22.01.2021

Port of Duisburg set to test 5G

Duisport, the city of Duisburg and the University of Duisburg-Essen are applying for funding from the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia to set up a 5G test field in the inland port of Duisburg. The joint project, called...
21.01.2021

Setting sails in the Baltic Sea

Norsepower has installed two 35 m tall Rotor Sailson Sea-Cargo units in Finland. Vessels that have to negotiate height restricted routes can benefit from this fuel and emissions-saving solution. According to the analysis...
21.01.2021

Spanish trade picking up since November

The set of state-owned Spanish ports moved 462.9 million t in total between January and November 2020, 9.0% less than in the same period of the previous year. However, during the month of November, the movement of goods was...
21.01.2021

Hapag-Lloyd enhances IEX

Hapag-Lloyd is currently focusing on the connections to the Indian market. The carrier comments on congestion and lack of equipment on the spot: "The spike in demand coupled with limited vessel capacity has caused...
20.01.2021

A need for frank dialogue

Roles shifted in the sea freight industry in 2020. Forwarders see a need for discussion, on demurrage and detention fees, above all. Christian ­Doepgen spoke to Fiata’s Jens ­Roemer and Markus Warnebold, and Thomas...
20.01.2021

PSA surfed 2020's wave

PSA International, formerly the Port of Singapore Authority and today a global port and terminal operator, handled 86.6 million teu in 2020. Altogether, the group’s volume increased by 1.7% over 2019, while its flagship "PSA...
20.01.2021

United Heavylift: fleet-to-go

"MV UHL Faith", the first in a series of eight newbuildings, was recently delivered to United Heavy Lift. The delivery took place at the CSSC shipyard in Hudong, China. "We look forward to taking delivery of...
20.01.2021

Koper tackles difficult year

The coronavirus pandemic took its toll in the Adriatic Port of Koper, with a dampening impact on the port's performance in 2020. The Slovenian port and terminal operator Luka Koper witnessed a maritime throughput of 19.5...
19.01.2021

Good times for OOCL

The fourth quarter ended on 31 December 2020, completing OOCL's rising figures over the year. OOIL indicated in a press release that in Q4/2020, not only volumes went up by 23.7% compared to Q4/2019, but also revenues increased...
19.01.2021

Antwerp stems the tide

The Port of Antwerp weathered the storms of 2020 with limited losses. Despite a year dominated by coronavirus and trade tensions, its total throughput reached 231 million t (-3,1%). Container traffic remained strong, setting...
19.01.2021

Samskip also widens portfolio

Following the example of CLdN and DFDS, the Netherlands-headquartered Samskip is also enhancing its shortsea container connections between Ireland and North Continental Europe. Brexit is again the key argument, as the...
18.01.2021

Barcelona sets three major targets for 2025

In a recent online presentation, the Port of Barcelona put forward the major goals of its fourth strategic plan for 2021-2025. Three quantifiable milestones are key, as explained by Mercè Conesa, president of the Port of...
18.01.2021

CMSA in Manzanillo meets the mark

The container terminal Contecon Manzanillo (CMSA) on the Pacific coast of Mexico found a positive end to a difficult year 2020. It passed the milestone 1 million teu, handling its one-millionth teu during the call of CMA CGM...
18.01.2021

More equipment for La Réunion

The terminal of Iles de la Réunion has purchased eight diesel-electric straddle carriers. Four of the machines will be delivered to SGM Manutention and four to Société de Manutention et de Consignation Maritime (Somacom). The...
15.01.2021

Dunkirk poised for comeback

The new DFDS service which started between Irish Rosslare and Dunkirk (see ITJ Daily from 30 November 2020) is a partial answer for the French port Dunkerque's future. In its traditional press conference on the past year in...
15.01.2021

REX service shifted

The Turkey-based Arkas Line is shifting its rotation of the Black Sea seasonal reefer service towards Egypt. By the third week of January, Reefer Express Service (REX) will start calling the AICT terminal in Dekhelia and operate...
15.01.2021

Malaysia's Johor Port coming on strong

In the course of 2020, container throughput at Johor Port in Malaysia surpassed the mark of one million teu. Johor Port CEO Derick Basir said that neither Covid-19 nor the shortage of empty containers in Malaysia and other parts...
14.01.2021

Gulf of Guinea remains pirate hot spot

The latest figures from the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) in London, an organisational unit of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), show an increase in piracy attacks and armed robbery in 2020. Compared to 2019 with...
14.01.2021

South Carolina Ports blossom

The South Carolina (SC) Ports Authority on the US East Coast finished 2020 with its strongest throughput in December so far. The ports handled almost 210,000 teu at Wando Welch and North Charleston container terminals in...
14.01.2021

HGK buys up NVG

Logistics group Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln (HGK) Shipping is expanding its presence in Germany and the Benelux countries. At the turn of the year, HGK Shipping acquired the shares of all minority shareholders at the...
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