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22.08.2019

Baltic Ports Organisation focuses on port sustainability

The Baltic Ports Organisation (BPO) has been welcomed into the world ports sustainability programme following the signing of the WPSP declaration by Bogdan Ołdakowski, BPO secretary general. Guided by the UN’s 17 sustainable...

21.08.2019

Eurogate Tanger expands its capacities

The Eurogate Tanger Terminal (EGT), close to Gibraltar in Morocco, has decided to upgrade its equipment. The capabilities of four ZPMC ship-to-shore (STS) cranes will be expanded from the beginning of 2020 and completed in...

21.08.2019

Reaching new heights in Rostock

A quartet of dignitaries was invited to the official inauguration ceremony for the new heavy-duty crane that was held in the port area of Liebherr (Rostock, Germany) a few days ago: Christian Pegel, energy minister, Stefanie...

21.08.2019

Ulrichs in the starting block

At BBC Chartering, Ulrich Ulrichs has now taken over the CEO position from Svend Andersen as announced in May this year. The shareholders gave tribute to Andersen's job at BBC, operator of multipurpose and heavy lift vessels....

20.08.2019

Four new services raise throughput in port of Hamburg

In the first half of 2019, the port of Hamburg raised its container throughput by 7.5% to 4.7 million teu. This upswing is due to the four new liner services that were introduced between Hamburg and ports in the USA, Canada and...

20.08.2019

New service sets sail from Asia to the US Gulf region

The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), Maersk and ZIM have launched a new joint service from Asia to the US Gulf. The new service deploys ten ships of 4,500 teu capacity on the following rotation: Xiamen (China) – Yantian...

20.08.2019

Rotor sail for hybrid vessel

The Danish-German ferry operator Scandlines is working with Norsepower Oy, a clean technology and engineering company which specialises in wind propulsion technology, to install Norsepower’s rotor sail solution on board the “M/V...

19.08.2019

Risks for container terminals underestimated

The UK-headquartered TT Club recently published an analysis of the risks faced by container terminals. The group provides insurance to port authorities, terminals and stevedores on a global scale. This particular analysis focuses...

19.08.2019

Investing in the port of Novi Sad

The logistics company P & O Port Dubai (UAE), which bought the Serbian port of Novi Sad in May 2019, will invest around EUR 29 million in the port company to develop the facility. The construction of a new 189 m vertical quay...

19.08.2019

Port of Switzerland reverses the trend

The Port of Switzerland (comprising the ports of Kleinhüningen, Birsfelden and Muttenz-Auhafen) handled about 3.2 million t in the first half of 2019. This corresponds to an increase of 12.5% compared to the almost 2.87 million t...

16.08.2019

Grand in Guadeloupe

Den Schlüssel für einen höheren Umschlag in den Häfen bietet heute die Infrastruktur, die die Abwicklung von Grosscontainerschiffen ermöglicht. In Guadeloupe-Port Caraïbes ist seit dem Juli 2019 diese Möglichkeit gegeben, die die...

16.08.2019

Evergreen jacks up its profit

Evergreen Marine Corp. has published its results for Q2/2019. The Taipeh (Taiwan)-headquartered carrier announced a jump in gross profit of almost NTD 3.7 billion (USD 118 million). In the same period of 2018, the gross result...

16.08.2019

Boxes keep flowing into Los Angeles

Container throughput in California (USA) continues apace. For the fourth consecutive month, the Port of Los Angeles has set a new single-month cargo record. In July, the port moved more than 912,000 teu, making it the busiest...

16.08.2019

STS and RTG make hay while the sun shines

At its Las Palmas container terminal, Operaciones Portuarias Canarias (OPCSA) recently concluded an agreement that comprises a Kalmar complete care service contract covering the terminal's ship-to-shore (STS) and rubber tired...

15.08.2019

A new joint venture in Thailand

In Thailand, SCG Logistics and PSA Thailand have concluded an agreement to invest in the development and operation of the Thai Prosperity Terminal. A rebranding of the facility as Thai Connectivity Terminal (TCT) is part of the...

15.08.2019

Yang Ming's policy pays off

Reporting on Q2/2019, Yang Ming has reduced its financial losses significantly by 66.22% as compared to the same period of the previous year. The Taiwan-based carrier announced a gross profit from operations of NTD 1.16...

15.08.2019

Rising figures in Hamburg

The terminal operator Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) concluded the first half of 2019 with rising revenue and results. In conjunction with an increase in revenue in the logistics segment and a once again moderate uptick...

14.08.2019

ICTSI celebrates a successful first half of 2019

For the first six months of 2019, the Manila (Philippines)-headquartered port and terminal operator International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) has reported its unaudited financial results. The revenues from port operations...

14.08.2019

HMM joins up two of its services in the APAC region

South Korea’s Hyundai Merchant Marine has linked its Transpacific PS2 service to its China-India Express (CIX). This way, fourteen instead of fifteen ships of between 6,000 teu and 8,500 teu will call weekly at the following...

14.08.2019

Bremen restores the river Billerbeck to its natural state

As a compensatory measure, the port operator bremenports in Germany is currently attempting to return the middle and upper courses of the Billerbeck, a river near the port, to their natural state. The company has also drawn...