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07.10.2020

Digital US contract platform goes Europe

The New York Shipping Exchange (Nyshex), a digital freight contracting platform for container shipping, has raised USD 13.5 million from investors to support further expansion of the business. The company reported that these...

06.10.2020

SAL's step over the Atlantic

This may be the beginning of a wonderful marriage. SAL Heavy Lift and Intermarine, two well-known brands in the heavy lift shipping arena, join forces within the Americas and for cross-Atlantic trade. SAL Heavy Lift, a member of...

06.10.2020

Confidence in shipping on the rise

Carriers seem to be finding the way out of the valley of tears, gradually. One of the Big Three in Ratings, the Agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P), has just upgraded its perspective on the carrier Hapag-Lloyd. The...

06.10.2020

New terminal active in Wilhelmshaven

Mosolf has commenced operations at its auto terminal in Wilhelmshaven. The terminal operator will handle vehicles and other rolling cargo at the German Northern port and plans to develop further lines of business in the medium...

06.10.2020

Nordic ro-ro operations about to begin

The final preparations for the opening of the new ro-ro terminal in the Stockholm Norvik Port are underway. Sweden’s newest port currently covers an area of 440,000 sqm. The last of eleven million paving stones was laid at the...

Raten kleben an der Decke

Die Rekord-Raten im Spot-Markt sind für Drewry nur der Anfang. Die Konzentration der Reedereien, die Allianzen und das Kapazitätsmanagement läuten eine neue Ära ein.

05.10.2020

Ship managing unit with two stakeholders

The multinational Thome Group and the Hamburg-headquartered shipping company Carsten Rehder have decided to cooperate in a joint venture. A new company, Thome Shipmanagement Germany, with the Thome Group and Carsten Rehder as...

05.10.2020

Another cyber victim

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has confirmed that it has been hit by a cyber-attack against its IT-systems. The UN organisation spoke of “technical issues” at first, but declared by the end of the week on its...

05.10.2020

ICS publishes updated corona guidance

The first guidance of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) for the global shipping industry to help combat the spread of Covid-19 was issued in March 2020. Since a great deal has changed since spring this year, the ICS...

02.10.2020

ZIM launches new service

The Haifa (Israel)-headquartered shipping group ZIM is expanding its activities in the East Med and the Black Sea. The carrier has introduced the New Levant - Black Sea Express (LBX) service which is planned to commence on 6...

02.10.2020

Update of CMA CGM's digital status

Now it is the CMA CGM group's turn. After Maersk and other shipping groups, the French carrier, hit this week by a cyber attack, continues to recover. Ceva Logistics was spared by the "Ragnar Locker Gang" suspected...

02.10.2020

Finally united in African waters

After one year, an existing cooperation now formalizes its activities under a new brand. United Marguisa Lines (UML) is the operating company active in continuation of the joint sailing agreement (JSA) between Marguisa and United...

01.10.2020

Another billion USD for the Suez Canal

The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has scheduled investments of just over USD 1 billion for the coming financial year 2021. Among other projects, the assigned investments will be used for the completion of four tunnels underneath...

01.10.2020

Hapag-Lloyd's hybrid prototype is on

The conversion of the 15,000 teu Hapag-Lloyd ship “Sajir” is currently underway in the Huarun Dadong dockyard in Shanghai. The major part, a LNG tank weighing 1,300 t, was recently hoisted into the ship and will be welded to the...

01.10.2020

Antwerp looks for concessionaire

Despite the global pressure on the breakbulk trade, the port of Antwerp plans to push this segment. The Churchill Dock, located in the middle of the Belgian port, is set to become a fully-fledged ‘breakbulk dock’. On the...

30.09.2020

Multi-function terminal in Trieste in German majority

After participating in ports in Odessa (Ukraine) and Tallinn (Estonia), the Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) is taking a majority stake of 50.01% in the multi-function terminal "Piattaforma Logistica Trieste"...

30.09.2020

Houston back to pre-pandemic trade flows?

For the first six months of this year, container traffic at Port Houston declined just 2.3% compared to the same period last year, according to the Texan port's records. Houston’s container activity in August now came close to...

30.09.2020

MSC on EHSQ

On the world maritime day, the Switzerland-based carrier published its fourth report on sustainability. This year's report, called ‘Sustainable shipping for a sustainable planet’, also raised awareness of the United Nations'...

29.09.2020

CMA CGM updates WAX service

CMA CHM has decided to modify its service between West Africa and Asia as of the beginning of October 2020. The carrier said in a press release that it wants to "enhance service quality and reliability in Cameroon."...

29.09.2020

Laurels for the Port of Montréal

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has recognised the work of 28 port authorities in its annual environmental improvement, facilities engineering, information technology and communications awards programmes....