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06.05.2019

Kloosterboer relies on free riding provided by Kuenz

The Dutch company Kloosterboer in Vlissingen has purchased four Kuenz Freerider cranes that have a high degree of automation. Kloosterboer, a new customer of Kuenz, specialises in logistics services for temperature-controlled...

03.05.2019

Stepping up digital efficiency at ECT terminal

An increasing number of shipping companies, terminals and nautical service providers are sharing real-time information via the port of Rotterdam’s Pronto digital platform. During a pilot project, the site, a "single...

03.05.2019

Technical upgrades for Sovcomflot’s tankers

Sovcomflot, a major Russian shipping company, will roll out a Wärtsilä fleet operations solution for its fleet of arctic shuttle tankers. The order was booked in March 2019. The agreement signed with Sovcomflot comprises the...

03.05.2019

Medcenter Container Terminal extends range of equipment

Italy’s Medcenter Container Terminal (MCT), which is owned and operated by Terminal Investment Limited (TIL), will purchase a total of 32 diesel-electric straddle carriers. All the machines are scheduled to be delivered by the...

02.05.2019

Pirate flags lowered

Nobody will deny that piracy is a scourge of shipping. Incidents continue to be reported. So the latest news from the International Maritime Bureau is welcome – the number of incidents of piracy has declined, and combined with a...

02.05.2019

Arkas and CNAN to cooperate in the Med

Turkey-headquartered Arkas Line and CNAN Med, the national shipping line of Algeria, are launching an Algeria service at the beginning of this month (May). CNAN Med will operate the new Westmed Oran service (WOS) with two...

02.05.2019

New Mexican offspring for Hamburg Süd

Hamburg Süd recently held a ceremony to name a containership at the port of Veracruz (Mexico). Now known as the "Polar Mexico", the vessel was sponsored by Claudia Dávila, wife of Carlos Ayala, logistics and...

02.05.2019

Coalition on West African routes

Bremen Overseas Chartering and Shipping (Bocs) and Universal Africa Lines (UAL) are to combine their forces on the West African trades. The Bremen entity, a breakbulk MPV shipping line, operates five geared MPV vessels ranging...

30.04.2019

Mixed results for Q1/2019 in Antwerp

In the port of Antwerp, total throughput fell by 3% in Q1/2019 compared to Q1/2018. Container traffic, on the other hand, continues to rise, recording the port’s best ever monthly result in March. In 2018, Antwerp’s share in...

30.04.2019

ONE banking on synergy effects

ONE, the joint venture for container traffic of the three Japanese shipping companies K Line, MOL and NYK, reported a loss of USD 586 million in the fiscal year ending 31 March 2019. Revenues were at USD 10.88 billion. The...

30.04.2019

World container throughput recovers, says RWI/ISL

According to current flash estimates, the container throughput index of the RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute for Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) rose to 136.9 in March, thus offsetting, at...

29.04.2019

Hapag Lloyd sustainability reports includes SDG

The Hamburg-based shipping company Hapag-Lloyd transports around 12 million containers a year with its fleet of 227 ships. The carrier’s current sustainability report entitled “Gathering Pace Together” also includes the legally...

29.04.2019

CMA CGM enlarges digital portfolio

The French shipping company CMA CGM is continuing to further digitalise its offers and has just introduced the CMA CGM e-solutions tool. It is a fully digital e-commerce system that supports a range of e-commerce channels such as...

29.04.2019

Container throughput solid in February says Drewry

In February 2019, Drewry's global container port throughput index declined to 114 points, after reaching 131 points in January. The decrease was mainly due to the Chinese New Year which was celebrated in February and dampened...

26.04.2019

ICS – Avoid overcapacity

The International Chamber of Shipping’s Simon Bennett warned his audience in Istanbul about the further erosion of margins if tonnage does not fall more heavily.

26.04.2019

History of Hamburg Süd on display

Two going for history: Hamburg Süd and the International Maritime Museum Hamburg (IMMH) have signed an agreement to catalogue and display the historical collection of the shipping company, which was founded in 1871. Using images,...

26.04.2019

Australian hydroxide plant needs new equipment

Tianqi Lithium Kwinana has recently placed an order with Liebherr for the first LRS 545 Reachstacker in Australia. Tianqi Lithium operates a new lithium hydroxide plant in the Kwinana industrial area, south of Perth in Western...

26.04.2019

SOL and Wallenius create special fleet

A new shipping line, Wallenius Sol, has been founded. The company will move mainly forest products and other cargoes within a network covering the Gulf of Bothnia, the Baltic Sea and the North Sea. The initiative was launched by...

25.04.2019

Upbeat first quarter for the port of Rotterdam

In the first quarter of 2019, the quantity of cargoes processed at the port of Rotterdam surged by 5.1% compared to the same period last year. In total, 123.9 million t were handled compared with 117.8 million t in Q1/2018....

25.04.2019

MOL seeks oil in Mexican waters

Modec and MOL have joined forces in a long-term charter business to provide a floating production, storage, and offloading system (FPSO) for use in the offshore Area 1 block on the coast of Mexico. A loan agreement for the...