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14.02.2024

Arkas Line hits the American shore

Arkas Line is expanding into the American market by adding the ‘M/v Sine A’ to its USX (United States Express) service, in partnership with Turkon and Hapag Llyod. This move transforms the existing service into a weekly route...

14.02.2024

Fresh route for fruit exports

Through its subsidiary Unifeeder Group, DP World Marine Services has launched a Colombia-Panama maritime route. Linking the Colombian ports of Turbo, Santa Marta, Cartagena, and Barranquilla with the port of Manzanillo in Panama,...

14.02.2024

Hybrid carriers to Réunion Island

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has secured a deal with CMA Terminals, a subsidiary of CMA CGM, to supply three Kalmar hybrid straddle carriers for SAMR, CMA CGM Group's Indian Ocean hub on Réunion Island. Scheduled for delivery in...

13.02.2024

366 m record breaker in Brazil

The arrival of the “MSC Natasha XIII”, a 366 m vessel, at Brazil's Porto de Santos on 1 February marks a historic milestone. With a capacity of 14,400 teu, it's the largest ship to dock there, facilitated by the collaborative...

13.02.2024

Damen's dredger lands in Indonesia

Damen has delivered the inaugural CSD600 dredger to PT Dua Samudera Perkasa in Indonesia, for river maintenance in Kalimantan. This first-of-series, dismountable cutter suction dredger, part of a comprehensive package including...

13.02.2024

Greener sailing on the Rhine

HGK Gas Shipping has added the “GAS 95” to its fleet on the Rhine. Launched on 8 February 2024, this vessel has a diesel-electric propulsion system, a future-proof design, and deep-draft optimisation, and its power management...

12.02.2024

Port of Bilbao stays on course in 2023

The port of Bilbao finished 2023 with positive results, despite challenges like adverse weather that affected vessel arrivals. Total traffic reached 32.8 million t, slightly up from 2022. Notably, bulk liquids and solids posted...

12.02.2024

A new approach to power supply challenges

The Blue Barge project, funded by the EU’s Horizon Europe programme, aims to develop an energy barge to supply electricity to moored and anchored ships in areas with limited access to the electricity grid. With a budget exceeding...

12.02.2024

Maxed out, but with plans for the future

Working at full capacity, the Port of Trois-Rivières in Canada saw a stable freight throughput of 4.2 million t in 2023, with consistent volumes in the dry bulk, liquid bulk, and general cargo segments. President and CEO Gaétan...

09.02.2024

Maersk also returns to reality

Maersk’s results in 2023 are in line with the overall trend in the global shipping industry. For 2023, the group reported a revenue of USD 51.1 billion. The record year 2022 saw Maersk with USD 81.5 billion revenue and a profit...

09.02.2024

Rivers of growth at Contargo

Despite subdued port markets, Contargo reported a slight rise in container volumes transported in Northern France's river areas in 2023. Contargo North France confirmed its lead at the port of Valenciennes, becoming the top...

09.02.2024

Post-Covid shipping blues

Bimco's chief shipping analyst, Niels Rasmussen, reports that the container market experienced a modest growth of 0.2% year-on-year in 2023, reaching 173.8 million teu. Nevertheless, it lagged behind the global trend, as the...

08.02.2024

No buyer for HMM (yet)

The bidding process for South Korea's key global container carrier, HMM, has finally failed. From the original six bidders that emerged (Hapag-Lloyd, SM Group (SM Line), LX Holdings, Dongwon Group, Global Sae-A. and Harim) just...

08.02.2024

GAC's Seoul debut

GAC Group, which provides shipping and logistics services in the Asia-Pacific region, recently opened an office in Seoul, South Korea. The company thus continues its efforts to engage with the expanding South Korean market, which...

08.02.2024

Towards a greener Baltic Sea

Ports of Stockholm, the port of Turku, and Viking Line have joined forces to establish a green shipping corridor between Turku and Stockholm, aiming to eliminate fossil fuel usage by 2035 at the latest. With the MOU, signed...

07.02.2024

From asphalt to water

The EU project "Innovative Waterway Transportation" aims to promote eco-friendly inland shipping by shifting more cargo from roads to inland waterways. Bremenports is working with 25 partners from Germany, Belgium, the...

07.02.2024

UAE and Pakistan clinch port deal

AD Ports Group and Karachi Port Trust have signed a 25-year concession agreement for bulk and general cargo operations at Karachi Port, Pakistan. The joint venture, Karachi Gateway Terminal Multipurpose Limited, will manage...

07.02.2024

Norsepower's eco yoyage

Oldendorff Carriers and Norsepower have joined forces to reduce CO2 emissions in shipping. They will outfit the bulk carrier 'Dietrich Oldendorff' with three 24 m x 4 m Norsepower Rotor Sails, which will actively rotate,...

06.02.2024

Not identical twins

New alliance to be launched in 2025 – the Gemini Cooperation. Maersk is leaving 2M, and Hapag-Lloyd freeing itself from The Alliance, in order for the two new partners to set up an alliance in 2025. By then the other major...

06.02.2024

Barcelona's LNG leap

The port of Barcelona significantly increased its liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering operations to ships in 2023, providing a total of 143,000 cbm of LNG, twice that of 2021. This growth reflects the port's commitment to LNG...