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31.10.2019

Jaxport in upbeat mood at the end of fiscal year

The Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport), one of Florida’s major container ports, achieved record volumes in containers, vehicles and overall tonnage during the fiscal year ending 30 September 2019. Altogether, the port handled...

30.10.2019

OOCL gains ground in 2019

OOCL has reported its unaudited operational results for Q3/2019, which ended on 30th September this year. The Hong Kong-headquartered company saw an uptick in volumes (+4.1%) compared to the same period last year. Total...

30.10.2019

Basra Gateway Terminal extension goes on stream

The two new berths, Berths 25 and 26, of the Basra Gateway Terminal (BGT), have started operations. Their opening also marks the completion of the operator ICTSI’s USD 250 million investment programme in Iraq. Located in Umm...

30.10.2019

Two digital steps forward for Haropa - Le Havre

Two new contracts for the digital development of its services have been signed by Haropa - Le Havre. The industrial partnership with Airbus aims to develop a common software solution for their respective systems Styris...

29.10.2019

Record level of global container fleet capacity

The liner's appetite for new capacities seems to be insatiable. The business intelligence provider Alphaliner has presented current figures, showing that the global container fleet´s capacity has just passed the threshold of 23...

29.10.2019

MOL opts for wind power

On the back of the recent AIP approval for the Wind Challenger, a wind-assisted vessel design by Class NK, Tokyo (Japan)-headquartered MOL is joining the International Windship Association (IWSA) as a full member. For the last...

29.10.2019

Transatlantic JV for the US offshore wind industry

Hamburg (Germany)-based Bernhard Schulte Offshore (BSO) and Mid Ocean Wind (MOW), which operates in the USA, have agreed on a joint venture to build and operate support vessels for the US offshore wind industry. They will also...

28.10.2019

Global port indices in August above last year's figures

The London (UK)-headquartered maritime consultancy Drewry has published its recent Container Port Throughput Indices for August this year, based on monthly throughput data for a sample of over 220 ports worldwide and representing...

28.10.2019

Port of Barcelona celebrates its 150th birthday

The port of Barcelona has just celebrated its 150th anniversary. Mercè Conesa, president of the port of Barcelona, asked the state authorities of the Puertos del Estado to speed up approval of the new strategic framework of the...

28.10.2019

IRclass recognised by shipping nation Denmark

The Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) has approved the application by the Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) for authorisation as a “recognised organisation” (RO). Seeking RO status from key maritime flags is an essential part...

25.10.2019

«Baustein der digitalen Plattform»

Das auf Cargo Community Systeme (CCS) spezialisierte Unternehmen MGI entwickelt sich, ohne seine Herkunft zu vergessen. Dominique Lebreton unterstreicht, dass die 1985 gegründete IT-Firma auf Internationalisierungskurs ist (vgl....

25.10.2019

Avoiding the northern route: MSC joins the club

The Switzerland-based MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has now also proclaimed to stay out of the Arctic - for environmental reasons. Like CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd, the carrier is thus joining a growing list of shipping...

25.10.2019

The Russia Express Service returns

The Turkey-headquartered Arkas and its VSA partner Sealand Europe & Med, a Maersk affiliate, are restarting the seasonal Russia Express Service (Rex). The service will start in the 44th week from Mersin (Turkey). This new...

25.10.2019

Iumi wants more fire resistance

Iumi (the International Union of Marine Insurance) recently raised its voice saying that this year has already seen an alarming number of containership fires, including the “Yantian Express”, the “APL Vancouver”, the “Grande...

Nachhaltigkeit in Zusammenarbeit

Nachhaltigkeit ist ein beliebtes Schlagwort dieser Tage. Der belgische Hafen Antwerpen will damit ernst machen – und holt für zahlreiche Massnahmen gleich seine multimodalen belgischen Nachbarn mit ins Boot.

24.10.2019

Wedding of Antwerp and Zeebrugge definite?

The ongoing exchange of a closer cooperation of the two European port authorities of Antwerp and Zeebrugge in Belgium has entered its next phase. The ports officials said they have now given the green light for merger...

24.10.2019

Busy times in Long Beach

The port of Long Beach on the US West Coast witnessed the best September of its 108-year history. In total, almost 707,000 teu were handled in September, slightly more (+0.8%) than during the same month a year ago. While imports...

24.10.2019

Four musketeers for one terminal

Container transport is increasing in comparison to bulk cargo. Duisburger Hafen (duisport) will withdraw its coal island from the market as from 2020 and build a trimodal container terminal on the site in cooperation with three...

23.10.2019

Maersk pleased with 2019's results

The Copenhagen (Denmark)-based Based A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S (APMM) has upgraded its expectations for the 2019 result. The optimism derives from the financials of Q3 and the updated outlook for freight rates, volumes and bunker...

23.10.2019

Beefing up capacities in Mexico

In the Pacific port of Manzanillo, the terminal Contecon Manzanillo (CMSA), the Mexican subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI), which is headquartered in Manila (Philippines), recently took delivery of...