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08.03.2024

Chinese ports visit Bilbao's wind power hub

A Chinese delegation from the ports of Yantai and Shandong, accompanied by representatives of Nordex Acciona, recently visited the port of Bilbao and Consignaciones Toro y Betolaza terminal. They were briefed by Andima...

Der Preis verengter Arterien

Analysen und Zahlen zu den Auswirkungen wachsender Verkehrsengpässe auf den Weltmeeren. Das Jahr 2024 hat tatsächlich den erwarteten turbulenten Einstieg in der Hochseeschifffahrt gebracht. Die Vision von Lesseps erlebt den...

07.03.2024

Wärtsilä & EBDG cut port emissions

Technology group Wärtsilä has entered into a collaboration agreement with naval architecture and marine engineering firm Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) to enhance the clean harbour alternative mobile power (Champ) barge design....

07.03.2024

San Diego's green lift

SSA Marine and the port of San Diego have introduced the first of six zero-emissions cargo handling equipment at the Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal. The 24,948 kg Wiggins Yard eBull battery electric forklift, named "the...

07.03.2024

Electric reachstackers for Melbourne

Kalmar has secured a deal to supply the Intermodal Terminal Company (ITC) in Australia with six Kalmar electric reachstackers and two Kalmar electric empty container handlers. This eco-friendly equipment will operate at ITC's...

06.03.2024

Port of Switzerland braves 2023's economic waves

The Port of Switzerland recorded an 8% increase in cargo handling in 2023, totalling 4.97 million t, slightly below the 5 million mark. The rise was attributed to a 46.5% increase in the storage of mineral oil products after a...

06.03.2024

Eight new ports join Green Award

The Green Award Foundation has announced that eight new Japanese ports managed by the Osaka Ports and Harbors Bureau have joined as incentive providers, offering discounted port fees to certified vessels. This expansion...

06.03.2024

Samskip's Baltic Sea upgrade

Samskip has increased capacities on its Baltic Sea service and added the port of Klaipeda to its network. This expansion follows the successful launch of Samskip's dedicated Baltic Sea shortsea service in November 2023. The...

06.03.2024

Saving fuel with antifouling

The Taiwanese shipping company Wan Hai has achieved an 8% reduction in fuel consumption and emissions using Nippon Paint Marine's antifouling products A-LF-Sea and Fastar. This improvement aligns with the shipping industry's...

05.03.2024

Ammonia fuel study initiated

Fundación Valenciaport is conducting a study on the safety of using ammonia as fuel for ships. This initiative, co-funded by the European maritime safety agency (Emsa) with a budget of EUR 450,000, aims to create a framework for...

05.03.2024

Trelleborg's new piloting tool

Trelleborg Marine and Infrastructure has secured an exclusive licensing agreement with the Port of Auckland Limited (Poal) to distribute the eMPX application worldwide. This agreement aligns with Poal’s strategy to focus on its...

05.03.2024

Seafreight sustainability partnership

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics and HMM are collaborating to advance sustainable seafreight solutions, in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement. Hellmann aims to reduce its scope 3 emissions in seafreight, partnering with HMM...

04.03.2024

ICTSI's financial discipline pays off

In FY/2023, International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) reported a net income of USD 511.53 million, a 17% decline from the previous year, primarily due to non-cash impairment charges. However, excluding these...

04.03.2024

Automated future at Sines

PSA Sines in Portugal has introduced six new fully automated rubber-tired gantry cranes (aRTGs), as part of its transition towards fully automated yard equipment. Added to the existing twenty-nine, the new units will be used to...

04.03.2024

50 vessels, one alliance

Jumbo Shipping, SAL Heavy Lift, and Intermarine have formed a new commercial joint venture called JSI Alliance, combining their fleets and commercial activities for breakbulk and project cargo. Set to launch on 1 March 2024, the...

04.03.2024

P&O Ferries charting a cleaner course

P&O Ferries significantly reduced its carbon emissions in 2023, cutting nearly 50,000 t with the introduction of a new hybrid ferry and the fleet support centre for fuel and energy efficiency. This follows a reduction of over...

01.03.2024

Germany's first remote operations centre

Seafar, a Belgian provider of technology and services for remote-controlled and crew-reduced inland shipping, and its partners HGK Shipping and Reederei Deymann have set up Germany's first remote operations centre in Duisburg....

01.03.2024

MOL's plastic recycling trial

MOL and Idemitsu Kosan are launching a demonstration test to recycle used plastic waste generated on a very large crude carrier (VLCC). The test, conducted on the VLCC “Suzukasan” chartered by Idemitsu Tanker Co., will use the...

01.03.2024

Study for an e-fuel supply chain

MOL, Itochu, HIF, and JFE Steel have partnered to explore the feasibility of a comprehensive supply chain for synthetic fuel and CO2 marine transport using green hydrogen. The study will first examine the use of e-fuel at JFE...

01.03.2024

Linking Jacksonville with South America

The ocean carrier MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has combined two existing container services to create a new direct route between the Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport) and the West Coast of South America. This new...