24.02.2021

A fleet for JWS steel

JSW Steel, an India-headquartered steel manufacturer with a global presence in 140 countries, is building a fleet of shallow draft vessels. The Indian Register of Shipping (IR class) recently classed three 8000 DWT general...
24.02.2021

On African-American links

With two services calling, the Terminal 3 of Meridian Port Services (MPS) in Ghana has strengthened its position on the maritime axis between Africa and Latin America. MSC is operative at the MPS docks. In addition, CMA CGM...
23.02.2021

Floating factories

Floating factories instead of hanging garments – ITJ ­correspondent Manik Mehta reports from New York on new ideas for PPE production and transport.
23.02.2021

World fleet reaches milestone

According to data from Clarksons Research, the global merchant fleet of ships passed the threshold of 100,000 units (with more than 100 GT) at the beginning of February. A total of 100,001 vessels were registered, with an average...
23.02.2021

Rotterdam struggled in 2020

Europe's largest port has been operating 24/7 during 2020. In this corona year, with society at large severely disrupted, the port of Rotterdam has confirmed its role as a reliable partner in the logistics chain. Goods...
23.02.2021

Boluda's acquisition in Cádiz

Boluda Port Services, the Boluda Corporación Marítima division, which provides mooring, supply and barge/launch services, has acquired 100% of the shares of the company Amarradores del Puerto de la Bahía de Cádiz. Financial...
19.02.2021

Shippers go to the barricades

Shippers recently found strong words for situation of the shipping market and the lack of mechanisms to resolve it. Denis Choumert, chairman of Global Shippers’ Alliance (GSA) and the European Shippers’ Council, spoke of...
19.02.2021

Regular Asia-Americas service

The Singapore-based AAL Shipping (AAL) has decided to commit to one sailing per month between Asia and the Americas in 2021. With last year's experience of carrying a much broader portfolio of cargoes into Central America, United...
19.02.2021

Swedish "Götheborg" sets sails again

The Swedish Greencarrier Group, a logistics company with a global focus and a strong presence in China, has acquired all shares in Svenska Ostindiska Companiet (Soic) from foundation Ostindiefararen Götheborg and also takes over...
18.02.2021

MAJ warns of a seafarers' exodus

The Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) expressed its growing concerns about future seafarer shortages if the crew change crisis should continue. In a media release, the possibility of "exhausted crew choosing to leave...
18.02.2021

A coalition for ten LNG vessels

While the value of the shares of Zim Integrated Shipping Services dived even below the price of USD 15 per share after the company's IPO at the NYSE in the end of January with an amount of 14.5 million sold shares (less than the...
18.02.2021

Endless summer?

Early in Q1/2021, the Hamburg-based shipping company Hapag-Lloyd expects a significant higher profit than in the same quarter last year. In a media release, the carrier spoke of a "very good start" in 2021 due to a high...
18.02.2021

Wallenius SOL calling Lübeck

The Wallenius SOL (WSAB) shipping company has added Lübeck (LHG) to its roundtrip between Finland and Antwerp on the northbound route. Once a week, the vessels "Fionia Sea" and "Jutlandia Sea" take turns to...
17.02.2021

Hutchison Ports invests in Saudi Arabia

In Saudi Arabia, the Royal Commission in Jubail and Yanbu and Hutchison Ports have inked an agreement to invest and operate JCPDI Port, which consists of multipurpose terminals within the Jazan City for Primary and Downstream...
17.02.2021

More services call London Gateway

Two new major international shipping services, linking the key economies of western Europe with the eastern Mediterranean, North Africa and Russia, have opted for London Gateway as their new UK port of call. The first is the...
17.02.2021

Port of Basel resilient in 2020

In the Swiss Rhine ports, goods throughput in 2020 fell by 15.5% compared to 2019. After 2018 with its low water levels, 2019 was a strong year, regaining lost ground and increasing its throughput by an impressive 30%. Therefore,...
16.02.2021

Duisport scores in key segment

The major European inland port and hub duisport witnessed segmental growth in a difficult year 2020. Container handling went up by 5% 4.2 million teu (4 million teu in 2019), a new record mark. With a share of around 55%,...
16.02.2021

CMA CGM serious about air division

A long-held dream has come true. The French shipping group CMA CGM Group is establishing its own specialised airfreight division.The carrier's first move to buy a 30%-stake in the Group Dubreuil, owner of the long-haul airlines...
16.02.2021

HMM also scores

Like the other big carriers, HMM took advantage of the cargo boom in the pandemic year of 2020. The South Korean group, formerly known as Hyundai Merchant Marine, was able to achieve an operating profit in 2020 of USD 831.1...
15.02.2021

Antwerp and Zeebrugge embrace

It is a unification from A to Z. The cities of Antwerp and Bruges have reached an agreement to merge their respective ports. The unification process is expected to take one year. The ports will operate under the double name of...
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