16.08.2021

Ningbo detour in full swing

It is just one of 19 terminals - but Ningbo Meidong Container Terminal is the one in Ningbo, the world's third-busiest box port. Usually, the terminal handles about one quarter of the port’s container cargo. Operations at...
16.08.2021

More towage power for Suez Canal

Global towage provider Svitzer has extended its running contract with the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) to include two additional tugs. Svitzer has been offering towage services in the Suez Canal since late 2019 with the two...
16.08.2021

Green laurels for Duluth

The inland port on Lake Superior, the Duluth Seaway Port Authority and its terminal operations on Rice’s Point, improved their ranking in the recently released Green Marine 2020 environmental performance report. Their rating...
13.08.2021

Making up for last year

Q2 / 2021 was seriously spoilt by measures to counter the outbreak of Covid-19. H1 as a whole was better, however. The upsurge is expected to continue to the end of the year for Duisport.
22.07.2021

Triple whammy in France

Half a year after the official decision the ball is now in the Swiss court. The firm Alsace­terminal, a subsidiary of Swiss­terminal, can commence activities in the inland ports of Ottmarsheim, Huningue and  ÎIe Napoléon. Le...
09.07.2021

Nile Dutch deal closed

The road ahead is clear. In March, Hamburg-based carrier Hapag-Lloyd announced the acquisition of Dutch container shipping company Nile Dutch Investments(Nile Dutch). After all responsible antitrust and regulatory authorities had...
09.07.2021

NYNJ continues recovery

Cargo flows at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s facilities showed further signs of recovery in June 2021. While hinterland traffic via bridges and tunnel nearly reached pre-pandemic levels, the seaport set another...
09.07.2021

"Eco Catania" enters Christian seafaring

The "Eco Catania" – the new ro-ro vessel delivered to the Grimaldi Group in early June - is ready for business, having celebrated its christening ceremony in the port of Catania recently. The fifth out of twelve hybrid...
08.07.2021

Closer ties between Antwerp and Liège

The ports of Antwerp and Liège have just inked a new cooperation agreement. The increased collaboration aims to strengthen the ports' portfolio of river and rail transport services on the important axis of the Albert Canal...
08.07.2021

Upswing in Duisport

The Port of Duisburg (Duisport) is continuing its race to catch up with 2020. At around 2.2 million teu, container traffic in H1/2021 rose by 10% compared to the previous year (2020: 2 million teu). Tonnage in combined transport...
08.07.2021

All-clear signal in Yantian?

Congestion in Yantian and the neighbouring ports seems to be easing, according to Chicago-headquartered logistics software provider Four Kites. The company sees evidence for an improvement in the continuous decline of dwell times...
08.07.2021

Fresh breeze for Port of Valencia

In Spain, the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) has taken another step towards the use of renewable energies in the port facilities. The installation of wind turbines is part of the Valenciaport 2030 zero emissions strategy. The...
07.07.2021

Cargotec - Konecranes merger revisited

The European Commission, which recently started a phase II review of the merger between Cargotec and Konecranes, decided to open an in-depth investigation to assess the project under the EU merger regulation. The message is...
07.07.2021

Duet for ten LNG vessels

A new agreement has been concluded between Haifa-based ZIM Integrated Shipping Services and Seaspan Corporation, an owner and operator of containerships and a subsidiary of Atlas Corp. Not long after the latter extended the...
07.07.2021

"Ever Given" now free to go

As the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) confirmed recently, it has agreed on a settlement for the compensation it is demanding from the owners of the mega container vessel "Ever Given". Details of the transaction with...
06.07.2021

Schedule reliability: no surprises

According to the latest figures published by Copenhagen-based maritime consultancy Sea-Intelligence, big liners’ schedule reliability declined by -0.2 percentage points to 38.8% in May 2021. Compared to the same period last year,...
06.07.2021

40,000 hours is plenty

In the Port of Hamburg, Rhenus Midgard is replacing a 20-year-old Liebherr LHM 320 with a LHM 420, which was recently delivered by Rhenus Project Logistics. The new unit, which has a maximum lifting capacity of up to 124 t...
06.07.2021

Laurels for RMI

The ship registry of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) has achieved a ranking in the top three on the white list of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), as reflected in the Paris MoU’s Annual Port State Control...
05.07.2021

Port of Barcelona welcomes new president

Damià Calvet is taking office today, 5 July 2021, as president of the port of Barcelona, replacing Mercè Conesa, who has presided the Mediterranean port for the past three years, since July 2018. Calvet was appointed at the last...
05.07.2021

Ystad's new monitoring system

As Sweden’s fifth-largest in terms of cargo vehicles, the port of Ystad handles about 300,000 lorries and trailers annually. Now, Hogia is delivering a terminal system that will digitalise the port’s administrative and...
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