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14.05.2019

London remains the hot spot for arbitration

Research of the maritime-focused law firm HFW has underpinned the impression that London (UK) continues to dominate the market for maritime arbitration - despite suggestions that Brexit would see activity shift to emerging...

13.05.2019

Containers push up revenues

In 2018 Marsa Maroc, the Casablanca-based leading Moroccan port operator, managed to increase its revenues to MAD 2.7 billion (approximately EUR 250 million). The corporation said that this was due substantially to growing...

13.05.2019

Southeast Asian expansion of APL's JTV service

The CMA CGM affiliate APL has announced that the Japan Thailand Vietnam (JTV) service is extending its port rotation to the Philippines and within South China. The service will now be calling at three additional ports in Manila...

13.05.2019

Intermodal leads the way in HHLA's Q1/2019

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA) reported satisfactory results in the first three months of the year. Improvements in container transport and property management led to a revenue of EUR 347.6 million (+10.3%). The...

13.05.2019

Result significantly up in the first quarter

The German shipping line Hapag-Lloyd closed Q1/2019 with a significantly higher operating profit, as earnings before interest and taxes (ebit) increased to EUR 214 million (compared to EUR 51 million in Q1/2018). The group’s net...

10.05.2019

A new tool to prepare the testing of ballast water

The Japanese group MOL will launch the “ballast catch viable organism sampler” on 15 May 2019. The device, jointly developed by MOL Engineering and the Satake Corporation, saves workload in preparing samples of ballast water...

10.05.2019

Ocean's new Asian service calls at Hamburg

As the first containership in the new Asia service Loop 7 by the Ocean Alliance, the “Taurus”, which has a capacity of almost 14.500 teu, has berthed in the port of Hamburg (Germany). The new Asia-North Europe service Loop 7...

10.05.2019

PSA to build in Halifax and Pennsylvania

Singapore-headquartered PSA International has won the bid for the container terminal Halterm in the port of Halifax. It is currently the largest container terminal on the east coast of Canada. Among the other bidders were...

09.05.2019

Haropa – Port of Le Havre in good shape

Tonnage led the way, the results followed. The port of Le Havre (a member of the Haropa association, which is made up of the ports of Le Havre, Rouen and Paris), improved its results, having posted a solid throughput in 2018....

09.05.2019

Shipnext and Boot Upventures to collaborate

Boot Upventures and Shipnext, a digital shipping marketplace and transport network, are to cooperate. Shipnext automates cargo-to-ship matching, freight trading, contracting and documentation processes on a single user-friendly...

09.05.2019

Tool for smoother traffic flows in port of Hamburg

Eurogate Intermodal is further optimising traffic logistics within the port of Hamburg. The Hamburg-based international service provider for intermodal container transport via road and rail launched an updated version of its...

09.05.2019

Better ship recycling gaining ground

A report on ECSA's recent mission to India's ship-recycling facilities in Alang in the state of Gujarat has now been published. In order to help facilitate the global ratification of the IMO's 2009 Hong Kong...

08.05.2019

Trois-Rivières looks back at 2018 with delight

The Canadian Trois-Rivières Port Authority (TRPA) reported its results for 2018. Over the past year, the port accommodated 256 vessels, set a new handling record of 3.9 million t of cargo, and grew its net income to CAD 3.4...

08.05.2019

Port of Switzerland reports favourable start to 2019

A strong quarter may cast a shadow over the following year’s results. However that does not apply to the Port of Switzerland in Q1/2019 - even though inland shipping on the Rhine was way above average in Q1/2018. The picture...

08.05.2019

Reshuffle of TIL's shareholders

The ranking of investors of the terminal operator Terminal Investment Ltd (TIL) has changed. The major shareholder, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company is increasing its majority stake to 60%, following a deal with Global...

07.05.2019

Preparations for food hub in Rotterdam underway

After the United States, the Netherlands is the world’s largest exporter of agricultural products. Goods worth almost EUR 92 billion were traded in 2017, a large share through the port of Rotterdam. The port is therefore planning...

07.05.2019

Macs changes its terminal in Antwerp

Hamburg (Germany)-based Maritime Carrier Shipping (Macs), which was founded in 1970 and which operates services for Africa, has changed its terminal in Antwerp (Belgium). The new terminal Zuidnatie Breakbulk has a quay length...

07.05.2019

Macquarie: strong footprint in Long Beach

The Australian investment company Macquarie has bought the Long Beach container terminal, which was completed and opened to the public in 1986. It currently comprises 425,000 sqm and eight structures. Macquarie has agreed to...

06.05.2019

More ports allow use of open-loop scrubbers

The Clean Shipping Alliance (CSA) 2020 has received written approvals and no-objection letters from more than 20 ports covering Europe, the Americas, Asia and Australasia, indicating they have no intention of banning the use of...

06.05.2019

Cargo keeps Scandlines on course in 2018

In 2018, Scandlines’ group sales dropped slightly by 2% to EUR 477 million (2017: EUR 487 million), as the unusually warm weather between May and September attracted fewer passengers. With EUR 352 million, turnover on both...