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08.04.2021

Strong March in Koper

The container terminal of the Port of Koper on the Adriatic Sea processed more than 97,000 teu in March this year, exceeding the mark set exactly three years ago, in March 2018, when slightly more than 92,300 teu were handled....

08.04.2021

From Rickmers to Chipolbrok

The "Lila Mumbai", once part of the Rickmers fleet, has now been chartered by Chipolbrok, a long-standing rival on the market. After completing unloading in Hamburg, the ship was loaded for an eastbound voyage. With a...

07.04.2021

Lure of ransom

Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea is becoming increasingly professional and driven by the prospect of ransom payments.

07.04.2021

Investment in new British Freeport

This year, DP World is launching a major infrastructure programme in one of its two UK deep water ports. Southampton’s container terminal with its freight rail terminals was awarded Freeport status by the British government in...

07.04.2021

5G speeds up in Le Havre

Current development projects based on new technologies were recently presented to Cédric O, France’s secretary of state with responsibility for digital transition and communications, on his visit to Le Havre. After being...

07.04.2021

Bremen's Kaiserhafen accessible again

Access to the Kaiserhafen in Bremerhaven is free again. Two ships left the port in emergency operation without technical difficulties. The emergency operation ensures that the Kaiserhafen will continue to be available to shipping...

06.04.2021

Three musketeers for USEC

Maersk, MSC and ZIM are launching a new joint TP23 service between from China and Vietnam to the US east coast from May this year. Ports of call will be Vung Tau in Vietnam, Yantian in South China, and, after crossing the...

06.04.2021

European shippers push EU to action

At the EU’s Maritime Forum at the end of March 2021, the European Shippers’ Council again put forward the shippers’ position on unreliability and peaking prices in the maritime container transport. It is their conviction...

06.04.2021

Retrofit for Latin American river boats

Atria Logistics UABL, a major South American push boat operator, is on its way to completing a fleet-wide retrofit to its tailshaft and rudder bearings. In 2014, the Argentinian owner, which operates a fleet of workboats on...

01.04.2021

Martinique: new port system goes online

In mid-March, Fort-de-France, Martinique's main port, processed the first nine ships with its new Ci5 software. Now the port community is fully connected to Ci5. The partnership for the Caribbean Cooperation between Port+ and MGI...

01.04.2021

Freeport status on film

Since DP World’s terminals at Southampton and London Gateway were both part of bids which were awarded freeport status by the British ministry of transport in early March, the Dubai-headquartered company published a film to...

01.04.2021

Replacements in Liverpool

The British Peel Ports Group has placed an order for two new Liebherr ship-to-shore container cranes for its facility at the Port of Liverpool. They will replace two of the existing STS cranes, which will be relocated to Peel...

31.03.2021

Ports worldwide stronger than estimated

In February, the container throughput index of the RWI – Leibniz reported a small, seasonally adjusted rise from (revised) 122.2 to 123.0. The North Range Index, which is an indicator for economic development in northern...

31.03.2021

More mega ships for Evergreen

Taiwan-headquartered shipping company Evergreen Marine plans to build 20 new container vessels with a capacity of 15,000 teu each. According to press reports, the carrier will invest between USD 115 and USD 130 million per...

31.03.2021

Arctic design for the Nordic route

Although a number of big carriers have turned down the idea of sailing the Northern Route from Asia via the Arctic to Europe, this option is still on the table. Nevertheless, very few container carrying ships could sail Arctic...

30.03.2021

A good year for Yang Ming, too

Taiwan-based Yang Ming Marine has reported its 2020 annual financial results. Consolidated revenues increased by 1.4% to NTD 151.28 billion (USD 5.11 billion) last year (2019: 5.03 billion), while handled volumes amounted to 5.07...

30.03.2021

DP World invests in Peru

The terminal of UAE-based DP World Callao in Peru, the country's major container port, is investing USD 333.6 million in its facilities to expand the current pier from 650 m to 960 m, increase the storage area to 303,000 hectares...

30.03.2021

HMM's maiden on tour

The HMM “Nuri”, the first of eight 16,000 teu-class newbuild containerships, started its first voyage from the port of Busan in Korea. The vessel flying the Liberian flag is deployed on the Far East Europe 4 (FE4) route under...

29.03.2021

An insurer’s view of Suez

Captain Rahul Khanna, the global head of marine risk consulting with Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), has assessed the salvage of the stranded 'Ever Given' and the consequences for shipping. In addition to the...

29.03.2021

Get to France - via Barcelona

Synergy, logistics services provider of port and terminal operator Hutchison, has consolidated its intermodal service between Hutchison Ports BEST Terminal and southwestern France. This service was introduced in February 2020...