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Ports
PPE Orders Are Driving Record Import Traffic At LA, Long Beach
By Mike Wackett (TheLoadstar) Despite the pandemic, the San Pedro Bay ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach saw strong container imports in July, with the better-than-expected volumes set to continue this month. Los Angeles recorded its busiest month of the year, and the second-best July in the...
Stored Crude Might Be Shipped From Blockaded Libyan Ports
by Aidan Lewis (Reuters) – A limited reopening of Libyan oil terminals could allow the export of some crude oil and condensate stored at Es Sider, Brega, Zueitina and Hariga, but leaves a months-long blockade of the ports in place, oil engineers say. East Libyan authorities said on Wednesday they...
DP World expands shipping footprint again in Indian deal
Ports and shipping group adds non-vessel feeder operations from Transworld
Navigator Holdings times creation of new LPG pool to perfection
US owner says its vessels are following the money into the ethylene trades
Indigenous Tribe Blocks Amazon River Ports To Prevent The Spread Of COVID-19
by Lucas Landau (Reuters) Members of the Kayapó indigenous tribe had blocked the route in center-west Brazil on Monday, protesting against a lack of government protection from the coronavirus pandemic that has killed several of their elders. Kayapó wearing warrior body paint and headdresses used...
Navigator ‘sweating its delicious assets’ with eye on growth
US LPG carrier company working hard to complete new Texas terminal, while targeting future projects
DIF reveals tie-up with CMA CGM in Spanish terminal
French fund makes second shipping move in cooperation with domestic line
Hong Kong and Singapore battle maritime Covid-19 cases
Container terminal and unnamed vessel latest hotspots for virus in two of Asia’s key maritime centres
Dubai keeps top five shipping hub ranking
Dubai has retained its position as one of the world’s top five shipping centres for the third consecutive year according to the latest International Shipping Center Development (ISCD) Index. The emirate is now ranked ahead of a number of leading historic maritime cities, including Rotterdam, Hamburg, Athens, New York, New Jersey and Tokyo.
Dubai’s enhanced status as a global hub for maritime shipping and logistics was confined in a report that was recently issued by The Baltic Exchange and...
https://www.themaritimestandard.com/dubai-keeps-top-five-shipping-hub-ranking/