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MoU between Egypt and the Netherlands to establish and manage a logistics zone in the port of Alexandria
EDSCO : Egyptian-Dutch Alliance compsed Dutch Vitra Company and the Egyptian Al-Fatah Company. Engineer Kamel Al-Wazir, Minister of Transport witnessed the signing of,memorandum of understanding (MoU )regarding the establishment, equipment, management, exploitation, maintenance and re-delivery of an integrated logistics area with services for the handling and storage of clean dry…
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“K” Line, Northern Lights sign contracts for two LCO2 ships
The 7,5000m3 ships will be managed by “K” Line LNG Shipping (UK). Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (“K” Line) has entered into bare boat charter and time charter contracts with Northern Lights JV for two liquefied CO2 vessels. Designed to support the world’s first full-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) value chain,…
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GEODIS announces plans to acquire trans-o-flex to further develop its integrated freight network in Germany
GEODIS has signed an agreement to acquire trans-o-flex, a leading company in the premium express sector in Germany specialized in temperature controlled transport for pharmaceutical products as well as in time definite delivery of products for cosmetics, automotive and high-tech industries. Since 2016 the company is owned by the families…
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Port of Barry celebrates new lease with Scott Pallets
The family-run pallet solutions business, Scott Pallets, has completed a deal to renew their lease of a 57,510 sq ft warehouse premises, on a total site of 8.7 acres at ABP’s Port of Barry. The agreement sees the current contract extend by a further five years, and will continue to…
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A.P. Moller – Maersk and SunGas Renewables sign strategic green methanol partnership
Copenhagen, Denmark – As part of its strategy to decarbonize customers’ supply chains, A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has entered a green* methanol Letter of Intent with U.S. based SunGas Renewables, Inc., a spin-out of GTI Energy, and a leader in providing technology and equipment systems for large-scale production of…
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CMA CGM and the Port of Shanghai Accelerate their Decarbonisation Journey
The CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions, and Shanghai International Port (Group) Co., Ltd. (SIPG) signed today a long-term strategic collaboration to develop the mass scale use of “cold ironing” technology, the use of onshore power supply for containerships at the Port of…
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Impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the port of Rotterdam
The Ukraine war has resulted in several countries (including the European Union) imposing sanctions on Russia. The latest, eighth round of sanctions adopted by the European Council on 22 October imposed a price cap on crude oil from Russia and prohibits the import of steel, steel products, machines and certain…
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Hamburg Port info live on your smartphone
Hafen Hamburg Marketing e.V. (HHM) has published a new Port of Hamburg app and added numerous functions to it. It now offers comprehensive information for everyone – whether transport and logistics experts or port and ship enthusiasts interested in tourism. One highlight is the “Port live” function. It shows what…
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How Maersk put Deelite’s logistics to Chad on track
Deelite is a Cameroon-based importer and distributor of goods, including food and beverages, electronics, automobiles, household products, and FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods). The company also runs a chain of supermarkets and stores. Maersk has had a successful partnership with the customer, whose warehousing challenges in Cameroon are being tackled…
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Mawani :Increase in containers by 8% and 97% in general cargo in November
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s ports witnessed an 8.3 percent increase in cargo throughput volumes in November 2022 compared to the same period a year before, according to the latest release by the Saudi Ports Authority,( Mawani) Containerized cargo across the Kingdom’s ports maintained their upward swing, growing to 631,165 TEUs. The…
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