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27.01.2020

Two trial runs for autonomous shipping

The Norwegian technology group Kongsberg will install and test autonomous navigation equipment on board two ships this year. Kongsberg, the Norwegian Sintef research institute and several European partners will take part in this...

Klar zum Rennen!

Die Rallye ist legendär und ein echtes Marathonrennen über lange Distanzen durch die Wüste – die Rede ist von der Dakar 2020. Zur 42. Auflage der Rallye wurden Fahrzeuge und das zusätzliche Material auf einem RoRo-Schiff der...

24.01.2020

Grimaldi's next PCTC will sail transatlantic waters

Recently, the Naples (Italy)-headquartered shipping company Grimaldi Group took delivery of the third of the seven ships commissioned to the Chinese shipyard Yangfan, located in Zhoushan. Just like her two sister ships delivered...

24.01.2020

Port of Strasbourg: reconquista à la française

The inland port of Strasbourg handled 7.6 million t of cargo in 2019. This significant increase of 28.5% compared to 2018 was partially due to the recovery after the exceptional low water phenomenon of the previous year. In 2019,...

24.01.2020

Mayotte's new port community system in operation

The Longoni port community in Mayotte, which is part of an archipelago in the Indian Ocean to the Northwest of Madagascar and the 101st department of France, is now connected to the cargo community systems Ci5 (see ITJ Daily of...

23.01.2020

Takeover in New Orleans

Associated Terminals has acquired the New Orleans Bulk Terminal, still banking on the former owner. Located on the Michoud Slip, just off the Intracoastal Waterway, New Orleans Bulk Terminal is a privately owned 202 sqm facility....

23.01.2020

More boxes going via Trieste

The port of Trieste is experiencing an upswing, not least due to the expansion of the rail connections in the hinterland. The container terminal of the port, Trieste Marine Terminal is also booming: it handled almost 688,700 teu...

23.01.2020

A new platform for investors in maritime

Will the tide of investments in the maritime world turn? The Schulte Group, a major German ship owner and ship manager, and DEVK, a German insurance group, are launching the Navigo Shipholding AG (Navigo), a maritime asset...

22.01.2020

DP World invests in Swissterminal

Dubai (UAE)-based DP World has made a strategic investment in Switzerland to extend its network of 150 operations in more than 50 countries. With effect from 23 January 2020, DP World is taking a stake of 44% in Swissterminal...

22.01.2020

Danelec Marine greets investor

Danelec Marine has made public an investment by Northern European growth equity investor Verdane to accelerate the company’s growth in its core markets. Headquartered in Denmark, Danelec Marine is a supplier of voyage data...

22.01.2020

Improving safety for port operations

Under the leadership of the Dutch ports of Rotterdam and Amsterdam, eleven seaports have developed uniform port regulations for the first time. For instance, the port operators have decided to cooperate in matters of...

21.01.2020

Throughput in Spanish ports increased in 2019

According to the latest data until and including November 2019 released by the Spanish state ports, the Puertos del Estado handled a total of 508.8 million t of merchandise in the first 11 months of 2019. This is a rise of 1.1%...

21.01.2020

MSC extends Caribbean network

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company will introduce a new service between Progreso, Mexico and Freeport, Bahamas. The new service will commence on 7 February 2020. This launch will extend MSC’s network in the Gulf of Mexico and...

21.01.2020

More cyber security at the port of Ashdod

The Mediterranean port of Ashdod will start pilot trials of the Port-Dome cyber protection software on several systems in early 2020, after which the technology will be installed across the port’s entire network. This will...

20.01.2020

Drewry has a less optimistic forecast for 2020

According to the London-based maritime consultancy Drewry’s recently published Container Forecaster report, the outlook for the container shipping market in 2020 remains moderate. Drewry is now anticipating that world container...

20.01.2020

LHG: strong performance and positive outlook

With around 22.1 million t in 2019, throughput at the Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft (LHG) matched the level of the previous year. With the leased terminals, the result amounts to 22.3 million t. The around 730,000 units in ro-ro...

20.01.2020

Three newbuilds for India's Tomini Shipping

The Delhi (India)-headquartered company Tomini Shipping greeted the New Year by naming three ultramax carriers, the “Tomini Entity” (63,500 dwt), “Tomini Felicity” (63,300 DWT) and “Tomini Tenacity” (63,601 dwt). The three units...

17.01.2020

First full services plan of The Alliance with new member

There is a new core member in the club. The South Korean Hyundai Merchant Marine has entered the Alliance, joining the carriers Hapag-Lloyd, Ocean Network Express and Yang Ming. With the FMC acceptance of HMM membership, the...

17.01.2020

Upgrades for Stockholm Norvik underway

The container terminal of Hutchison Ports in Stockholm Norvik Port is expecting the arrival of two new super-post-Panamax cranes. The container cranes began their journey from Shanghai (China) on 10 January and will arrive for...

17.01.2020

CLH Group introduces sustainable newbuilding

The Madrid (Spain)-based CLH Group has made a new tanker part of its fleet. The “Castillo de Arteaga”, which was built in 2019, reduces SOx and NOx emissions by means of a hybrid “scrubber” in addition to a waste water treatment...