08.03.2019

MSC extends switch to Liverpool

The Swiss carrier MSC is to include a call at the port of Liverpool (UK) in its rotation between Canada, Turkey and various southern European ports. The news comes after the 2M shipping alliance confirmed at the end of 2018 that...
08.03.2019

Hugo Trumpy new agent of major player in Italy

Zeamarine selected Hugo Trumpy as exclusive commercial and port agent for Italy, with effect from 1 March 2019. The only exception is Zeamarine's round the world (RTW) service. They will be managed by Trumpy from 1 June 2019....
07.03.2019

Goddess Hammonia hears call of Scandinavian princes

The Scandinavian investors Ness Risan and Partners (Norway), and the former owners of the Containerships Group (Finland), have taken acquired all the shares of the Hammonia shipping company. The Ernst Russ Group and the company,...
07.03.2019

Seaports of Niedersachsen on solid path in 2018

Lower Saxony’s nine seaports handled around 50 million t of seafreight in 2018, a slight decrease compared to the 53 million t in 2017. However, the upward trend in the general cargo and container sector continued. The 2018...
07.03.2019

SSA and Jaxport agree on new terminal

A new international container terminal on Florida's shores will actually be built as the Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport) and terminal operator SSA Marine have inked a long-term agreement for its development and operation....
06.03.2019

Wake-up call for a sleeping giant

One cannot say that Latin America has risen like a phoenix from the ashes of late, but at least the region’s trade has recently returned to ruder health. The maritime consultancy Dynamar has analysed the latest trends for the...
06.03.2019

Mixed results for Ennshafen in Austria

Ennshafen, an inland port on the Danube in Austria, experienced long periods of low water levels in 2018, which had a negative impact on traffic. The amount of cargo transhipped from river to land dropped from 697,000 t in 2017...
06.03.2019

Jade Weser port continues to grow

With a throughput of almost 656,000 teu, the Wilhelmshaven container terminal at the Jade Weser Port (Germany) reported a two-digit growth rate for the third year in succession in 2018 (up 18 % compared to 2017). Companies...
06.03.2019

Favourable figures for Matson in 2018

The Matson Navigation Company, whose headquarters are in San Francisco (USA), generated a net income of USD 109 million in 2018. In 2017, the income was USD 232 million for the full year, but that was shored up by USD 155.0...
05.03.2019

Dynamise the gateways

Saudi Arabia’s ports are successfully gearing up to face the future. Private initiatives are now being accorded more operational freedom, to help ensure that the strategy is effective. The largest terminal in the country’s...
05.03.2019

Shipserver's e-procurement platform on the move

The number of platforms in the maritime business continues to grow. According to Shipserv, an e-procurement platform, marine buyers spent USD 385 million on its platform in January 2019. This is up 30% from last year’s figures,...
05.03.2019

New bulk giant for K Line

At Imabari Shipbuilding in Japan, the 200,000-dwt ton Cape size bulker "Cape Sapphire" has been completed and will join K Line's operative fleet in due course. The ship is compliant with the common structural rules for...
05.03.2019

Highs and lows for RCL in 2018

The Thailand-based container shipping line Regional Container Lines (RCL) reported a 5% rise in revenue 2018 compared to 2017 to THB 12,262 million (EUR 340 million). The surge in volumes on a year-on-year-basis amounted to 6.3%....
04.03.2019

Damen's LNG/MGO hybrid ready for work

Success for the switchover: a dredger has been converted to a dual-fuel unit running on LNG and MGO eighteen months after the contract was awarded. It was the first conversion of its kind in Europe. Damen delivered a turnkey...
04.03.2019

Equipment for port of Posorja in Ecuador

DP World is to purchase 33 terminal tractors, three empty container handlers, three reachstackers and one forklift for the group's new deepwater port of Posorja (Ecuador). Kalmar is to supply the new equipment and start...
04.03.2019

Finnlines sails in green waters - and earns

The Finnlines Group boosted its 2018 profit by 13.1% or EUR 12.5 million, lifting it to EUR 95.1 million. Revenue increased to EUR 589.4 million, 9.9% more than in 2017. Cargo volumes remained strong in Q4/2018. The shipping...
01.03.2019

Inland port of Passau gearing up

A new LHM 420 mobile harbour crane has officially commenced operations at the inland port of Passau (Germany). The hoisting equipment is able to handle single loads weighing up to 120 t – almost double as much as its predecessor....
01.03.2019

Zim scoops up international shopping platform

The technology company Ladingo, which just closed a USD 1 million funding round, also counts the Haifa-based carrier Zim among its investors. The start-up, founded in January 2018, claims to be the world’s first company to offer...
01.03.2019

Drewry sees hope for post-Brexit Dover

The London-based maritime consulting Drewry has analysed the port of Dover's possibilities in a Brexit environment. The firm's study says that the UK port has resilience to cope with "moderate disruption", as Drewry put...
28.02.2019

USD 2 billion

MSC senior vice-president Pasquale Formisano recently told the Propeller Club Basel about the ongoing adjustments to his shipping line’s fleet to 2020 and beyond.
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