13.11.2019

New player on the waters: E2F in France

In France, a new body has been created to promote inland navigation: On 1 November 2019, the French national chamber of craft industry (CNBA) and the French committee of river owners (CAF) agreed to set up a new organisation to...
13.11.2019

Maersk vessel tests battery propulsion

Electronic propulsion is the order of the day. Thus, a containerised 600 kWh marine battery system will be installed in a trial on board the “Maersk Cape Town” in December 2019 to improve vessel performance while reducing CO2...
12.11.2019

Grimaldi's first new PCTC sets sail

The first unit of a series of seven sister vessels ordered by the Neapolitan group Grimaldi is entering service. The pure car & truck carrier “Grande Torino” of the Grimaldi Group was recently christened in the Italian port...
12.11.2019

Red Sea Terminal focuses on ULCS

The Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT) based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, has purchased two ship-to- shore (STS) cranes supplied by ZPMC in Shanghai, China. The new cranes, each with a 70 m reach and a 52 m high, represent an investment...
12.11.2019

Ecuador: Contecon wins ISO certification

Contecon Guayaquil (CGSA), the Ecuadorian subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services. (ICTSI), recently obtained the ISO 14064-3:2006 international certification for carbon neutrality. The verification and audit...
11.11.2019

Green light for Seine-Northern Europe canal

The split of cost between the French government and the French regional and local public authorities made the breakthrough of a long-standing project possible. The joint funding of EUR 2.2 billion will be invested in the...
11.11.2019

K Line extends its bulk carrier fleet

K Line is building up its capacities in the bulk carrier segment. At the Marugame business headquarters Imabari Shipbuilding, the 200,000-dwt Capesize bulker "Cape discovery" has been completed. The ship is equipped...
11.11.2019

Federal funding for terminal refurbishment at Jaxport

The Florida (USA)-based Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport) will be supported by federal funding. A sum of USD 20 million has been granted to the port for the reconstruction of more than 40,000 sqm of the existing terminal...
08.11.2019

More power on the Pacific

Plans to expand the port of Manzanillo, on Mexico’s Pacific coast, and add terminals to the facility have been revealed. The existing container terminals there, including CMSA, are also adding equipment, to benefit from growing...
08.11.2019

Tanger Med II welcomes new investor

The German carrier Hapag-Lloyd has an eye on the maritime development in North Africa. The Hamburg (Germany)-based company has invested in shares of the affiliate of Marsa Maroc that has been entrusted with the construction and...
08.11.2019

Zeaborn tankers are born

Claus-Peter Offen Tankschiffreederei (“CPO Tankers”) has been rebranded. Its new name is Zeaborn Ship Management Tanker (“Zeaborn Tankers”). The company became a part of the Bremen (Germany)-based Zeaborn Group since June 2019...
08.11.2019

LNG shore-to-ship available on the Rhine

Europe’s first shore-to-ship liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker station for inland shipping at the Niehler Hafen in Cologne (Germany) is operational. The opening of this station by the provider Pit Point is a step towards...
07.11.2019

Industrial zone in Port Trois-Rivieres takes off

In Canada, the government of the province of Québec confirms that it will provide CAD 2.5 million in financial assistance to the Trois-Rivières port authority for the development of logistics facilities. Altogether, an outdoor...
07.11.2019

More electric cars in bremenports

In Germany’s current debate on climate change, the reduction of emissions has also become the order of the day for the logistics industry. The port management company bremenports for instance has taken further measures to...
07.11.2019

Rotterdam tightens its international links

The port of Rotterdam authority in the Netherlands is intensifying its activities in Central Europe and South Asia, e.g. in Poland and India. Only recently, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed for a more intensive...
06.11.2019

Gothenburg tops Swedish container market

In Sweden, the container market witnessed a modest downturn of 1% during the first six months of 2019. However, the port of Gothenburg, the country's largest port, reported a rise in both market share and volumes. Between January...
06.11.2019

ULCVs take the lead, says Vessels Value

According to information provided by the research and data mining company Vessels Value (VV), the containership market has shown some significant gains across both earnings and values, particularly in the Post Panamax and New...
06.11.2019

Cargo streams follow when waters flow on the Rhine

Throughput volumes in the Swiss Rhine Ports rose by 21% in the first nine months of 2019, a significant improvement compared to the same period last year. In 2018, traffic was adversely affected by the period of low water, which...
05.11.2019

“It’s essential to earn our money”

Erich Staake has developed the German facility in Duisport into the largest inland port in Europe in two decades. Duisport is now only still a port in a small way; it’s simultaneously home to numerous large companies and is also...
05.11.2019

Cosco enjoys a convincing Q3/2019

The number of major shipping lines back in black is on the rise in 2019. The Chinese Cosco Holding, which encompasses OOCL, also achieved a convincing result in Q3/2019. Operating income of RMB 1.57 billion (USD 221 million)...
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