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27.09.2022

Milestone for Saudi port project

Hutchison Ports has inaugurated its Jazan facility in Saudi Arabia. The commission was granted in February 2021. In its first phase, the port will consist of three industrial berths, a single point mooring (SPM) facility for the...

27.09.2022

Fourteen for Yang Ming

The latest addition to Yang Ming's fleet is the newbuild "YM trillion" with a capacity of 11,000 teu. The vessel is chartered from Shoei Kisen Kaisha and was built by Imabari Shipbuilding. The company ordered a total of...

27.09.2022

Three Noatum terminals enhanced

Spanish operator Noatum has received three more Liebherr mobile cranes for its ports in Castellon, Sagunto and Tarragona. The three Liebherr LHM models are joining an LHM 420 that was put into service earlier in 2022 and is...

26.09.2022

Biogas to serve the West Indies

Biogas is the secret weapon. CMA CGM is planning to build and launch seven new container vessels powered by biogas. They will be deployed on services to the French West Indies. Delivered gradually as of 2024, the seven new...

26.09.2022

First German car terminal on the Baltic Sea

Autolink Germany's first vehicle terminal officially began operations in Rostock's Überseehafen on 22 September 2022. This is the final result of the concession negotiations between Autolink Germany and Rostock Port that came to...

26.09.2022

Hydrogen production in Nantes waters

Preparations for the production of hydrogen at sea are underway: Lhyfe, a producer of green hydrogen for mobility and industry, is currently getting ready to deploy its solutions on a European scale. Lhyfe inaugurated the...

23.09.2022

AAL appoints agent in India

Singapore-headquartered AAL Shipping (AAL) has appointed Mumbai-based shipping company Merchant Shipping Services as its exclusive representative in India. Established in 1996, Merchant Shipping focuses on global trade,...

23.09.2022

A special unit for NYK

Iwaki Shipbuilding, an affiliate of the Imabari Shipbuilding Group, completed the wood chip carrier "Stellar Harmony" for its customer, the NYK Group, in late August. With a length of approximately 199.9 m, a width...

23.09.2022

SFL opts for two new feeders

The SFL Corporation, an owner and charterer of cargo ships, is acquiring two new eco-design feeder container vessels in combination with long term time charters to a major European liner company. The company expects to take...

22.09.2022

75 candles for Finnlines

Carrier Finnlines celebrated its 75th anniversary with a special entry of MS Finneco II in the Port of Helsinki to the Olympia Terminal. Finnlines’ route network combines freight and passenger services, and its eight ferries...

22.09.2022

Investment in Manatee's infrastructure

The US department of transportation (DOT) has awarded a federal grant of about USD 12 million to enhance container yard facilities at the Florida-based Sea Port of Manatee on the Gulf Coast. Thus, the port is to run one of...

22.09.2022

For more traffic along the Rhine

In Germany, the Kehl Port Authority, located across the Rhine from Strasburg, and ETK Euro Terminal Kehl (ETK) have extended their cooperation agreement on container business ahead of schedule until 2034. This sets the course for...

21.09.2022

Cooperation enhanced

South Korean Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) and Ceva Logistics, an affiliate of CMA CGM, are tightening their relationship and increasing the level of collaboration. The new agreement, which will last into 2025, builds on the two...

21.09.2022

Two Chinese musketeers

In an alliance between a local and an overseas player, Quanzhou Ansheng Shipping and China United Lines (CU Lines), have assigned twelve large vessels of over 20,000 teu. The units will be deployed on both transpacific and...

21.09.2022

Too many transhipments for Valenciaport

Valenciaport's terminals had a mixed bag of results in August 2022. On the one hand, the port posted new declines in transhipment traffic. On the other hand, the terminals registered historic records in import containers and in...

20.09.2022

For a common language on the Upper Rhine

There are three frontrunners: Duisport, the Port of Switzerland and the Port of Ludwigshafen have inked an agreement of joint usage of the enhanced River Ports Planning and Information System (Rpis) from Rhein Ports. This port...

20.09.2022

Cosco going the whole hog

Cosco Shipping is preparing another major investment. The Chinese carrier is to spend USD 4.9 billion on expanding its fleet in order to rise in the rankings and improve its position among the major global shipping companies....

20.09.2022

More capacity for Safran service

The carrier CMA CGM is planning to improve the schedule reliability of its Safran service connecting North Europe with East Coast South America by deploying a ninth vessel with effect from 15 November 2022. The unit will start...

20.09.2022

Second ULCV for Evergreen is on

The Taiwan-headquartered carrier Evergreen Marine has taken delivery of the second 24,000 teu containership from Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding. The mega container ship “Ever Aria” follows its sister ship “Ever Alot” delivered in...

19.09.2022

A big takeover for Abu Dhabi Ports

In mid-September 2022, the Abu Dhabi Ports Group completed the acquisition of a 70% equity stake in the Egyptian companies Transmar International Shipping Company (“Transmar”) and Transcargo International (“TCI”). The total value...