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08.06.2023

Kalmar: another big order from New Zealand

Kalmar, which is part of Cargotec, a provider of cargo and load handling solutions, has secured a large order for four Kalmar hybrid straddle carriers from its long-term customer, the Port of Tauranga on New Zealand’s North...

08.06.2023

MOL Sunflower is born

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has announced the name of the new company which will integrate two wholly owned ferry and coastal ro-ro vessel operators. It will be called MOL Sunflower. The new company is a combination of two...

08.06.2023

From Thailand to Felixstowe

Port of Felixstowe, located on the UK’s Southeast coast and part of Hutchinson Ports’ network, has signed an agreement for an additional 100 battery-powered autonomous Q-Trucks with Shanghai Westwell Technology. Clemence...

07.06.2023

Enlargement projects at Port of Barcelona

The Port of Barcelona is taking an important step forward with the launch of the tender for the connection between the Energy and Adossat wharves and the electrification project. With a budget of EUR 15 million (VAT excluded)...

07.06.2023

ONE takes over first 24,000 teu vessel

As Ocean Network Express (ONE) aims to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 with its "Green Vision" strategy, the shipping company received its first ever 24,000-teu class Megamax vessel "One Innovation"...

07.06.2023

Plans for a ship repair facility in Abu Dhabi

AD Ports Group, a facilitator of global trade, logistics and industry, and Crystal Offshore, an integrated service provider for the major maintenance of offshore assets within the oil and gas industry have signed a 25-year...

06.06.2023

Another STS container crane for Philadelphia

Liebherr has delivered a new ship-to-shore (STS) container crane for PSA Penn Terminals in Philadelphia (USA), equipped with a safe working load (SWL). Manufactured at its Irish plant in Killarney, this Liebherr equipment is...

06.06.2023

Marlink and Polembros repeat performance

Two partners are doing it again: Marlink, an Oslo-based smart network and digital solutions company, is installing the "Starlink Leo" service for Athens-based ship manager Polembros Shipping. Already a user of...

06.06.2023

Nine more ports "Pers" certified

At its annual conference held in Bremen this year, the European Sea Ports Organisation (Espo) congratulated a large number of ports for being certified according to the "Ecoports" environmental management standard...

05.06.2023

UECC and Repsol reach milestone

United European Car Carriers (UECC) and the Spanish energy company Repsol successfully completed the first LNG bunkering operation in the port of Sagunto (Spain) last month. UECC, a provider of sustainable short sea ro-ro...

05.06.2023

A fresh first from Kenya to Brunei

Southeast Asian shipping company Pacific International Lines (PIL) has successfully transported its first shipments of avocados from Kenya to Brunei using Carrier Transicold’s innovative "Everfresh" controlled...

05.06.2023

Fewer vessels lost, but new safety challenges

Published by insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS), the Safety & Shipping Review 2023 reports the number of vessels lost and accidents at sea in 2022. 38 large ships were lost worldwide last year, but it...

In flüssigem Träger

Emissionsfreies Binnenschiff soll ab 2028 vom Stapel laufen. HGK Shipping und die Konzeptentwickler von Hydrogenious LOHC Maritime sowie Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies haben vereinbart, eine skalierbare Lösung zu entwickeln, die...

02.06.2023

MOL Switch for decarbonisation

The Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has drafted a new management plan, "Blue Action 2035", to achieve its target of net zero emissions by 2050, which is one of its main strategies. It has now also a...

02.06.2023

New berth at Mict

After having upgraded berths 1 to 5 and their backup and yard areas, International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (Ictsi) is adding another berth to its flagship Manila International Container Terminal (Mict), berth 8. It is...

02.06.2023

Not a clean affair

3,940 water filters bearing counterfeit National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) logos printed on the products were recently discovered by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to the Los Angeles/Long Beach...

Optimus Prime & Co.

Drohnen verstärken Netzwerk im Hafengebiet Antwerpen. An der Scheldemündung in Antwerpen werden neu Operationen im Hafen aus der Luft überwacht und ausgeführt. Das machen 18 Flüge von sechs Drohnen täglich möglich.

01.06.2023

Ports point to revival of world trade

According to the latest flash estimate, the container throughput index of RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) rose seasonally adjusted to 121.2 points in April...

01.06.2023

Huge fruit juice tanks fit on one vessel

AAL Shipping (AAL) has transported eight giant juice tanks from Taicang Port (China) to Setúbal (Portugal). Those juice tanks were installed on a 31,000 deadweight mega-size A-Class heavy lift vessel, the "AAL Kobe",...

01.06.2023

Investment in DP World’s Constanta terminal

After "Antwerp World Gateway" and "London Gateway", DP World is planning to expand its Constanta terminal (Romania) to turn it into a global trade hub, with a EUR 38 million grant from the Romania’s ministry...