GAC opens 25th location in UK 
GAC UK has opened its newest branch, offering marine and terminal services at the port of Eastham on the River Mersey in Wirral. It is the 25th office in the company’s network of offices covering ports throughout England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and Gibraltar. Located at... mehr
Volumes and sailings keep slipping
Carriers worldwide announced another 521,000 teu of blank sailings in the course of the calendar week 23, said Copenhagen-based maritime consultant Sea Intelligence, which is a 15% increase over the announcements made the week prior. Accordingly, the six-week plateau during... mehr
UECC plans to run on biofuels
Words are followed by actions. After their three month biofuel trial, short sea operator UECC (United European Car Carriers) and the Good Shipping Program are cooperating with car manufacturer BMW Group to continue to test marine bio fuel-oil (BFO) on UECC’s ro-ro car carrying... mehr
Shortsea and feeder operators lodge complaint
A classic case of class struggle makes a comeback: six European shortsea and feeder ship operators have lodged an official complaint with the European Commission. Their claim is that International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) attempts to force ships to use dockers for... mehr
CMA CGM's sound start of the year
In his most recent outlook on the carrier's current situation, Rodolphe Saadé, chairman and CEO of the CMA CGM Group, commented: “Despite the uncertainty around global economy, we anticipate an improvement during the second quarter.” CMA CGM Group, member of the Ocean... mehr
More containers in Vienna
The Hafen Wien Group generated a turnover of EUR 36.5 million (+7 %) and an operating result of EUR 3.6 million (+12%) in 2019. The group's trimodal container terminal handled around 376,000 container transhipments in 2019 (2018: 350,000 container transhipments). This amounts to... mehr
Cyber risks - on land and at sea
PC security software provider McAfee has reported that between January and April 2020 cloud-based cyber-attacks on all businesses increased by 630%. The coronavirus pandemic is also leaving the maritime and offshore energy sectors vulnerable to cyber-attack, with Naval Dome,... mehr
Dammam verdoppelt 
Saudi Global Ports (SGP), eine Tochter des Containerterminalbetreibers PSA International aus Singapur, und die saudische Hafenbehörde Mawani haben sich auf Bau und Betrieb zweier neuer Containerterminals verständigt. Auch der Zoll verspricht neuen Schwung. mehr
Linking the Emirates, the Gulf and India
Abu Dhabi Ports is launching a joint service with its recently formed feeder services company Safeen feeders. The newly introduced feeder service will be linking Abu Dhabi to ports serving the UAE, the broader Gulf region and the Indian Sub-Continent. It will be run in... mehr
Is Murmansk cut off?
On 1 June, the bridge of the Murman railway over the Kola River between the rail stations Vykhodnaya and Kola collapsed under the massive weight of rising melt water levels. Two days before, the heavy pressure of the water had damaged one the bridge pillars, causing the tracks... mehr