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27.02.2020

A turn for the better - on thin grounds

According to flash estimates, the container throughput index of the RWI –Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute for Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) reported a surprising uptick of 2.2 points to 115.4...

27.02.2020

Two Swedish ports join forces with Finnlines

The Swedish Ports of Stockholm and the port of Naantali, with the shipping company Finnlines as coordinator, have decided to apply for an EU grant that, among other things, would help them to jointly reduce air pollutant...

27.02.2020

To Gotland with love - and LNG

As from summer 2020, passengers to Gotland will be able to use an even more eco-friendly service to reach the Swedish island in the Baltic Sea. A second LNG ferry between the mainland and Gotland's capital Visby will help to...

26.02.2020

Corona likely to have a costly impact on Chinese ports

The maritime data provider Alphaliner has published its estimates with regard to the effects of the extended Chinese Lunar New Year holidays and the countermeasures to contain the spread of the coronavirus....

26.02.2020

Guadeloupe holds a steady course in 2019

The Caribbean Grand Maritime Port of Guadeloupe (GPMG) has reported its traffic figures for 2019, speaking of "encouraging results". After a record year in 2018, GPMG's freight traffic experienced a slight setback in...

26.02.2020

KPI Bridge Oil acquires Ocean Connect

The Danish KPI Bridge Oil, a global trader and broker in marine fuels and marine lubricants, will acquire the online bunker platform Ocean Connect Marine, hitherto belonging to Glencore. Subject to regulatory approval, the...

25.02.2020

Rearranging Middle East services

Hapag-Lloyd, Hyundai Merchant Marine, Ocean Network Express (ONE) and Yang Ming, the members of The Alliance, have specified the changes to their network they announced in January 2020 and released updated details concerning...

25.02.2020

Will Maersk retain the level of 2019?

While preparing the ground in the running year with a profit warning for Q1/2020, Maersk has reported its results for the full-year 2019. Revenues went down moderately by 1.0% to USD 38.9 billion (USD 39.3 billion in 2018), the...

25.02.2020

Paying tribute to IMO

The Bahamas continues to be one of the first council members to present its annual assessment payment to the international maritime organisation (IMO) in the course of February 2020. The payment to the IMO was transferred in full...

24.02.2020

Hanjin’s valuable legacy

The cat’s out of the bag now. 2M, that is to say Maersk and MSC, have reached an agreement with South Korea’s Samra Midas Group. The latter’s SM Line, still young and one of the heirs in the northern Pacific of the Hanjin...

24.02.2020

Maritime crew changeover becomes more important

Global restrictions due to the coronavirus outbreak also affect shipping crews in many ports around the globe. The crewing company Danica, based in Hamburg (Germany), reports an increase in enquiries from shipping companies...

24.02.2020

Atlantic One takes the next step

The multi-user hall „Atlantic One“ planned by the Bremen company Peper & Söhne Projekt GmbH in the Güterverkehrszentrum Jade Weser Port (GVZ) will be built by Goldbeck NORD GmbH, Bremen office. A corresponding general...

24.02.2020

Ship registries now take a closer look

Vessels that violate current United Nations Security Council resolutions (UNSCRs) on trading with North Korea will not be registered with the Palau international ship registry (PISR). Both the government of Palau and PISR...

21.02.2020

Hamburg Süd becomes more Mediterranean

The carrier Hamburg Süd, an affiliate of Maersk, hitherto relied on agents and joint-venture organisations to represent its operations in Italy and Spain. Now the shipping company has set up its own offices in these countries....

21.02.2020

HMM shortly before friendly takeover

As from April 2020, the South Korean shipping company Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) will be operating the "HMM Algeciras", the largest container vessel worldwide. This will ring in the next round of the programme to...

21.02.2020

Port of Hamburg back on track

After the start of the Elbe river dredging, lady luck is back in the port of Hamburg. In 2019, its seaborne cargo throughput rose to 136.6 million t, a modest growth of 1.1%. Nevertheless, container handling stood at 9.3 million...

20.02.2020

Hapag-Lloyd's big leap forward

On the basis of preliminary, not yet validated figures, the Hamburg-headquartered carrier Hapag-Lloyd achieved higher revenues and more profit in the 2019 financial year. The growth in revenues was considerable, by approximately...

20.02.2020

Wallonian inland navigation looks back on year of change

According to statistics in the Belgian province of Wallonia, 39.13 million t of cargo were shipped on the Walloon inland waterways over the year 2019. Volumes were 5.8% below the performance of 2017 and 2018 but remain equal to...

20.02.2020

DP World to delist quickly from Nasdaq Dubai

DP World is to become a private company and delist its shares. DP World’s parent company Port and Free Zone World has offered to acquire the 19.55% of DP World’s shares traded on Nasdaq Dubai, returning the company to private...

19.02.2020

Inland shipping powered by two Swedish ports

Mälarhamnar and Ports of Stockholm have decided to work together to make the greatest possible use of the sea and inland waterways for goods transports. The goal of this collaboration is to enable inland shipping between...