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08.02.2019

US terminals upgrading equipment

Port Newark container terminal (PNCT) in New Jersey (USA) recently took delivery of two megamax outreach cranes, and in Eddystone PA, the Penn Terminals have welcomed two new Liebherr super post panamax ship-to-shore (STS)...

08.02.2019

Port of Switzerland hoists container flag high

Port of Switzerland, operator of inland ports on the River Rhine, has tabled its 2018 figures. They show that the river’s prolonged low water period had a negative impact on the results. Up to H1/2018, the company was expecting a...

08.02.2019

Strong year too on US east coast

2018 was a year of peaks at the Port of New York and New Jersey (PNYNJ). Some 7.2 million teu were lifted and the throughput exceeded 2017’s tonnage by almost 7%. Import volumes were strong too, surging by 8.2%. According to...

07.02.2019

Japanese potential for port of Hamburg

When the free trade agreement between the European Union and Japan takes effect, economic experts expect to see foreign trade increase this year. Hamburg is one of Europe's leading ports for goods moving to/from Japan. A...

07.02.2019

Marseille Fos and Strasbourg set up multimodal partnership

Marseille Fos and Strasbourg port authorities have entered into a partnership agreement to strengthen the multimodal sea/waterway and rail links that serve the north-south axis in the hinterland of France. The four core...

07.02.2019

Global fleets rise in value says Vessels Value

According to information provided by the research and data mining company Vessels Value (VV), the top ten global fleets have gone up in value by USD 17.6 billion. While the Greek fleet increased its total value by over USD 5...

06.02.2019

Good fuels and blockchain savings

It is a special coalition: BHP, the Japanese shipping company NYK, Good Fuels and Bloc recently delivered sustainable biofuels to the BHP-chartered, NYK-owned bulk carrier "Frontier Sky". The CO2 savings have been...

06.02.2019

More cargo for port of Liverpool

The British retailer B&M is increasing its cargo volume into the port of Liverpool by 30% "following frustrations with delay-struck southern ports", as the port operator Peel Ports put it. After completing a...

06.02.2019

Hapag Lloyd redeeming ahead of deadline

The Hamburg-based carrier Hapag-Lloyd has decided to partially redeem EUR 170 million of its senior note at a fixed redemption price of 103.375% on 11 February 2019, prior to its maturity in 2022. The senior note was issued...

06.02.2019

Record year for port of Barcelona

Attaining new heights: The port of Barcelona was able to increase its container throughput by 15% in 2018. The port lifted a record 67.7 million t across all cargo sectors last year, a 10% increase year-on-year. Container...

05.02.2019

Supply vessel for offshore activities enters service

A supply vessel with extensive functions has started service for Rhenus Offshore Logistics, working in conjunction with A1 Offshore Solutions. The customer TenneT uses the ship for supply trips to offshore platforms as well as...

05.02.2019

Team Lines goes offboard

The shipping company Team Lines, which belongs to the Belgium-based Delphis Group, will stop all activities of Team Lines Deutschland with effect from 11 February. The feeder shipping company recently informed the customers and...

05.02.2019

Joint action to foster inland waterways in India

The Indian register of shipping and the government of Assam, a state in India’s north-east, have signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance the state’s inland water transport system and to improve commuter safety. The MOU...

04.02.2019

All's well that ends well for crew of MSC Mandy

The six crew members who had been kidnapped from the containership “MSC Mandy” during a pirate attack about 55 miles off the coast of Cotonou (Benin), on 1 January 2019, are now free. Seven to nine pirates with automatic...

04.02.2019

Port Synergy - growth in 2018, upgrade in Le Havre

The France-based Port Synergy Group processed just over 2.3 million teu in 2018, 9% more than in 2017. The group’s share of the container market in France amounts to about 50%. The boxes are handled by its two main subsidiaries -...

04.02.2019

UK: DfT tables outlook up to 2050

The UK's Department for Transport (DfT) has launched Maritime 2050, the first long-term strategy developed in partnership with industry. The government emphasised the importance of the maritime sector to Britain’s future success....

01.02.2019

Stena to deploy new ferry on Irish Sea

A new ro-pax ferry named the “Stena Estrid” has just been launched. According to the ferry operator’s plans, the newbuilding will go into service on the Dublin – Holyhead route at the beginning of 2020. The “Stena Estrid” is...

01.02.2019

Slight upswing for Marseille Fos in 2018

The port of Marseille Fos made modest progress in 2018. The total cargo throughput grew to 81 million t, 1% more than in 2017. Last year, container traffic rose by 2% to 1.4 million teu, and dry bulk volumes surged by 12% to 15.2...

01.02.2019

Tarros adds Marseille to GPS service

The La Spezia (Italy)-headquartered Tarros Group upgraded its Great Pendulum service (GPS), effective 31 January 2019. It ensures that Tarros is able to maintain a very efficient service network, with great reliability and...

31.01.2019

Mobile harbour crane acquisitions in 2018

Liebherr Maritime Cranes sold 83 mobile harbour cranes in 40 countries in 2018. That gave the company an estimated market share of up to 66% in the mobile harbour crane segment. The major clients were, inter alia, Qube Ports...