The European Commission has decided to prolong the current liner consortia block exemption regulation (BER) until 2024. It was originally adopted in 2009, prolonged in 2014 for five years, and was due to expire on 25 April 2020....
To keep the flow of shipped goods between Sweden and its neighbouring countries running, Ports of Stockholm has halved port fees for ferries at all three of the company’s ports. In this very serious situation, where countries...
The Copenhagen (Denmark)-based maritime consultant Sea-Intelligence and the global ratings agency Moody’s see gloomy times ahead for the industry. "The worst is yet to come," Sea-intelligence said, pointing at the...
The CILP multipurpose terminal in the port of Livorno enters a new digital era. Its Milos® terminal operating system (TOS) is now operative. Circle, a company specialising in the analysis and development of automation and...
The world’s largest crane vessel – which was put into operation by Heerema in July 2019 – has arrived in the Canlandkanaal in the Netherlands after completing a successful project in Trinidad. Before that, the crane vessel...
Sous l’égide de sa nouvelle société mère Cosco Shipping, OOCL poursuit sa stratégie formulée à l’origine mais avec un décalage dans le calendrier. Sur le continent chinois, près de Shanghaï, sont construits d’ici 2023 cinq...
Hapag-Lloyd’s results in 2019 seemed far away, when during a webcast conference CEO Rolf Habben-Janssen explained the Hamburg carrier's outlook on 2020 at this stage: "Although supply chains are under pressure, we expect a...
Haifa (Israel)-headquartered ZIM Shipping Integrated Services witnessed improved figures in the course of the full year of 2019. Back in the black, ZIM’s 2019 net profit was at USD 12.0 million in 2019 (adjusted, pre IFRS16),...
The ebb of import container volumes to the USA, mainly caused by the shutdown of Chinese ports in February, led two terminals in the port of Miami to close their gates for a limited period of time. While the South Florida...
Avec verve et enthousiasme, le port du Havre cherche à fidéliser ses clients.
The Singapore-based Ocean Network Express (ONE) is upgrading its participation on the Australia East Asia Service (AUE), also known as North East Asia – Australia Express (NEAX) service. Starting from April 2020, ONE will be...
The major ports worldwide are up and running in order to keep supply chains up. With Chinese ports returning to normal, US American ports being exempted from public bans, the notices of European ports spreading the news keep...
In Australia, Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) recently banned all commercial ships from entering ports in Queensland if the ship, or any person onboard, has been in any country outside of Australia within the last 14-days. Port...
The routes Europe and Red Sea from/to Kenya and Somalia's strategic markets are again in the focus of CMA CGM. The Marseille (France)-headquartered unit is preparing to launch its Jeddex service. The deployment consists of four...
Crewmembers of vessels could be the ones to suffer as ships find themselves unable to take on essential medical supplies and provisions as the extent of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic takes hold around the world, according...
The Switzerland-based shipping company Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is adapting its USA-South America East Coast (USA-SAEC) service, starting in April with the "MSC Carolina" voyage 13R. The new rotation...
Lorsqu’un incendie éclate sur des cargos, qu’ils perdent des boîtes ou sombrent, Ardent est là. Bas Michiels, directeur général, évoque une activité de niche passionnante.
Baltic Exchange Information Services (Beisl), the Baltic Exchange’s and Singapore Exchange's (SGX) subsidiary, has been authorised by the UK’s financial conduct authority (FCA) as a benchmark administrator under the EU benchmarks...
Scandlines continues to operate on schedule on its Puttgarden-Rødby and Rostock-Gedser routes between Germany and Denmark. Although Denmark closed its frontier with Germany on 12 March and Germany followed suit in the other...
A good slice of the cake: Neptune Pacific Line (Neptune), a shipowner and operator active in liner and project markets in the Pacific Ocean, has acquired Pacific Direct Line (PDL) from PDL’s parent holding company, Pacific...