Lower fees for customers in Barcelona 
In order to mitigate the economic impact of Covid-19, the Port of Barcelona is lowering stay rates at terminals. Sensitive to the overheads that weigh on importers, the port has approved a flat rate that reduces the cost of stay in import containers. The Port of Barcelona... mehr
St. Petersburg rüstet auf 
Der Hafen der zweitgrössten Stadt Russlands hat im letzten Jahr knapp 10 Mio. EUR in seine Infrastruktur investiert. Das Geld floss in neue Krane, Fahrzeuge und Umschlagkapazitäten für den Intermodalverkehr. mehr
Carriers sacrifice capacities to save prices
The Copenhagen (Denmark)-based maritime consultancy Sea-Intelligence has put forward its latest estimates on the shipping companies’ potential losses in 2020 and the development in blank sailings. The number of blank deep-sea sailings has currently risen from 45 to 212. The... mehr
A good 2019 for Liebherr maritime cranes
The Liebherr group generated a turnover of EUR 11.75 billion in 2019, whereby the maritime crane division posted a turnover of EUR 887 million. This corresponds to an uptick of EUR 175 million or 24.6% compared to the previous year. The company invested EUR 101 million... mehr
Germany's inland shipping improves in 2019
About 205.1 million t of goods were shipped on Germany’s rivers and canals in 2019, up 3.6% from the previous year. In 2018 volumes were reduced by 11% to 197.1 million t due to low water levels. Transport performance also posted a substantial increase (+8.6%), reaching 50.9... mehr
Cargo at Guadeloupe Port Caraibes keeps flowing
In accordance with government measures and their adaptations taken by order of the prefect of the French region to deal with the coronavirus epidemic, the Grand Maritime Port of Guadeloupe has been implementing its business continuity plan (PCA) since 17 March 2020. This PCA... mehr
MSC posts record performance in Liverpool
The Port of Liverpool’s deep-water container terminal has broken a record. The MSC Federica, which recently docked, exchanged more than 5,400 teu, the highest number seen from a single vessel in Liverpool since the terminal opened in 2016. The vessel is part of MSC’s Turkey... mehr
25 years of service for Bremen
The Bremen (Germany)-based port services provider Weserport celebrated its first quarter of a century at the beginning of April this year. Weseport was founded in 1995 as a joint venture of the Rhenus Group, Stute Verkehr and the Stahlwerke Bremen. Today, the company is... mehr
Knotenpunkt Jeddah
Die saudi-arabischen Häfen suchen eine Schlüsselrolle im Verkehr zwischen Europa, dem Mittleren Osten und Afrika. Nachdem DP World eine 30-Jahr-Konzession in Jeddah zur Jahreswende abgeschlossen hat, verdichtet CMA CGM ihr regionales Netzwerk. mehr
The time of the tankers
Vitol Marine Fuels, a subsidiary of the Vitol Group headquartered in Rotterdam and Geneva, has acquired the Singapore-based bunkering specialist Sinanju Tankers Holdings (“Sinanju”). The Singapore bunkering licence holding entity has been renamed Vitol Bunkers and from 1... mehr