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12.03.2024

Measuring wind conditions in real time

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Metro Weather have launched a demonstration experiment on the route between Tokyo and Fukuoka using Doppler lidar, a long-range wind condition measurement device installed on the ro-ro vessel...

11.03.2024

The countdown for OPS in Barcelona is on

The port of Barcelona’s first OPS for container vessels has arrived at the Best terminal, marking the start of the countdown to connect the first ships. The OPS substation, assembled by Denmark's Powercon company, will allow up...

11.03.2024

Duisport merges logistics services

Duisport will merge its subsidiaries Duisport Agency, Facility Logistics, and Bohnen Logistik into a new unit dubbed ‘Duisport Logistics & Port Services’ (DLPS). It will offer a wide range of services, including intermodal...

11.03.2024

Finnlines: a dip in 2023

The shipping company's financial statement for 2023 showed an 8% decrease in revenue compared to 2022, with ebitda at EUR 166.3 million (-24.8% vs 2022). The company transports a third of the 1 million trucks carrying goods...

11.03.2024

Arkas Line expands TLS route

Arkas Line has added the port of Mersin to the Turkey–Levant route in its network, to enhance its operational efficiency and customer services. The addition will provide connections to the Black Sea and North Africa from Mersin,...

08.03.2024

Melbourne Port welcomes Vict upgrade

Victoria International Container Terminal (Vict), a subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) and Australia's first fully automated container terminal, has completed phase 3A of its expansion project at the...

08.03.2024

Partnership for eco-friendly seas

The Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) has partnered with Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) to develop autonomous and green energy vessels. Signed on 2 March 2024, the MOU aims to enhance innovation and...

08.03.2024

Chinese ports visit Bilbao's wind power hub

A Chinese delegation from the ports of Yantai and Shandong, accompanied by representatives of Nordex Acciona, recently visited the port of Bilbao and Consignaciones Toro y Betolaza terminal. They were briefed by Andima...

07.03.2024

The cost of narrowed arteries

Analyses and figures on the impact of growing bottlenecks on the oceans. 2024 has brought the expected turbulent start for the maritime shipping industry. Ferdinand de Lesseps’ global vision is being severely tested, because it’s...

07.03.2024

Wärtsilä & EBDG cut port emissions

Technology group Wärtsilä has entered into a collaboration agreement with naval architecture and marine engineering firm Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) to enhance the clean harbour alternative mobile power (Champ) barge design....

07.03.2024

San Diego's green lift

SSA Marine and the port of San Diego have introduced the first of six zero-emissions cargo handling equipment at the Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal. The 24,948 kg Wiggins Yard eBull battery electric forklift, named "the...

07.03.2024

Electric reachstackers for Melbourne

Kalmar has secured a deal to supply the Intermodal Terminal Company (ITC) in Australia with six Kalmar electric reachstackers and two Kalmar electric empty container handlers. This eco-friendly equipment will operate at ITC's...

06.03.2024

Port of Switzerland braves 2023's economic waves

The Port of Switzerland recorded an 8% increase in cargo handling in 2023, totalling 4.97 million t, slightly below the 5 million mark. The rise was attributed to a 46.5% increase in the storage of mineral oil products after a...

06.03.2024

Eight new ports join Green Award

The Green Award Foundation has announced that eight new Japanese ports managed by the Osaka Ports and Harbors Bureau have joined as incentive providers, offering discounted port fees to certified vessels. This expansion...

06.03.2024

Samskip's Baltic Sea upgrade

Samskip has increased capacities on its Baltic Sea service and added the port of Klaipeda to its network. This expansion follows the successful launch of Samskip's dedicated Baltic Sea shortsea service in November 2023. The...

06.03.2024

Saving fuel with antifouling

The Taiwanese shipping company Wan Hai has achieved an 8% reduction in fuel consumption and emissions using Nippon Paint Marine's antifouling products A-LF-Sea and Fastar. This improvement aligns with the shipping industry's...

05.03.2024

Ammonia fuel study initiated

Fundación Valenciaport is conducting a study on the safety of using ammonia as fuel for ships. This initiative, co-funded by the European maritime safety agency (Emsa) with a budget of EUR 450,000, aims to create a framework for...

05.03.2024

Trelleborg's new piloting tool

Trelleborg Marine and Infrastructure has secured an exclusive licensing agreement with the Port of Auckland Limited (Poal) to distribute the eMPX application worldwide. This agreement aligns with Poal’s strategy to focus on its...

05.03.2024

Seafreight sustainability partnership

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics and HMM are collaborating to advance sustainable seafreight solutions, in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement. Hellmann aims to reduce its scope 3 emissions in seafreight, partnering with HMM...

04.03.2024

ICTSI's financial discipline pays off

In FY/2023, International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) reported a net income of USD 511.53 million, a 17% decline from the previous year, primarily due to non-cash impairment charges. However, excluding these...