16.03.2021

MSC plans Sentosa service

MSC has launched a new container shipping link, the Sentosa service, to widen its network between southeast Asia and the US west coast, with a view to improving reliability in the transpacific network at a time when the entire...
16.03.2021

K Line on the remote side

In Mid-March, the “Century Highway Green”, a car carrier fuelled by LNG that had been under construction at the Japanese Tadotsu Shipyard was delivered to K Line. It is the first newly-built vessel to obtain Nippon Kaiji...
16.03.2021

Equipment for Yilport portfolio

The Yilport Holding has ordered 27 new Kalmar machines to be spread across its ports and terminals: 11 reachstackers, four empty container handlers and 12 heavy terminal tractors. Delivery of all machines is scheduled for Q3 and...
15.03.2021

From Sweden down south

Starting 12 March, a new direct service will link the Port of Gothenburg with South Africa and Oceania. The Norwegian shipping company Höegh Autoliners will operate the connection on a weekly basis. The “Höegh Trigger” is the...
15.03.2021

2020: uptick in reefer market

The reefer market saw a global upswing in 2020, with a worldwide average growth of 3%-4%. The increased volume of reefer containers in the Belgian port of Antwerp last year is partly due to the increased demand for healthy...
15.03.2021

From Alaska to the Spanish Isles

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) recently sold ferry vessels to Spain. In mid-March, the AMHS vessels the “Fairweather” and the “Chenega” were acquired by Servicios y Concesiones...
12.03.2021

2020: Ranking of European Ports

In the pandemic year 2020, the 15 European ports with the most container traffic handled 76.8 million teu, 2.8% less than in 2019. Some of the ports registered significant double-digit downturns in H1/2020, but a generalised...
12.03.2021

Better rates with environmental standards

Following the implementation of the Environmental Ship Index (ESI) in March, the Brazilian Port of Açu now operates according to the ranking of classified vessels that exceed the emission standards issued by the International...
12.03.2021

Investments in Brake port

At the port of Brake in Lower Saxony, around EUR 8.4 million has been budgeted for investments and EUR 4.9 million for maintenance in 2021. The Europe-wide tender procedure was concluded last year, and pile-driving work for the...
11.03.2021

Too many boxes in British ports

Post-Brexit trade disruption and ongoing congestion are causing critical build-ups of containers at UK ports, according to data from Container X Change, an online platform for buying, selling and leasing shipping containers.“The...
11.03.2021

Virginian comeback

After a serious setback in Q2/2020 (see ITJ Daily of 17 May 2020), the port of Virginia came back strongly, enjoying its best December and handling more than 260,000 teu, a rise of 16%. In total, Q4/2020 saw more than 814,000 teu...
11.03.2021

More traffic via Ireland

In April, the Danish company DFDS Seaways is adding a fourth ship to the ferry line between Rosslare (Ireland) and Dunkirk (France). The link, launched with three vessels on 2 January, has operated well so far.The ‘Ark Dania’, a...
10.03.2021

Guarded optimism

The ongoing pandemic has prompted no lockdown in Japan. The government has nevertheless passed many measures restricting social and business activities. It will be interesting to see what comes next.
10.03.2021

More units for AAL

Singapore-based AAL Shipping (AAL) is expanding its fleet. It recently took delivery of two more refurbished ‘G-Class’ multipurpose heavy lift vessels. The ‘Pacific Action’ and ‘AAL Gladstone’ have both served in the AAL...
10.03.2021

Port of Tripoli CT acquired

The Marseilles-based CMA CGM Group has taken over the operation of the Port of Tripoli container terminal as part of a share deal with Gulftainer Lebanon. The French liner operates five lines per week from Tripoli, including one...
10.03.2021

Titan containers' new pet

Titan Containers, a Danish rental business that also trades new and used containers for storage, has enhanced its fleet of container vehicles. With its recent investment in a new Hyster container handler, in cooperation with Pro...
09.03.2021

Colombo Port grants concession

The Sri Lanka government has given the green light to build a new container terminal in the country’s main port, Colombo. The West Container Terminal (WCT) will be run by companies selected by the governments of India and Japan....
09.03.2021

Setback for inland shipping in 2020

France's inland navigation industry saw a decline last year after very strong growth in 2019 (+10% with 7.4 billion tkm). In 2020, river transport recorded a decrease of -10.5% in volumes (50.9 million t transported) and -11.5%...
09.03.2021

Smarter ports with 5G private networks

Ericsson has released its new Connected Ports report, describing smart use cases that aim to optimise port operations. According to the World Bank, trade represented more than 60% of the world's gross domestic product (GDP)...
08.03.2021

A new connection to Libya

It was in April 1975 when the vessel "Vento di Ponente" started its first voyage to Tripoli and Bengasi carrying 175 containers. Since then, Tarros Group has ensured an ongoing service between both markets. Now the...
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