A ship management takeover 
Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM) and Seatrans have set up a joint venture, called Stödig Ship Management. CSM said that the strategic partnership with the Norwegian shipowner and operator, which specialises in services for chemical tankers, ro-ro, offshore/energy as well as bulkers... mehr
Port of Douala gearing up for growth
Cameroon’s Régie du Terminal à Conteneurs (RTC) has ordered two Konecranes Gottwald harbour cranes. RTC expects the volume of cargo passing through the port of Douala to continue to rise, which is why it needs extra capacity in the terminal that handles most of Cameroon’s... mehr
ONE takes great leap in 2020
In 2020, Singapore-headquartered Ocean Network Express (ONE) generated a turnover of USD 14.4 billion, which is a significant 21.3% above the level of FY/2019 (USD 11,9 billion). Profit saw a peak with USD 3.5 billion, a multiple of the profit in the previous year (USD 105... mehr
Far East-UK traffic particularly hit
By the end of 2020, the cost of shipping goods from China to Northern Europe - one of the major trade routes - had quadrupled from levels at the start of the year. “The container crisis is increasing the pressure on British retailers and manufacturers at a time when... mehr
Circles in the sand in Brussels
Like the Port of Brussels, the Belgian football club Royale Union Saint-Gilloise cares about the environment and tries to contribute to a greener world. So the club decided to join forces with the Port of Brussels to organise the delivery of sand by river. After arriving at... mehr
Container flows on a stable high
The Container Throughput Index published by RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) shows a slight, seasonally adjusted increase from (revised) 121.4 to 122.6 in March. Overall, the indicator has thus been moving... mehr
More traffic for Cork
Naples-based Grimaldi Group in launching a twice weekly direct ro-ro service from the Irish port of Cork to Antwerp as from the second week of May 2021. The vessel deployed is the Italian-flagged ro-ro unit "Eurocargo Bari", which has a length of 200 m, a beam of... mehr
22 newbuilds for CMA CGM
Just like a number of other carriers, Marseilles-headquartered CMA CGM Group is ordering container vessels of three different sizes. Evergreen recently placed an order for 20 units, now the French group has contracted the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) for 22... mehr
On infrastructure in Wilhelmshaven
In the port of Wilhelmshaven, Germany, state-owned port company Niedersachsen Ports is planning to spend EUR 8.9 million on refurbishing port infrastructure, significantly more than the EUR 3.9 million earmarked for the construction of new facilities in the state-owned areas of... mehr
ZIM pays back early
Haifa-based carrier ZIM Integrated Shipping Services is paying dues back earlier than planned, on account of its good results in 2020. The shipping company said that it intends to perform a mandatory excess cash redemption of 100% of its series 1 and 100% of series 2 unsecured... mehr