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Global Ports Announces the Acquisition of Eurobonds
Global Ports Investments PLC (“Global Ports” or the “Company” and, together with its subsidiaries and joint ventures, the “Group”) (LSE ticker: GLPR) today announces that the Group has purchased in the open market U.S.$ 198,399,000.00 of U.S.$ 350,000,000 6.50 per cent Guaranteed Notes due in 2023 (the “Notes”) issued by…
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Maersk to strengthen its Saudi Arabia operations with a new Cold Storage Facility at Mawani’s King Abdulaziz Port
The 13,300 sq. m. Cold Storage facility will be designed to handle 8,000 FFEs (Forty Feet Equivalent containers) and 168,000 pallet positions annually at Saudi Arabia’s second-largest port for refrigerated containers (Reefers). Dammam: A. P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk), a global integrator of container logistics, today signed an agreement with…
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COSCO completes the second phase of its project to create a green energy hub in the Port of Tianjin
COSCO Shipping completed the second phase of its project to create a green energy hub that the Port of Tianjin. One of China’s ten largest seaports and its northernmost port, COSCO is converting the terminals to operate on sustainable energy. Early in December, COSCO reports it completed the construction and…
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PORT OF LA AWARDS $6 MILLION TO FUND 22 ZERO-EMISSION TRUCKS
SAN PEDRO, Calif. – The Port of Los Angeles has awarded a total of $6 million to two trucking companies and their truck manufacturer partners to speed up the transition to zero-emission (ZE) drayage trucks serving the nation’s busiest container port. The grants will defray the cost of putting 22…
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Port of Oakland debuts zero-emissions top picks
Electric cargo handling equipment advances port’s zero-emissions goal Oakland, Calif. – Two, all-electric top picks are operating at the Port of Oakland. They are part of a demonstration project to create a zero-emissions seaport. The Oakland Seaport has joined a select group of seaports to operate the green technology equipment.…
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Bunker measuring system mandatory in Antwerp, Zeebrugge and Rotterdam
Antwerp-Bruges Port Authority and Port of Rotterdam Authority will make it mandatory to use a bunker measuring system (such as a Mass Flow Meter) on board bunker vessels to measure the exact amount of fuel delivered to sea-going vessels. This follows an independent study in both Antwerp and Zeebrugge and…
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THE Alliance announces service network upgrade plan for 2023
THE Alliance’s network has been reconfigured to ensure the most comprehensive port coverage to maximise the satisfaction of the member lines’ customers. The enhanced service setup will enter into effect from April 2023. One of the key highlights will be the deployment of larger newbuild ships to the Asia and…
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Project Logistics Alliance ( PLA ) Video
The Project Logistics Alliance ( PLA ) was founded in December 2016 by industry experts from around the globe, to address the special demands of project freight forwarding. The Project Logistics Alliance is an independent network distinguished by the quality of its members. The network was established by highly experienced…
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A.P. Moller – Maersk announces new and innovative cold storage facility in Norway
Oslo, Norway – A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) continues to integrate global end-to-end cold chains with the announcement of a new innovative cold storage facility planned for Flatholmen quay in Aalesund, Norway. The new facility is specifically designed to accommodate the needs of the vast Norwegian seafood industry. It will…
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GEODIS opens a new warehouse in the Nuremberg metropolitan region
In December, GEODIS officially put a newly built multi-user logistics facility into operation in Aurach, in the district of Ansbach. The new facility has direct transport links to the Nuremberg metropolitan region. It has 26,757 Euro pallet spaces in the high-bay warehouse and 9,000 m² of block storage space and…
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