Global Ports Forum

Australia’s Port Hedland iron ore shipments to China jump 16% in December. reut.rs/2L3gQ2L

Singapore to host World Economic Forum Special Annual Meeting in May. www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/wef-world-economic-forum-2021-singapore-covid-19-13719862

Billionaire Adani Set to Develop Sri Lanka’s Port Terminal.

www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-03/billionaire-adani-set-to-develop-sri-lanka-s-port-terminal

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JSW Infra completes acquisition of Chettinad Group’s port biz for Rs 1K crwww.business-standard.com/article/companies/jsw-infra-completes-acquisition-of-chettinad-group-s-port-biz-for-rs-1k-cr-120111800380_1.html

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Worst Shipping Crisis in Decades Puts Lives and Trade at Risk [“https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2020-pandemic-shipping-labor-violations/”]

Dubai’s DP World to partner with Israeli firm in bid for Haifa Portwww.reuters.com/article/us-israel-emirates-shipping/israel-shipyards-dubais-dp-world-to-partner-in-shipping-port-activities-idUSKBN2670XR

UAE approves urgent use of China-developed COVID-19 vaccine after test on 31,000 volunteers.

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Global oil refining faces shake-up from Asian plastics boomwww.livemint.com/industry/energy/global-oil-refining-faces-shake-up-from-asian-plastics-boom-11598411803929.html

In China, the biggest of these is Rongsheng Petrochemical Co.’s plant on Zhoushan island, near Ningbo. The 800,000 barrel-a-day operation opened in 2019 and will reach full capacity before year-end. An Indian Oil Corp.-led group is planning a gigantic 1.2 million barrels a day oil-to-chemicals complex on the country’s west coast. Saudi Aramco, as part of its strategy to invest downstream in Asia, has or plans to take a stake in both projects.