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04.03.2020

Data seaports driving smart ports

The new European Data Ports project, aimed at creating a data platform for cognitive ports of the future, welcomes a new member in Traxens, a data and service provider for the supply chain industry privately held and...

04.03.2020

Further reefer services in Barcelona

The terminal operator Hutchison Ports BEST has obtained the approval from the Barcelona Port Authority to provide, within the terminal, a number of value-added services to reefer containers. Amongst others, customers now have the...

03.03.2020

Haropa Ports: investing EUR 6 million to cover 14 days

No, this is not about the Corona virus. This time, we are talking about the French national strike - which also affects Haropa Ports, Le Havre. After 14 full days of loss due to the strike in December and January, the end of the...

03.03.2020

Further UK call for Unifeeder service East UK-Europe

An additional UK hub port has become part of to the Unifeeder UK East Coast port network service. The service, introduced in August 2018, now also calls at London Gateway that was opened in 2013. This is an addition to...

03.03.2020

Austrian Ennshafen looks back on a successful 2019

The Austrian Ennshafen on the Danube transhipped a total of 72,000 t on the river in 2019. This result is about 20% higher than the average water/land transhipment volumes over the last ten years, which, among other things, is...

28.02.2020

Mixed performance of the ports of Europe in 2019

Europe's main ports have published their results for 2019, showing that total container throughput in the 15 most important ports in Europe saw an increase of 2.8% compared to 2018. However, growth rates were considerably lower...

28.02.2020

Petronas and K Line strengthen LNG-link

K Line has signed a long-term time charter contract of 12 years plus an extension option for the further 12 years from 2022 on. The agreement was concluded with Petronas LNG, a subsidiary of Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas)....

28.02.2020

There is more than diesel

2019 was a record year for the growth of alternative fuels in maritime transport, as can be seen from the dedicated portal fuels insight (AFI) by DNV GL. The use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) experienced a remarkable upward...

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...