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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping. The global shipping industry's decarbonization efforts once again face stormy seas. Faïg Abbasov, head of shipping at campaign group Transport & Environment, told BusinessGreen the proposal was "essentially an empty shell." "To Cecilia Keating.

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DP World Endorses Green Shipping Corridor in Push for Sustainable Maritime Trade

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VANCOUVER, Canada, December 14, 2023 /3BL/ - DP World , a global leader in integrated supply chain solutions, has endorsed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at establishing an international green shipping corridor linking Canada’s West Coast with ports in Asia and the Middle East. Lawrence Seaway.

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The Role of Ports in Strengthening Regional Economies

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In this article, we examine these questions and highlight innovative strategies that are shaping the future of global logistics. Economic Powerhouses Driving Regional Development Ports play a crucial role in both local and global economies, acting as essential arteries that drive trade, boost industrial growth, and create jobs.

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DP World Receives Largest-Ever Vessel to the Dominican Republic, Advancing Trade

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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, November 27, 2024 /3BL/ - DP World , a global leader in logistics and supply chain solutions, has successfully received the MSC Marie, an Ultra-Large Container Vessel (ULCV), at the Port of Caucedo, the largest ship to ever dock in the Dominican Republic.

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DP World Posorja Welcomes First Maersk Service Route, Boosting Ecuador’s Maritime Connectivity

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Posorja’s draft – which is over 15 meters – enables it to handle ultra-large container ships (ULCS), including those with capacities up to 22,000 TEUs. This allows shipping lines to deploy larger capacity vessels; for example, Maersk’s AC2 service includes vessels of 13,000 and 15,000 TEUs capacity.

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Sustainable infrastructure investments can aid the post-COVID recovery

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The economic fallout caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is forcing governments around the world to come up with policies for stimulating the global economy. Many are considering a tried-and-true method to boost economies in the short term and provide wide societal benefits in the long term: infrastructure investment.

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DP World Champions Global Logistics, Successfully Delivers Monorail Cars to Dominican Republic

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From there, they were loaded onto cargo ships that travelled thousands of miles across the Atlantic Ocean to DP World Saint John in New Brunswick, Canada. DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally.

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