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05.10.2020

Rates through the roof

The record current spot market rates just represent the beginning for the London-based analyst Drewry. The firm’s experts see the concentration of shipping companies, alliances and capacity management as heralding a new era.

05.10.2020

Ship managing unit with two stakeholders

The multinational Thome Group and the Hamburg-headquartered shipping company Carsten Rehder have decided to cooperate in a joint venture. A new company, Thome Shipmanagement Germany, with the Thome Group and Carsten Rehder as...

05.10.2020

Another cyber victim

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has confirmed that it has been hit by a cyber-attack against its IT-systems. The UN organisation spoke of “technical issues” at first, but declared by the end of the week on its...

05.10.2020

ICS publishes updated corona guidance

The first guidance of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) for the global shipping industry to help combat the spread of Covid-19 was issued in March 2020. Since a great deal has changed since spring this year, the ICS...

02.10.2020

ZIM launches new service

The Haifa (Israel)-headquartered shipping group ZIM is expanding its activities in the East Med and the Black Sea. The carrier has introduced the New Levant - Black Sea Express (LBX) service which is planned to commence on 6...

02.10.2020

Update of CMA CGM's digital status

Now it is the CMA CGM group's turn. After Maersk and other shipping groups, the French carrier, hit this week by a cyber attack, continues to recover. Ceva Logistics was spared by the "Ragnar Locker Gang" suspected...

02.10.2020

Finally united in African waters

After one year, an existing cooperation now formalizes its activities under a new brand. United Marguisa Lines (UML) is the operating company active in continuation of the joint sailing agreement (JSA) between Marguisa and United...

01.10.2020

Another billion USD for the Suez Canal

The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has scheduled investments of just over USD 1 billion for the coming financial year 2021. Among other projects, the assigned investments will be used for the completion of four tunnels underneath...

01.10.2020

Hapag-Lloyd's hybrid prototype is on

The conversion of the 15,000 teu Hapag-Lloyd ship “Sajir” is currently underway in the Huarun Dadong dockyard in Shanghai. The major part, a LNG tank weighing 1,300 t, was recently hoisted into the ship and will be welded to the...

01.10.2020

Antwerp looks for concessionaire

Despite the global pressure on the breakbulk trade, the port of Antwerp plans to push this segment. The Churchill Dock, located in the middle of the Belgian port, is set to become a fully-fledged ‘breakbulk dock’. On the...

30.09.2020

Multi-function terminal in Trieste in German majority

After participating in ports in Odessa (Ukraine) and Tallinn (Estonia), the Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) is taking a majority stake of 50.01% in the multi-function terminal "Piattaforma Logistica Trieste"...

30.09.2020

Houston back to pre-pandemic trade flows?

For the first six months of this year, container traffic at Port Houston declined just 2.3% compared to the same period last year, according to the Texan port's records. Houston’s container activity in August now came close to...

30.09.2020

MSC on EHSQ

On the world maritime day, the Switzerland-based carrier published its fourth report on sustainability. This year's report, called ‘Sustainable shipping for a sustainable planet’, also raised awareness of the United Nations'...

29.09.2020

CMA CGM updates WAX service

CMA CHM has decided to modify its service between West Africa and Asia as of the beginning of October 2020. The carrier said in a press release that it wants to "enhance service quality and reliability in Cameroon."...

29.09.2020

Laurels for the Port of Montréal

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has recognised the work of 28 port authorities in its annual environmental improvement, facilities engineering, information technology and communications awards programmes....

29.09.2020

New normal at Port of Corpus Christi

The Port of Corpus Christi (TX, USA) has returned its hurricane readiness status to port condition 5 (normal seasonal readiness) after the passing of tropical storm Beta. The Port Authority continues to monitor the tropics...

28.09.2020

New times ahead, says Drewry

This is neither the perfect storm, nor the sought-for boom, says London-based Drewry, pointing out that eastbound spot container freight rates have not just risen since the beginning of the Covid-19 outbreak, but are now even...

28.09.2020

Shipping on the Danube remains under pressure

Several European inland waterway shipping associations have pointed out that water levels in the river Danube have reached disconcerting lows of late. A section of the river in Germany, specifically between Regensburg and Passau,...

28.09.2020

What about the maritime industry in 2050?

DNV GL Maritime has published the fourth edition of its ‘Maritime Forecast to 2050’. It is based on 30 scenarios that project future fleet composition, energy use, fuel mix, and CO2 emissions through to the year 2050.16 different...

25.09.2020

CMA CGM flying high

The Memorandum of Understanding for the acquisition of 30% of Groupe Dubreuil Aéro by the CMA CGM Group has now been inked. The French airline group Dubreuil Aéro, shareholder of Air Caraïbes and French Bee, sees the CMA CGM...