28.05.2021

European high pushes up box index

The seasonally-adjusted estimate of the container throughput index published by the two German research bodies RWI and ISL for April rose by 2.4 to 127.1 points. The European ports assessed in the ‘Northern Range Index’...
28.05.2021

Ro-ro on the rise in Le Havre

Car imports and exports are growing in the port of Le Havre, and in their wake ro-ro traffic – despite a number of global and European challenges. In a recent webinar the port of Le Havre, a member of Haropa Ports, presented the...
28.05.2021

Sunny side up for Hamburg

The port of Hamburg witnessed an upswing in seaborne cargo throughput in Q1/2021, above its forecast. A steep increase in March, especially, led to higher volumes in total (+0.4% to 32,1 million t) compared to the same period...
27.05.2021

Fast forward to 2050

These days, many a port is busy making plans for 2025 or 2050. Merce Conesà, president of the port of Barcelona, gave Christian Doepgen her take thereon.
27.05.2021

On the box ships' renaissance

The shipyards are busy again. According to Clarksons, the order book for container ships is also on the rise. Since 2010, when 30% of the global order book were container vessels, their share of the operating fleet worldwide saw...
27.05.2021

A new giant in Southampton

The first unit in a new generation of HMM ships has docked at DP World’s container terminal at Southampton. The HMM “Nuri” is the first of eight 16,000 teu class mega-ships to sail the Asia and North Europe trade lanes. This...
27.05.2021

More inland navigation on the Elbe

In Germany, promoting the shift of cargo from road haulage to other modes of transport, including inland waterways, continues to be an important political issue. In central Germany, favourable water levels recently ensured a...
27.05.2021

Race for containers continues

It is the time of major coups: Hapag-Lloyd has ordered 60,000 teu of standard containers from China. The Hamburg-based shipping company has decided to push its container fleet to a total of 210,000 teu, while the sharp increase...
26.05.2021

Joint service by Arkas and Evergreen

Arkas and Evergreen are joining forces with regards to their services in the Med and the Black Sea. They will integrate their respective Med-Black Sea TGR and BSX service into a new loop to which they will contribute a single...
26.05.2021

Central American Express launched

Having introduced its first service linking the US Gulf Coast with Brazil and other parts of South America in March 2020, the Chinese shipping company Cosco now adds a new route from the United States to Central America - in a...
26.05.2021

New standards at AAL

Singapore-based heavy-lift carrier AAL Shipping (AAL) recently complied with the latest 2020 IMO Intact Stability Code standards with its heavy-lift cargo handling procedures and new levels of sailings efficiency and safety....
25.05.2021

Beyond the peak of container flows?

For the first time in around a year, the months-long catch-up process in global trade is likely to be interrupted in May. The Kiel Trade Indicator, Germany, signals stagnation or a decline in imports and exports. For total...
25.05.2021

More equipment to Algeciras

Servicios Portuarios Puerto De Algeciras (SPPA) has ordered five units of the Kalmar T2i terminal tractor for its operations in the port in Southern Spain. Delivery is scheduled for Q4/2021. SPPA began operations in 2013 in...
25.05.2021

Autonomous (un-)berthing is on

Successful completion of a pilot project: In conjunction with the Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Akishima Laboratories and MOL Ferry, the carrier MOL announced the end of a demonstration test (from March to...
21.05.2021

RMI works on fleet quality

The United States Coast Guard’s (USCG’s) has again awarded its Qualship 21 to the registry of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI). In 2001, the USCG implemented an initiative to identify high-quality ships and provide...
21.05.2021

Antwerp picks up import speed

Having started in January 2021, the new digital process for releasing containers at the Port of Antwerp, known as Certified Pick up (CPU), is entering its next phase. Instead of using PIN codes, containers will be picked up based...
21.05.2021

Admiral Container Lines ready for perishables

Admiral Container Lines is enhancing its equipment. The liner, which has been offering weekly and direct container shipping services in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea since 1998, is adding more than 150 new 40-foot,...
20.05.2021

ZIM maintains last year's course

The Q1/2021 results of Haifa-based ZIM Integrated Shipping Services are in line with the carrier's figures of the last quarter of 2020. Besides, the completed IPO at the NYSE raised USD 204 million in net proceeds. In Q1/2021,...
20.05.2021

DFDS is coming back

DFDS has reported its results for Q1/2021. While total revenues dropped by 1%, freight revenues increased by 5% to DKK 3.7 billion (EUR 500 million). In consequence, freight ebitda before special items increased by 25% to DKK 836...
20.05.2021

US patent for routing forecast tool

Athens & London-based Signal Group's forecasting algorithm "Carrier path prediction based on dynamic input data", has been awarded a US patent. The software tool is based on artificial-intelligence (AI). The...
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