Bremen restores the river Billerbeck to its natural state 
As a compensatory measure, the port operator bremenports in Germany is currently attempting to return the middle and upper courses of the Billerbeck, a river near the port, to their natural state. The company has also drawn up a special concept for the about 5 km long... mehr
New entity for exchange of port information
The Port of Rotterdam launched its new company Portxchange Products (“Portxchange”) recently. This entity will offer the Pronto platform and application to ports on a worldwide scale over the next few years. First strategic partners are the Shell International Trading and... mehr
K Line's new design for an LNG carrier
The Japan-based Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) and Namura Shipbuilding have signed an AIP (approval in principle) for the concept design of an LNG-fuelled ore carrier from DNV. According to the classification company, this joint project for the development of an LNG-fuelled... mehr
ZIM launches Americas service
The Haifa (Israel)-based carrier ZIM will launch a new Central America- Caribbean Service (CCS). The service between Mexico, Caribbean and Central America will have the following rotation: Veracruz - Altamira (Mexico) – Puerto Cortes (Honduras) - Santo Tomas (Guatemala) –... mehr
Die Wirtschaft blüht 
Die Inselgruppe Malta mit ihren rund 430 000 Einwohnern auf einer Fläche von zirka 320 km2 verfügt über die kleinste Wirtschaftszone unter allen Euroländern. Insgesamt zeigt sich die Wirtschaft aber stark. mehr
New service from Europe to Nigeria
The Netherlands-based Universal Africa Lines (UAL) and Julius Berger Services Nigeria (JBSN) will cooperate on a new service. With immediate effect, UAL will start a monthly service from Europe to the port of Warri, Nigeria. In Warri, UAL will be calling at the terminal of... mehr
Valenciaport satisfied with latest figures
The consolidated annual accounts of Valenciaport for the year 2018 have been published. The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) closed the year 2018 with a turnover of more than EUR 138 million, a decrease of 0.9% compared to 2017. This variation is a consequence of the... mehr
Red Sea Gateway goes Bangladesh
The Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT), a container terminal at Jeddah Port (Saudia Arabia), and Bangladesh’s Ministry of Shipping have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) under which the Saudi Arabian terminal operating company will jointly evaluate investments in the South... mehr
Pontischer Lockruf
Circle baut seine regionale Präsenz aus, ohne die Märkte in Italien und der Türkei zu vernachlässigen. Die Schwarzmeer-Region sowie Nordafrika sind die nächsten Ziele des IT-Dienstleister. mehr
