deals with Shanghai

Two Chinese officials will sign a cooperation memorandum between Piraeus Port Authority (OLP), its owner Cosco, and the port of Shanghai, concerning the increase in...