MOL takes the gloves off 
MOL will build four capesize bulkers and two very large crude carrier (VLCC) tankers which will use liquefied natural gas (LNG) as their main fuel. The Japanese company has signed a deal for the construction of four 210,000 dwt-class capesize bulkers with CSSC Qingdao Beihai... mehr
UK’s Hico charms Bengal Tiger and CFS
The trust fund Hico, owned by the British Hartnoll family, has acquired all the assets of Bengal Tiger Line (BTL) from CMIA Capital Partners, formed in 2017. With initial roots in Hamburg (1986), registration was subsequently transferred to Cyprus before BTL moved to Singapore... mehr
Eimskip holds a steady Atlantic course
Eimskip has reported its results for Q2/2022. Volumes were strong in imports to Iceland and in Trans-Atlantic services. The domestic Iceland segment performed well driven by overall high activity in the Icelandic economy, although fish transportation was down compared to the... mehr
Montevideo's green plans for Europe
The ports of Montevideo and Hamburg have been in close contact since 2005, when they signed the first memorandum of understanding (MoU), which was renewed in 2013. Then as now, the focus was on the international exchange of knowledge and experience. The third MoU was signed... mehr
A new connection on the Red Sea
P&O Maritime Logistics and Unifeeder are joining forces in the Middle East region. This is the first time P&O Maritime Logistics will be trading in the Red Sea with containers on a liner basis between Port of Jeddah and Port Sudan. The partners are establishing this... mehr
More ro-ro capacity in Antwerp
It is a quarter more. The Antwerp Euroterminal (AET) is expanding its ro-ro capacity by 25%. AET is the largest multipurpose terminal in the Belgian port of Antwerp, offering both deep sea and short sea line services and amongst others home to vessels of the Grimaldi Group.... mehr
Wilhelmshaven building LNG platform
The new LNG jetty in Wilhelmshaven (Germany) should become operational by winter this year. Three floating work platforms from the construction company Depenbrock are being used for the work so that the heavy working equipment, materials and containers for the construction teams... mehr
Analysts expect seafreight volumes to fall
Copenhagen-based maritime analyst Sea-Intelligence sees reasons to assume that the demand-led spikes seen during the pandemic that propelled container shipping to record earnings might be over. Sea-Intelligence has gone over the numbers on supply and demand from February... mehr
Gothenburg stems the tide
Swedish Port of Gothenburg processed 433,000 teu during H1/2022, 5% more than in H1/2021. The port currently accounts for 52% of Sweden’s container market, compared with 48% at the beginning of last year. All in all, container transport activities by rail to and from the... mehr
Monrovia more digital
A digitisation project is underway in the Free Port of Monrovia in Liberia to implement new tools to improve supply chain efficiency by paperless customs clearance processes and more efficient terminal operations. Over the past year, APM Terminals Liberia introduced online... mehr