Reaching new heights in Rostock 
A quartet of dignitaries was invited to the official inauguration ceremony for the new heavy-duty crane that was held in the port area of Liebherr (Rostock, Germany) a few days ago: Christian Pegel, energy minister, Stefanie Wohlfahrt and Patricia Rüf of the Liebherr family and... mehr
Ulrichs in the starting block
At BBC Chartering, Ulrich Ulrichs has now taken over the CEO position from Svend Andersen as announced in May this year. The shareholders gave tribute to Andersen's job at BBC, operator of multipurpose and heavy lift vessels. Ulrichs has many years of experience in shipping,... mehr
Four new services raise throughput in port of Hamburg
In the first half of 2019, the port of Hamburg raised its container throughput by 7.5% to 4.7 million teu. This upswing is due to the four new liner services that were introduced between Hamburg and ports in the USA, Canada and Mexico at the beginning of this year. Now a total... mehr
New service sets sail from Asia to the US Gulf region
The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), Maersk and ZIM have launched a new joint service from Asia to the US Gulf. The new service deploys ten ships of 4,500 teu capacity on the following rotation: Xiamen (China) – Yantian (China) – Busan (South Korea) – (Panama Canal transit)... mehr
Rotor sail for hybrid vessel
The Danish-German ferry operator Scandlines is working with Norsepower Oy, a clean technology and engineering company which specialises in wind propulsion technology, to install Norsepower’s rotor sail solution on board the “M/V Copenhagen”, a hybrid passenger ferry.... mehr
Risks for container terminals underestimated
The UK-headquartered TT Club recently published an analysis of the risks faced by container terminals. The group provides insurance to port authorities, terminals and stevedores on a global scale. This particular analysis focuses on the top ten risks in container terminals,... mehr
Investing in the port of Novi Sad
The logistics company P & O Port Dubai (UAE), which bought the Serbian port of Novi Sad in May 2019, will invest around EUR 29 million in the port company to develop the facility. The construction of a new 189 m vertical quay wall, new silo capacities, new handling equipment... mehr
Port of Switzerland reverses the trend
The Port of Switzerland (comprising the ports of Kleinhüningen, Birsfelden and Muttenz-Auhafen) handled about 3.2 million t in the first half of 2019. This corresponds to an increase of 12.5% compared to the almost 2.87 million t of cargo handled in H1/2018. Import traffic –... mehr
Grand in Guadeloupe 
Den Schlüssel für einen höheren Umschlag in den Häfen bietet heute die Infrastruktur, die die Abwicklung von Grosscontainerschiffen ermöglicht. In Guadeloupe-Port Caraïbes ist seit dem Juli 2019 diese Möglichkeit gegeben, die die Reederei Marfret nutzt. mehr
Evergreen jacks up its profit
Evergreen Marine Corp. has published its results for Q2/2019. The Taipeh (Taiwan)-headquartered carrier announced a jump in gross profit of almost NTD 3.7 billion (USD 118 million). In the same period of 2018, the gross result was just about in the black at NTD 109 million (USD... mehr