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04.02.2019

UK: DfT tables outlook up to 2050

The UK's Department for Transport (DfT) has launched Maritime 2050, the first long-term strategy developed in partnership with industry. The government emphasised the importance of the maritime sector to Britain’s future success....

01.02.2019

Stena to deploy new ferry on Irish Sea

A new ro-pax ferry named the “Stena Estrid” has just been launched. According to the ferry operator’s plans, the newbuilding will go into service on the Dublin – Holyhead route at the beginning of 2020. The “Stena Estrid” is...

01.02.2019

Slight upswing for Marseille Fos in 2018

The port of Marseille Fos made modest progress in 2018. The total cargo throughput grew to 81 million t, 1% more than in 2017. Last year, container traffic rose by 2% to 1.4 million teu, and dry bulk volumes surged by 12% to 15.2...

01.02.2019

Tarros adds Marseille to GPS service

The La Spezia (Italy)-headquartered Tarros Group upgraded its Great Pendulum service (GPS), effective 31 January 2019. It ensures that Tarros is able to maintain a very efficient service network, with great reliability and...

31.01.2019

Mobile harbour crane acquisitions in 2018

Liebherr Maritime Cranes sold 83 mobile harbour cranes in 40 countries in 2018. That gave the company an estimated market share of up to 66% in the mobile harbour crane segment. The major clients were, inter alia, Qube Ports...

31.01.2019

Port de Guadeloupe enhances terminal

On 29 January, the Grand Port Maritime de la Guadeloupe (GPMG) welcomed a new generation gantry crane for the Jarry/Baie-Mahault container terminal. At around 07.00, the massive 1,280 t, 68 m high hoisting equipment, stowed on...

31.01.2019

New service to London Gateway

On 22 February, Unifeeder is launching a new dedicated shuttle service between Gdynia Port and DP World London Gateway. This new Poland - UK connection is part of Unifeeder’s strategy to provide a transport alternative via...

30.01.2019

Clarkson crowns Liberia

According to "Clarksons World Fleet Monitor January 2019" published by the consultancy and analyst Clarksons, the ship registry of Liberia has outgrown the Marshall Islands in gross tonnage terms. The Marshall Islands...

30.01.2019

Good vibes for Big Easy port Nola

2018 was a record year not only in the west of the USA: the Louisianan port of New Orleans moved more than 591,000 teu last year, 12.3% more than in 2017. The peak in 2018 marks the fifth year in a row the the port of New Orleans...

30.01.2019

Tanger Med looks with glee

2018 was a good year for the port of Tanger Med, which handles more than 50% of Morocco's exports. Last year, a total of 13,293 ships docked at the port that offers direct sea connections to 186 ports and 77 countries. Tanger...

29.01.2019

Dual-fuel technology stands test in Barcelona

Energy transition is the key word: the Port of Barcelona is completing pilot operations using LNG and CNG as alternative fuels throughout its maritime and intermodal supply chains. The operations involve eleven partners and...

29.01.2019

No Brexit fears at Bristol Port

Bristol Port in the UK is Brexit-ready according to a new information sheet. CEO David Brown, reported: “65% of the cargo that Bristol Port deals with is non-EU. We remain confident that our systems and operations will...

29.01.2019

Global container trade remains bullish

The container throughput index of the RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) largely as well as surprisingly recovered in December 2018 from its decline in...

28.01.2019

Good things come...

The two lines Mediterranean Shipping Company and Ignazio Messina & C. have said that a transaction they have agreed upon, due to be implemented soon, represents the best-possible solution for both partners. The largest obstacle...

28.01.2019

Bremenports preparing more space for BLG

The German port operator Bremenports has announced that a triangular tract of land close to the Weserport quay in the eastern port zone is to be newly developed in the near future. The just over 2 ha-sized fallow plot is one...

28.01.2019

Asashi Tanker and MOL pooling resources

The Japanese carrier MOL and Asahi Tanker have signed a contract to establish a pool operation company named Asahi MOL Tankers, and inked an agreement to launch MR-type product tankers that will be assigned to the new pool....

28.01.2019

Port of Oakland optimistic for 2019

The US port of Oakland says it is optimistic about its growth prospects in 2019. Maritime director John Driscoll acknowledged, however, that it is too soon to know exactly how freight markets will respond. He pointed out that...

25.01.2019

A fair quinquennium

Smiles all round at the 2019 media conference of the port of Dunkirk, which is on the Channel but traditionally stages this event in Lille. Its results for 2018 fitted seamlessly into the recovery that the hub has managed since...

25.01.2019

APL rolling out new service

The CMA CGM affiliate APL is set to launch a new weekly sailing - the China Malaysia Service (CMS connecting north, central and southern China to the niche ports of Port Kelang, Penang and Pasir Gudang in Malaysia. Jointly...

25.01.2019

K Line successful at Fukushima terminal

The first mission for Japan-headquartered K Line's “Grace River" has been completed: the vessel carried Ichthys LNG Project’s first LPG cargo to Japan and discharged it at the Kyushu Fukushima Terminal. The gas was imported...