The French land at Khalifa Port 
The Marseille-based carrier CMA CGM and the Abu Dhabi Ports Group (ADPG) have inked a 35-year concession to jointly develop a new container terminal at Khalifa Port. The French company is the major player in the joint venture, holding 70% via its port and terminal branch CMA CGM... mehr
HGK builds H2 powered units
Duisburg-based HGK Shipping is expanding its fleet with two technically innovative Type C motor tankers. The shipyard Scheepsreparatiebedrijf De Gerlien van Tiem in Druten, the Netherlands, has once again won the building contract. The last units built for HGK were two ships... mehr
The shipper's view
According to the latest container shipping market review carried out by MDS Transmodal and the Global Shippers Forum (GSF) and distributed by the Swiss Shippers' Council (SSC), container traffic continues to grow, but the market is still in turmoil. Container flows increased... mehr
Bigger fleet for DShip carriers
Two more vessels are to join DShip carriers' fleet: the "Eemslift Dafne" and the "Eemslift Nadine" are scheduled to be delivered in September 2021. Both vessels have a deadweight of 4,200 t and on-board cranes with a combined lifting capacity of up to 300... mehr
Partnership for sustainable shipping
Two players join forces to drive sustainability in the maritime industry: Lookout Maritime, a new-founded company formed to foster decarbonisation and wider sustainability within the shipping industry, is partnering with Anglo-Eastern, a major global provider of independent ship... mehr
LNG becoming a mass phenomenon
According to the latest report from Clarkson Research Services, LNG-fuelled vessel orders are approaching 30% of gross tonnage on order. 2021 has been a banner year for new LNG dual-fuel vessel construction contracts as reported by DNV and others. Industry coalition SEA-LNG... mehr
More units for OOCL
Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), an affiliate of Cosco, has ordered ten vessels with a capacity of 16,000 teu each, a USD 1.5 billion investment. Delivery is expected from Q4/2024 till the end of 2025. OOCL recently referred to the current mega trends in the shipping... mehr
A toast to green inland navigation
The ‘Alphenaar’, the first Dutch inland vessel to use interchangeable energy containers for propulsion, entered operations for Zero Emission Services (ZES) on 6 September 2021. ZES, a Dutch company aimed at making inland waterway shipping more sustainable, was founded by a... mehr
Contract for very large gas carrier
Another very large gas carrier is on its way: Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha/K Line has placed an order for its first LPG fuelled LPG/Ammonia carrier with Kawasaki Heavy Industries. If everything goes to plan, the newbuild, which will have an approximate tank capacity of 86,700 cbm, will... mehr
Car carriers set a trend
Investments in vehicle carrier newbuilds have risen in recent weeks, according to the intelligence provider Vessels Value (VV). VV's head of vehicle carriers Dan Nash said that in the course of the year, so far, "a total of USD 4.4 billion, including options, have been... mehr