Nine more ports "Pers" certified 
At its annual conference held in Bremen this year, the European Sea Ports Organisation (Espo) congratulated a large number of ports for being certified according to the "Ecoports" environmental management standard (Pers). The recipients of Pers certification are:... mehr
UECC and Repsol reach milestone
United European Car Carriers (UECC) and the Spanish energy company Repsol successfully completed the first LNG bunkering operation in the port of Sagunto (Spain) last month. UECC, a provider of sustainable short sea ro-ro transport services in Europe, thus demonstrated its... mehr
A fresh first from Kenya to Brunei
Southeast Asian shipping company Pacific International Lines (PIL) has successfully transported its first shipments of avocados from Kenya to Brunei using Carrier Transicold’s innovative "Everfresh" controlled atmosphere system. Part of Carrier Global Corporation,... mehr
Fewer vessels lost, but new safety challenges
Published by insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS), the Safety & Shipping Review 2023 reports the number of vessels lost and accidents at sea in 2022. 38 large ships were lost worldwide last year, but it is the lowest total in the report’s history.... mehr
In flüssigem Träger 
Emissionsfreies Binnenschiff soll ab 2028 vom Stapel laufen. HGK Shipping und die Konzeptentwickler von Hydrogenious LOHC Maritime sowie Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies haben vereinbart, eine skalierbare Lösung zu entwickeln, die den Energieträger Wasserstoff für die... mehr
MOL Switch for decarbonisation
The Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has drafted a new management plan, "Blue Action 2035", to achieve its target of net zero emissions by 2050, which is one of its main strategies. It has now also a wholly indirectly owned company in USA, called MOL... mehr
New berth at Mict
After having upgraded berths 1 to 5 and their backup and yard areas, International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (Ictsi) is adding another berth to its flagship Manila International Container Terminal (Mict), berth 8. It is beyond the contractual commitments made to the... mehr
Not a clean affair
3,940 water filters bearing counterfeit National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) logos printed on the products were recently discovered by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport, in coordination with Import Specialists assigned... mehr
Optimus Prime & Co.
Drohnen verstärken Netzwerk im Hafengebiet Antwerpen. An der Scheldemündung in Antwerpen werden neu Operationen im Hafen aus der Luft überwacht und ausgeführt. Das machen 18 Flüge von sechs Drohnen täglich möglich. mehr
Ports point to revival of world trade
According to the latest flash estimate, the container throughput index of RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) rose seasonally adjusted to 121.2 points in April 2023 compared to the previous month (revised... mehr