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17.03.2020

Port of Dunkirk stresses multimodality

More multimodal transports in Dunkirk: In total, the share of alternative modes to road in 2019 amounted to 65% of land-based traffic to and from the French port. Inland shipping increased by 200,000 t, driven by the...

17.03.2020

New giants on the horizon

OOCL is maintaining its contracts with shipyards Nantong Cosco KHI Ship Engineering (NACKS) and Dalian Cosco KHI Ship Engineering (DACKS) for five newbuilt container vessels. Each unit at a cost of USD 155.68 million will have a...

17.03.2020

Chinese ebb in the port of Long Beach

A tandem torpedo hit the Californian port of Long Beach at the beginning of the year. The total number of boxes handled in January and February declined 7.1% compared to the same period in 2018. Lingering effects from the United...

16.03.2020

China believes in Wilhelmshaven

China Logistics first expansion into Europe will take it to the JadeWeserPort in the German state of Lower Saxony. The ambitions of the state-owned company are almost as great as the hopes of the port operator.

16.03.2020

Maritime volume contraction like in 2009?

The Copenhagen (Denmark)-based maritime consultancy Sea-Intelligence predicts a Corona-caused decline of shippers' demand similar to the aftermath of the global financial crises in 2008 and 2009: "This implies a potential...

16.03.2020

MacGregor's service to cover the Americas

MacGregor, part of the Finnish Cargotec Group, has announced that following the acquisitions of Rapp Marine and TTS in 2018 and 2019 respectively, it will extend its coverage and capability to support all service need of...

16.03.2020

Remote cranes on Russian grounds

The Russian company Kyshtym Copper Electrolytic Planta, subsidiary of the Russian Copper Company, is going to install a warehouse next to the new Copper Electro Refinery. Special equipment is needed in this working place in...

13.03.2020

Overcoming digital hurdles

The trend towards paperless customs clearance procedures is continuing apace. The service provider Zoll-Fit told the ITJ about the advantages digital processes offer its pilot project in Rheinfelden.

13.03.2020

DP World: organic growth and acquisitions

DP World looks back in joy on its results of 2019. Both organic growth and acquisitions led to a significant uptick in revenues to USD 7.69 billion (+36.1%). Adjusted ebitda increased by 17.7% while the profit of USD 1.33 billion...

13.03.2020

Port of Los Angeles' corona loss so far

The 544,000 teu handled in the port of Los Angeles in February stand for a 22.9% decrease in volumes compared to last year. While February imports decreased 22.5% to 270,000 teu compared to 2018, exports decreased 5.7% to 134,000...

13.03.2020

Wilhelmshaven reaches Top 20

In the rankings of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Güterverkehrszentren (DGG), which are published once every five years, the Güterverkehrszentrum (GVZ) of the Jade Weser Port Wilhelmshaven has reached the Top 20 of Europe's...

12.03.2020

ONE enhances TPV service

The Singapore-headquartered Ocean Network Express (ONE) will introduce a new call to Batangas on its Thailand Philippines Vietnam (TPV) service starting from April 2020. The TPV service currently connects Laem Chabang and Cai Mep...

12.03.2020

Iraq volumes push ACT's throughput

The Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT) on the Red Sea saw a volume growth of 3.4% for the period of August to December 2019 compared to the previous year. The first two months of 2020 confirmed the trend with a growth in import...

12.03.2020

Extending the range of mobile harbour cranes

The machine rental service provider Goeyvaerts is expanding its fleet. Founded in 1953, Goeyvaerts started with cranes for barge handling on inland waterways. In 2006, it expanded its offering with harbour cranes. Goeyvaerts...

11.03.2020

Special transport to Southern Italy

The activities of the industry - including project logistics - continue in Italy. The shipping company Grimaldi Group has been entrusted with the transportation from Spain to Italy of new wagons that will enhance the Naples metro...

11.03.2020

New guide for maritime cyber security

The non-profit group Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA), a neutral body established to further digitalisation of container shipping through technology standards, recently published the DCSA cyber security...

11.03.2020

ICS calls not to forget about IMO 2020

Maybe in the second line due to coronavirus precautions, port state control authorities nevertheless have been enforcing the IMO’s Sulphur 2020 since the beginning of March, making it an offence for ships to carry fuel that...

10.03.2020

Russian Global Ports back in black

The container terminal operator Global Ports, Russia, has reported its figures for 2019. Revenues went up by 5.3% to USD 361.9 million (+4.0% like-for-like, adjusted for JSC Logistika-Terminal (LT) revenue and revenue from VSC...

10.03.2020

Eimskip in rougher seas

The Icelandic carrier Eimskip reports a flat year of 2019, with a lower result also due to regulatory and one-time effects. Container volumes, especially in imports to Iceland, went down, thus the revenues amounted to EUR 679.6...

10.03.2020

Project to upgrade the port of Cuxhaven approved

Plans to close a gap between Europakai and the Offshore-Basishafen in the north German port of Cuxhaven have been approved. Once it has received confirmation of the approval from the authorities, the Hafengesellschaft...