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Hutchison Port Holdings Limited, trading as Hutchison Ports, is a private holding company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands. The port operator group is a subsidiary of CK Hutchison Holdings. Some operation of the company were listed as Hutchison Port Holdings Trust in Singapore Exchange.

Ocean Network Express (ONE) collaborates with Paris Optimal Transport Planning Solution (PARIS) to optimise a greener inland supply chain

Ocean Network Express (ONE) Inland Operations and PARIS Optimal Transport Planning Solution (PARIS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hutchison Port Holdings,...

BEST consolidates its position as a mega terminal with two new cranes at the Port of Barcelona

On 7 May, Hutchison Ports BEST took delivery of two new super post panamax gantry cranes, which join the eleven already in operation, together with two new...

APM Terminals agrees divestment of APM Terminals Rotterdam to Hutchinson Ports

APM Terminals (APMT) and Hutchison Ports are pleased to announce that Hutchison Ports Netherlands B.V., a subsidiary of Hutchison Ports, has signed an...

Barcelona starts process to move container traffic away from the city

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 25, 2021 – The Port Authority of Barcelona has issued a tender which is the first step in relocating the APM...

Hutchison Ports BEST terminal welcomes first LNG-powered vessel

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 15, 2021 – The Hutchison Ports BEST terminal at Barcelona port has handled the first ship powered by liquefied...

The first ship affected by the blockade of the Suez Canal arriving in Barcelona is operating normally

The container ship MSC Amber, the first ship affected by the Suez Canal blockade to arrive at the Port of Barcelona, has docked tonight at the BEST terminal...

Analysis – Germany enters the fray for the reconstruction of the Port of Beirut; What about France, China, Turkey, the USA, Russia, the UAE & Kuwait?

Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe) April 7, 2021 – Germany is reportedly prepared to submit a proposal for the reconstruction of the port of Beirut, which was...

Analysis – Could DP World and Maersk prevent China from taking over all Haifa Bay ports?

Haifa, Israel (PortSEurope) November 2, 2020 – At the end of October, Israel Shipyards Industries together with Dubai-based DP World submitted a...

Analysis – France expected to beat China in the race for the Port of Beirut – Hezbollah is the main obstacle

Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) October 27, 2020 – Two months after the deadly explosions that destroyed most of Beirut port, Lebanon’s largest, it is...

ACM clears acquisition of container terminal of APM Terminals by ECT’s parent company

The Netherlands Authority for Consumer and Markets (ACM) has cleared Hutchison Ports Netherlands, parent company of container terminal operator ECT, to acquire...

Huge fire erupts in Beirut port, 36 days after deadly explosion

Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) September 10, 2020 – A huge fire erupted in Lebanon’s largest port of Beirut in a warehouse storing cooking oil and then...

Hutchison Ports to work on new container terminal in Egypt

Hong Kong-based port operator Hutchison Ports has entered into an agreement with the Egyptian Navy to develop and operate a new container terminal in Egypt...

Beirut Container Terminal back in operation

Beirut, (PortSEurope) August 14, 2020 – Four days ago on Monday August 10, the Beirut Container Terminal restarted operations. On the afternoon of 4...

Terms for tender of concession of Beirut port container terminal change

Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) July 19, 2020 – Earlier this year, the Ministry of Public Works and Transport issued a tender for the concession of Beirut...

BEST experiences its highest number of movements by scale for three consecutive weeks

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 2, 2020 – The semi-automatic terminal of the Barcelona port of Hutchison Ports BEST (Barcelona Europe South...

Barcelona Hutchison Ports BEST achieves status of Authorized Economic Operator and Temporary Deposit Warehouse

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) June 8, 2020 – The semi-automatic terminal of the port of Barcelona Hutchison Ports BEST has obtained the status of...

APMT Barcelona: COVID-19 Terminal Status Update – April 7, 2020

News Update – COVID-19 Terminal Status Update – April 7, 2020 General status: APM Terminals Barcelona is operating normally. The action...

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