06.02.2024

Faster UK-Europe link

P&O Ferries is set to launch a new freight route in the North Sea, connecting London (Tilbury 2) and Rotterdam (Europoort) from early March 2024. This addition complements the shipping company's existing Zeebrugge to London...
06.02.2024

Freshness from Japan

Ocean Network Express (ONE) has launched the first dual temperature refrigerated container trial with controlled atmosphere (CA) functions. This new type of container, developed in collaboration with Pan Pacific International...
05.02.2024

Intermodal dynamic Down Under

In conversation with Marika Calfas, CEO of NSW Ports in Australia. Things have really moved in the Australian port scene since the day in 1770 that James Cook landed in Botany Bay. At the last IAPH World Conference, held in Abu...
05.02.2024

Bremerhaven to SA with MSC

The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), headquartered in Geneva, has announced changes to its Europe to South Africa shipping service from March 2024. The revised NWC to South Africa service will now include a direct call at...
05.02.2024

Cosco expands in North Africa

Cosco Shipping Lines has opened a new branch in Casablanca. Cosco Shipping Lines (Morocco) aims to strengthen trade between North Africa and the rest of the world, as part of Cosco Shipping Europe's strategy to improve links via...
05.02.2024

MOL to power Poland’s LNG terminal

The shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) will supply a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) in Poland's Gulf of Gdańsk. The project is led by Gaz System, Poland's gas transmission system operator, and aims to...
02.02.2024

A divided path to growth

Cargotec's board has approved a plan to split off Kalmar as a standalone company, pending approval at the AGM on 30 May 2024, with completion targeted for 30 June 2024. Supported by major shareholders, the move is intended to...
02.02.2024

The trio on the Rhine

The logistics companies Danser Group, Swissterminal, and DP World have been jointly operating inland shipping services on the Rhine since 1 February 2024. The portfolio covers the route from the trinational border area to the...
02.02.2024

ICS working towards net zero

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), along with the Bahamas and Liberia, has submitted a proposal for a zero-emission shipping fund (ZESF) to the UN's International Maritime Organisation (IMO). The initiative aims to...
01.02.2024

MSC opts for Long Beach

MSC has announced a change of terminals on the US West Coast. Its Sentosa service connecting Asia and USA’s West Coast will be revamped as of 1 March 2024. Starting with the “MSC Audrey”, the service will then operate in Long...
01.02.2024

Ignazio Messina now represented in Switzerland

The shipping line Ignazio Messina has appointed Basel-based Abacus Shipping as its maritime agent for Switzerland, with effect from February 2024. Ignazio Messina, one of Italy’s oldest shipping lines, provides regular services...
01.02.2024

Setback for Stockholm

Commenting on the results of 2023, the Ports of Stockholm stated that the ports “felt the effects of the recession." A total of 7.4 million of goods were handled, compared to 8.8 million t in the previous year (-16%). While...
31.01.2024

Hapag-Lloyd tests the "new normal"

Shortly after announcing its plans for forming a new alliance with Maersk in February 2025, Hapag-Lloyd reported its preliminary business figures for the full year 2023. Handled volumes grew slightly by 0.5% to 11.9 million teu...
31.01.2024

Long sea route causes delays

In its latest Global Liner Performance (GLP) report, the Copenhagen-based maritime consultancy Sea-Intelligence analyses the schedule reliability figures of the big carriers up to and including December 2023. Because of the...
31.01.2024

Gothenburg on course

Sweden’s port of Gothenburg was less affected by the geopolitical turmoil and economic slowdown in 2023 than other ports. Most cargo sectors saw an uptick, with the container segment taking the lead with 914,000 teu handled. This...
30.01.2024

It takes two to tango

Expanded range of services on Rhine routes. The choice between rail or inland barge is sometimes limited by non-availability. Now Birsterminal has increased services for each mode of transport for 2024.

30.01.2024

Haropa stayed on target in 2023

In Paris, close to the Seine, Haropa Port's deputy general director Kris Danaradjou and its strategic planning director Cédric Virciglio presented the developments in 2023 and gave an outlook on the running year. "We took a...
30.01.2024

Container flows better than expected

The RWI/ISL Container Throughput Index, which measures global shipping activity, performed better than expected in December 2023, seeing a slight slowdown to 125.1 points from 125.4 points (revised) in November. Container...
30.01.2024

Iloilo, Philippines, before the great leap

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has awarded a 25-year concession contract to develop and operate the Iloilo Commercial Port Complex (ICPC) in Western Visayas. International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) received...
30.01.2024

ONE opts for ammonia

The Japanese conglomerate of container shipping, Ocean Network Express (ONE), has just announced the award of approval in principle (AiP) for an ammonia dual-fuelled vessel. Along with its investment in twelve methanol...
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