An old and new brand in Argentina
In September 2020 the towing company Svitzer took over the firm Madero Amarres from Grupo Meridian in Argentina, and subsequently changed the company name of the subsidiary to Svitzer Argentina. Now the company has acquired a new client in Argentina. On 1 April Svitzer started a... mehr
Shanghai test centre now operative
In Shanghai, Centre Testing International (CTI)-Maritec, a fuel and environmental technical advisory company for the maritime industry, recently cut the ribbon of a new fuel-testing centre. The opening of the lab, located in the city’s Minhang district, coincides with the first... mehr
Ikea träumt von der Seine
Grossstädte können in der Kombination von Binnenschiff und Elektrofahrzeugen bis ins Zentrum emissionsfrei beliefert werden. Ikea und Haropa Ports spannen für Paris zusammen. mehr
More ULCV for CMA CGM
China's CSSC Jiangnan Shipyard, an affiliate of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has delivered another 23,000 teu dual-fuel containership to Marseille-based shipping company CMA CGM. The newbuild, CMA CGM Trocadero, is 399.9 m in length and 61.3 m in width. The vessel... mehr
Trois-Rivières and Montreal: three projects
As part of the collaboration agreement signed in late 2018 that aims to improve respective or shared port services, the ports of Montreal and Trois-Rivières have announced three new projects: the implementation of a common extranet portal to manage vessel arrivals, the... mehr
Woody biomass in MOL's focus
MOL is planning to procure a newbuilding Panamax bulker to transport woody biomass for energy as its main cargo, especially by power companies in Japan. The new vessel’s specifications are in pre-compliance with the energy efficiency design index (EEDI), the environmental... mehr
WW and Gothenburg fortify partnership
The major ro-ro operator Wallenius Wilhelmsen (WW) is increasing its frequencies and destinations in the port of Gothenburg (Sweden), in response to growing demand for vehicle transport and breakbulk and project loads. WW recently added direct services from Gothenburg to the... mehr
More traffic from Amsterdam to Ireland
Brexit is still taking its toll – which is an advantage for shipments between Ireland and the Netherlands, which guarantee border-free transit. The shortsea shipping line Samskip, founded in Iceland in 1990 and currently in Dutch hands, is enhancing its recently-launched... mehr
Five UAL calls in Nigeria
Five vessels operated by Universal Africa Lines (UAL) will call at the Nigerian port of Onne this month. Three vessels will sail to Nigeria from Northern Europe and the Mediterranean, and two from the Gulf of Mexico. UAL, an independent breakbulk niche carrier, says that it is... mehr
Hammerschlag in Brasilien
Der Prozess ist durch die Corona-Umstände in den Hintergrund getreten, steht aber seit dem letzten Jahr auf seinem Höhepunkt. Allein im April 2021 kamen fünf Hafenterminals, teilweise der Binnenschifffahrt, unter den Hammer. Zusätzlich wurden die Konzessionen für 22 mittlere und... mehr