06.04.2021

European shippers push EU to action

At the EU’s Maritime Forum at the end of March 2021, the European Shippers’ Council again put forward the shippers’ position on unreliability and peaking prices in the maritime container transport. It is their conviction...
06.04.2021

Retrofit for Latin American river boats

Atria Logistics UABL, a major South American push boat operator, is on its way to completing a fleet-wide retrofit to its tailshaft and rudder bearings. In 2014, the Argentinian owner, which operates a fleet of workboats on...
01.04.2021

Martinique: new port system goes online

In mid-March, Fort-de-France, Martinique's main port, processed the first nine ships with its new Ci5 software. Now the port community is fully connected to Ci5. The partnership for the Caribbean Cooperation between Port+ and MGI...
01.04.2021

Freeport status on film

Since DP World’s terminals at Southampton and London Gateway were both part of bids which were awarded freeport status by the British ministry of transport in early March, the Dubai-headquartered company published a film to...
01.04.2021

Replacements in Liverpool

The British Peel Ports Group has placed an order for two new Liebherr ship-to-shore container cranes for its facility at the Port of Liverpool. They will replace two of the existing STS cranes, which will be relocated to Peel...
31.03.2021

Ports worldwide stronger than estimated

In February, the container throughput index of the RWI – Leibniz reported a small, seasonally adjusted rise from (revised) 122.2 to 123.0. The North Range Index, which is an indicator for economic development in northern...
31.03.2021

More mega ships for Evergreen

Taiwan-headquartered shipping company Evergreen Marine plans to build 20 new container vessels with a capacity of 15,000 teu each. According to press reports, the carrier will invest between USD 115 and USD 130 million per...
31.03.2021

Arctic design for the Nordic route

Although a number of big carriers have turned down the idea of sailing the Northern Route from Asia via the Arctic to Europe, this option is still on the table. Nevertheless, very few container carrying ships could sail Arctic...
30.03.2021

A good year for Yang Ming, too

Taiwan-based Yang Ming Marine has reported its 2020 annual financial results. Consolidated revenues increased by 1.4% to NTD 151.28 billion (USD 5.11 billion) last year (2019: 5.03 billion), while handled volumes amounted to 5.07...
30.03.2021

DP World invests in Peru

The terminal of UAE-based DP World Callao in Peru, the country's major container port, is investing USD 333.6 million in its facilities to expand the current pier from 650 m to 960 m, increase the storage area to 303,000 hectares...
30.03.2021

HMM's maiden on tour

The HMM “Nuri”, the first of eight 16,000 teu-class newbuild containerships, started its first voyage from the port of Busan in Korea. The vessel flying the Liberian flag is deployed on the Far East Europe 4 (FE4) route under...
29.03.2021

An insurer’s view of Suez

Captain Rahul Khanna, the global head of marine risk consulting with Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), has assessed the salvage of the stranded 'Ever Given' and the consequences for shipping. In addition to the...
29.03.2021

Get to France - via Barcelona

Synergy, logistics services provider of port and terminal operator Hutchison, has consolidated its intermodal service between Hutchison Ports BEST Terminal and southwestern France. This service was introduced in February 2020...
29.03.2021

De-registering the bad boys

The St Kitts & Nevis international ship register (Skan) has underlined its adherence to compliance. A current incident made the register repeat its warning that vessels flying its flag that engage in illegal activities face...
26.03.2021

More short sea capacity in Gothenburg

The Port of Gothenburg authority plans to launch a new short-sea terminal service dedicated to intra-European container transport. The terminal will be located at the Skandiahamnen western quay, which was recently renovated and...
26.03.2021

UECC pumps new blood into old veins

The test run took a year. The Norwegian ro-ro company United European Car Carriers (UECC) replaced conventional fuel with biofuel onboard the 20-year-old ro-ro vessel “Autosky”. This is the proof that besides newbuilds aging...
26.03.2021

Digital planning for berths in St. Petersburg

Russian Global Ports Group has launched a new digital planning system for berths at First Container Terminal (FCT) and Petrolesport (PLP) in the Greater Ports of St. Petersburg. Based on the Portchain online platform, customers...
25.03.2021

Pilot for port digitisation gains support

In order to promote digitisation in middle-sized ports, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has issued a call for expressions of interest from countries with such ports to take part in a pilot project. Under the...
25.03.2021

God given?

In hunting, the game is sometimes chased through a bottleneck where there is no alternative escape route, this is called a “forced crossing”. It can also apply to cargo. 6 km north of the city of Suez in the single-lane...
25.03.2021

Docks in Barcelona on wire

The Port of Barcelona has begun to roll out its dock electrification plan. The aim is to halve the CO2 emissions of port operations by 2030 and become a carbon neutral port even before the year 2050. EUR 90 million are...
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