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01.04.2020

Fostering trimodal solutions at duisport

Duisport has developed a trimodal container terminal as part of the new logistics concept for the logport VI location, including the basic conditions for legal approval. The area measures roughly 430,000 sqm and has a 500 m quay...

01.04.2020

Ro-ro terminal at Stockholm in the making

The last two of nine ramps for rolling goods have been installed at the Stockholm Norvik Port. Five were delivered to the recently newly rebuilt Värtahamnen Port and two to the reconstructed Port of Kapellskär. The ro-ro...

31.03.2020

Mixed results for Cosco Shipping Ports

There was a year before corona. In 2019, the Chinese port and terminal operator Cosco Shipping Ports witnessed rising revenues, which surged by 2.7% to USD 1.02 billion, but declining profits, which went down by 7.1% to USD 272.7...

31.03.2020

Obligatory sale of Long Beach terminal pays off

The decision of the committee on foreign investment in the United States to make Orient Overseas International (OOIL) sell its stake in Long Beach happened at the right time - for the seller. Since China’s Cosco Shipping acquired...

31.03.2020

EU redefines conditions for Fehmarn project

For Scandlines and Stena Line, the decision taken by the European Commission regarding the Fehmarnbelt fixed link at the end of March further speciifies the existing conditions for the project. After another review, the...

30.03.2020

ONE extends network to and in North Africa

The European branch of the Ocean Network Express, the Japanese container shipping conglomerate headquartered in Singapore, is extending its footprint in North Africa. The carrier has appointed two new third-party agents - the...

30.03.2020

Cranes for Berbera in Somaliland

Eight rubber tyre gantry cranes (RTGs) are part of the contract between port and terminal operator DP World and Liebherr Container Cranes. They will be delivered to DP World’s terminal in Berbera, Somaliland, and enter into...

30.03.2020

Little surprise: remote maritime surveys booming

The impact of the global pandemic has reinforced the value of remote survey services in the shipping industry. With some 15,000 surveys and inspections undertaken since the launch in October 2018, DNV GL sees a milestone in the...

27.03.2020

Bimco's maritime outlook for 2020

The Baltic and International Maritime Council (Bimco), the major international maritime association, with 2,100 members in more than 120 countries, has revised its forecasts for maritime transport for this year, due to the...

27.03.2020

Supplying LNG all around the Baltic Sea

In a joint letter of intent (LoI), Nauticor und Novatek Green Energy are planning to cooperate in the development of a LNG supply infrastructure in the Baltic Sea region. The aim of the partnership is to further expand the market...

27.03.2020

CEO addresses Valencia's port community

Extraordinary times also call for extraordinary words. One example is Aurelio Martínez Estévez, CEO of Valencia port, who addressed all collaborators in a letter under the headline: "Thank you and congratulations for making...

26.03.2020

Less to pay for in port of Hamburg

Deferring charges is currently one of the guiding principles in Hamburg (Germany). In order to ease the current burden on the shoulders of the port industry, ocean carriers, inland shipping companies as well as port skippers may...

26.03.2020

Improving traffic in Peruvian port

In the port of Callao in Peru, the country’s main harbour and one of Latin America’s most important ports, dense fog and haze are a consistent challenge for port operations. The Dirección de Contrataciones del Material (Dircomat)...

26.03.2020

Port of Zeebrugge goes for 5G

The Belgian Port of Zeebrugge’s 5G-ready, industrial-grade private wireless network deployment has entered its first operational phase. The aim is to provide private wireless connectivity to more than 100 endpoints across the...

25.03.2020

Volume backlash already in February

Seasonally adjusted, the container throughput index of the RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute for Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) fell to the lowest value in its history in February, dropping...

25.03.2020

Liner shipping consortia BER to prevail until 2024

The European Commission has decided to prolong the current liner consortia block exemption regulation (BER) until 2024. It was originally adopted in 2009, prolonged in 2014 for five years, and was due to expire on 25 April 2020....

25.03.2020

50% price cut in port fees

To keep the flow of shipped goods between Sweden and its neighbouring countries running, Ports of Stockholm has halved port fees for ferries at all three of the company’s ports. In this very serious situation, where countries...

24.03.2020

The Moody blues about the storm ahead

The Copenhagen (Denmark)-based maritime consultant Sea-Intelligence and the global ratings agency Moody’s see gloomy times ahead for the industry. "The worst is yet to come," Sea-intelligence said, pointing at the...

24.03.2020

New TOS operative in the port of Livorno

The CILP multipurpose terminal in the port of Livorno enters a new digital era. Its Milos® terminal operating system (TOS) is now operative. Circle, a company specialising in the analysis and development of automation and...

24.03.2020

Sleipnir rides into the Netherlands

The world’s largest crane vessel – which was put into operation by Heerema in July 2019 – has arrived in the Canlandkanaal in the Netherlands after completing a successful project in Trinidad. Before that, the crane vessel...