MOL fund for future investments 
The Japanese shipping line MOL is establishing a wholly-owned corporate venture capital fund, called MOL Plus. It will make a broad range of investments, mainly in start-ups that can reform ocean shipping business models and create new opportunities. Investments will centre... mehr
United African Feeder Line for sale
Investors have taken another interesting step in the shipping business: a Luxembourg investment fund is about to acquire the carrier United Africa Feeder Line (UAFL), according to news from Alphaliner. The owners, Deutsche Afrika Linien (DAL)/John T Essberger Group (JTE),... mehr
The Alliance reshapes transatlantic services
From Q2/2021 on, the members of THE Alliance will revise their current transatlantic network, suspending one service. The rotations of the respective services will be the following: While the AL1 Service will be suspended, the AL2 will call London Gateway – Le Havre –... mehr
Energy transition in the Port of Barcelona
The port of Barcelona and its terminals are already involved in the energy transition, and in 2020 the 14 terminals invested around EUR 1.6 million in projects to decarbonise operations, reduce emissions and generate renewable energy. The port subsidised these endeavours... mehr
Port of Duisburg set to test 5G
Duisport, the city of Duisburg and the University of Duisburg-Essen are applying for funding from the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia to set up a 5G test field in the inland port of Duisburg. The joint project, called '5G.Logport Duisburg', aims to develop digital... mehr
Setting sails in the Baltic Sea
Norsepower has installed two 35 m tall Rotor Sailson Sea-Cargo units in Finland. Vessels that have to negotiate height restricted routes can benefit from this fuel and emissions-saving solution. According to the analysis conducted by the two partner companies, the... mehr
Spanish trade picking up since November
The set of state-owned Spanish ports moved 462.9 million t in total between January and November 2020, 9.0% less than in the same period of the previous year. However, during the month of November, the movement of goods was only 0.2% lower than that of the same month of 2019... mehr
Hapag-Lloyd enhances IEX
Hapag-Lloyd is currently focusing on the connections to the Indian market. The carrier comments on congestion and lack of equipment on the spot: "The spike in demand coupled with limited vessel capacity has caused considerable disruption in the Indian market." Now,... mehr
Es fehlt der offene Dialog 
Die Gewichte in der Seefracht haben sich 2020 deutlich verschoben. Die Spediteure sehen vor allem wegen der Verzugs- und Termingebühren Gesprächsbedarf. Mit Jens Roemer und Markus Warnebold (Fiata) sowie Thomas Schwarzenbach (Spedlogswiss) sprach Christian Doepgen. mehr
PSA surfed 2020's wave
PSA International, formerly the Port of Singapore Authority and today a global port and terminal operator, handled 86.6 million teu in 2020. Altogether, the group’s volume increased by 1.7% over 2019, while its flagship "PSA Singapore", which contributed 36.6 million... mehr