DNVGL offering remote vessel inspection surveys 
Norway-based DNV has announced that all DNV GL classed vessels are now able to utilise remote surveys for certain inspections. This dispenses with the need for a DNV GL inspector to board a vessel. Instead, documentation, images, video (streaming or recordings), and input... mehr
DP World investing heavily in terminal equipment
DP World has is purchasing 63 Kalmar hybrid straddle carriers for use at four of its European container terminals. Twelve units will be delivered to GMP in Le Havre (France), 20 to Eurofos in Marseille (France), 19 to Antwerp Gateway (Belgium) and twelve to DP World Southampton... mehr
Bayernhafen reports balanced results for 2018
The Bayernhafen group (Bavaria, Germany) transhipped a total of 8.8.million t of cargo onto inland barges and trains in FY 2018. Because of low water levels on the Rhine and Danube, the amount of cargo transferred onto barges at the group’s six terminals dropped by 21.2% to... mehr
Vietnam becomes part of APL's CSE service
The CMA CGM affiliate APL has added Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) as a port of call to its China Southeast Asia Service (CSE), extending the market coverage of the weekly service which currently connects central China to the Southeast Asian markets of Thailand and the Philippines.... mehr
New generation of PCTC for UECC
The Norwegian shipping company United European Car Carriers (UECC) will construct two new generation PCTC for China Ship Building Trading and Jiangnan Shipyard Group. The contract also includes an option for two further vessels. The first vessel is planned for delivery in 2021. ... mehr
Kinshasa: Der Weg wird frei für grössere Schiffe 
Einen grossen Erfolg konnte der Hafen Matadi am Fluss Kongo vermelden. Die Tür zur Anwendung von neuen Schifffahrtssystemen in der Demokratischen Republik Kongo wurde u.a. durch Baggerarbeiten ein ganzes Stück weiter geöffnet. Ende Januar erfolgte der Anlauf der Safmarine... mehr
New vessel to speed up FRS service
The FRS group is introducing a new vessel to operate the Melilla - Motril route. The ro-pax ship, "Golden Bridge", will start operations on the line next May. The vessel, with an overall length of 186 m and beam of up to 24 m, can make the Melilla - Motril crossing in... mehr
Different ways to St Petersburg
Since 2015, DFDS has been running its freight ferry service between Kiel (Germany) and St Petersburg (Russia) on a slot-charter basis in cooperation with Finnlines. In September 2017, DFDS streamlined its services from Kiel by cancelling its Ust-Luga call. From then on, the... mehr
ONE growing fresh fruit
In the first of two new programmes, the container shipping alliance ONE worked with New Zealand avocado grower Avanza on CA reefer container exports for the full season running from September 2018 to January 2019. The avocado shipments were dispatched from the port of Tauranga,... mehr
Contship Italia taking bull by the horns
In its 50th anniversary year, the operator Contship Italia has entered into negotiations with MSC for the sale of the latter’s 50% stake in CSM Italia Gate, the company that controls the Medcenter Container Terminal (MCT). MCT is the concessionaire of the container terminal... mehr