25.09.2020

World trade keeps coming back

According to the current flash estimate, the container throughput index published by the RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute for Shipping Economics (ISL) rose slightly in August 2020, seasonally...
25.09.2020

More traffic on the Great Lakes

Every cloud has a silver lining. Although total shipments in the Canadian part of the Great Lakes are still down by 8% compared to the same period last year, some ports of the Ontario are speaking of progress. While the...
24.09.2020

Khalifa Port sticks to its goals in 2021

Abu Dhabi Ports has confirmed that the Khalifa Port’s expansion plans are on pace for completion. The port enhancement scheme, originally announced in December 2019, has progressed significantly since then, despite the...
24.09.2020

New CAX service from ZIM

The Israeli carrier ZIM, which is headquartered in Haifa, is entering the Australian market with a service linking China and Australia. The new option, called the China Australia Express (CAX), will offer an eleven-day transit...
24.09.2020

Ceva anchors in Laem Chabang

Ceva Logistics, an affiliate of CMA CGM, is expanding its footprint in Thailand with a new station for marine transport at Laem Chabang, the country’s main deep-sea port. The infrastructure of the port, located in Thailand’s...
23.09.2020

Containers carry the country’s ports

Ports play an important role on Morocco’s 1,835 km coastline. In the first half of the year they were largely able to withstand the effects of the pandemic. They largely made up for the lack of passengers with adequate volumes of...
23.09.2020

NCL launches new service

North Sea Container Line (NCL) will launch its new direct container service from Norway to UK on 23 September 2020. In a weekly rotation, the "MV Rumba" will make its first call at the London container terminal in...
23.09.2020

Digital solution in Antwerp goes live in 2021

On 1 January 2021, the port of Antwerp will launch "Certified-Pick-up" (CPu) an integrated digital solution for the release of containers. It will replace the current system of PIN codes. The new platform will guarantee...
23.09.2020

Boris and the Bahamas

The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) is enhancing its digital platform, the Bahamas online registration information system (Boris). The services for digital access now include checking and reserving a vessel name, complete...
22.09.2020

Government funds for works at SCPA

The South Carolina Ports Authority has been granted almost USD 22 million from the USA's department of transportation for the refurbishment of a current facility. As part of its “Better utilising investment to leverage...
22.09.2020

Finnlines' second new ro-ro unit underway

The next steps in the production of Finnlines’ second new hybrid ro-ro vessel have begun at the Chinese Nanjing Jinling shipyard. The first steel plate was cut in the traditional steel cutting ceremony in mid-September 2020....
22.09.2020

Strongest month in Rio de Janeiro

The Companhia Docas do Rio de Janeiro (CDRJ) saw its highest throughput in 2020 this August. Its facilities handled 5.16 million t this month. This volume surpassed August 2019’s movement by 921,000 t, which corresponds to a...
21.09.2020

Port of Felixstowe under pressure

According to the British International Freight Association (Bifa), freight forwarders that are now unable to return empty containers to the port of Felixstowe until 23 September 2020 spoke of "another example of appalling...
21.09.2020

New study on Bremenports' hinterland traffic

The Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) has presented a comprehensive analysis of hinterland traffic in the ports of Bremen (Germany). The study, which was commissioned by th operator Bremenports, is based on the...
21.09.2020

K Line names LNG princess

The naming ceremony for Japan’s first LNG bunkering vessel (“LBV”) was held at the Sakaide Works of Kawasaki Heavy Industries recently. The LBV's name, "Kaguya", derives from Princess Kaguya in "The Tale of the...
18.09.2020

Brands and masks

Maersk intends to complete its clearing out process in its subsidiaries by early October. It is a question of integration, capacities and brand orientation, as well as an opportunity to streamline the group in these days of...
18.09.2020

56% of ports back to pre-pandemic levels

Several trends are outlined in the Covid-19 Port Economic Impact Barometer for H1/2020 published by the IAPH. The report, which was compiled by a dedicated Task Force operating under the World Ports Sustainability Programme...
18.09.2020

More equipment for Caucedo terminal

The Caucedo terminal in the Dominican Republic, run by DP World, is enhancing its equipment. Twelve Ottawa T2 terminal tractors and two empty container handlers will be deployed there. The delivery is scheduled for Q1/2021....
18.09.2020

Albacore and Danica team up in the Baltics

The crewing company Danica Maritime has opened a new office in Riga, Latvia, for activities all over the Baltic countries. Announcing the opening, Danica managing director Henrik Jensen said: “These countries boast large pools of...
17.09.2020

Climate objectives reachable

Shipping has done its ecological homework; the industry expects its measures to bring success by 2050 – without the demand downturn caused by the pandemic. The next milestone, an emissions-free ship, may be reality by 2030 – with...
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