Piraeus: port’s expanding plans go ahead 
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to provide EUR 140 million to support the expansion and upgrading of the port of Piraeus, the principal port of Greece. It is the largest loan Europe’s long-term lending institution has ever provided for port investment in the... mehr
Port of Antwerp sets its sights on green multi-fuel
In 2019, the Belgian port of Antwerp scored strong growth for the seventh year in a row. Total freight volume increased by 1.3% to 238 million t. Container throughput was particularly impressive in Antwerp, totalling 11.87 million teu and achieving a 6.9% increase in market... mehr
Shipping confidence at its highest level since 2014
In the last quarter of 2019, confidence in the shipping industry rose to its highest level for 18 months, according to the latest survey conducted by adviser BDO. The average confidence level was 6.4 out of 10.0, compared to 5.8 in Q3/2019. This is the highest rating since... mehr
New system to optimise terminal operations in China
New Oriental International Terminals (LNOIT), part of COSCO, has gone live with Navis’ terminal operating system N4. Located on the southwestern coast of Haizhou Bay in China, LNOIT is the first modern terminal company specialising in international container loading and... mehr
Mehr E-Commerce in Jeddah 
Aramex und Naqel Express bauen ihre Präsenz im Hafen Jeddah aus und greifen dabei auf die Logistikanlagen von Logipoint zurück. Die Bestrebungen sind Teil der saudischen Strategie, Logistik zu einem tragenden Pfeiler der reformierten Wirtschaft im Nach-Öl-Zeitalter des Landes zu... mehr
Im Sprung See-Schiene
Länder Zentraleuropas werden über den neuen Rijeka Land-Sea-Express besser in die Supply Chain angebunden. Von Piräus aus geht es seit dem 22. Oktober über Rijeka per Bahn nach Belgrad und Budapest. mehr
New feeders to be built on dual-fuel LNG-basis
The Chinese Huangpu-Wenchong Shipbuilding Company (HPWS) has entered into a joint development project (JDP) with DNV GL on a 5,000 teu LNG dual-fuel containership. According to the agreement, the two partners will jointly develop a new dual-fuel 5,000 teu Panamax container ship... mehr
ONE takes another step towards digitalisation
ONE makes digital and mutually enforceable contracts part of its business environment. The shipping group joins a number of carriers that use the platform NYSHEX. Seven of the major global ocean carriers are already on board, representing not only approx. 60% of global capacity,... mehr
Another generation of MOL vessels
The Tokyo-based Japanese carrier MOL is ordering two new bulk carriers from Oshima Shipbuilding. The so-called 'EeneX' series was designed in pursuit of the best possible coal carrier for electric power companies in Japan. The two vessels MOL has ordered will operate under... mehr
Successful feasibility test on French waterways
A feasibility test for intermodal cement transport was recently conducted by the company Eqiom. Starting from its production site near Rouen (France), the loads were transported to customers in Ile-de-France via the multimodal platform of Gennevilliers. The aim of this test was... mehr