USD 630 million investment in ammonia options 
The Naples-based Grimaldi Group has ordered five new ammonia-ready PCTCs (pure car and truck carriers). This new project, which also includes an option for a further two vessels, comes just over two months after the latest order for the construction of five more PCTCs. Thus,... more
Banking on East Africa 
New service linking India, UAE, Kenya, Tanzania. Three shipping lines have one eye clearly focused on expected growth of 8% for East African economies. They are set to cooperate on a joint service that will connect India and the United Arab Emirates to Kenya and Tanzania. more
An Italian takes the helm
Zeno D’Agostino new president of the top European ports organisation in Brussels. Verona, Naples, Trieste – and now Brussels. Former Espo vice-president Zeno D’Agostino was unanimously elected president of the pan-European ports association at its AGM at the beginning of... more
A difficult and protracted re-birth
Back on the open sea – a Fratelli Cosulich ship no longer blockaded in Ukrainian port of Mariupol. Nine months can be rather a long time in shipping. That was the time it took the shipping line Vulcania, a subsidiary of the long-established Genoese company Fratelli Cosulich, to... more
A big eye and boxes
The Rivergate system identifies containers on inland vessels. Digitalisation has reached new levels in inland shipping too. Duisport has teamed up with its technology partners to equip cranes with cameras that work together to automate the handling of cargo at the terminal and... more
Tarros’ Egyptian partner in fruitful exchanges
Tarros Med Egypt was interactive and busy with fruitful meetings during the seventh edition of the ‘Food Africa’ exhibition in Cairo last week. The official partner in Egypt of the Italian shipping line Tarros even had an opportunity to welcome to its booth Ali Moselhi, Egypt’s... more
Big plans for Poti in Georgia
Poti Sea Port, the largest gateway in Georgia for exports, imports and international transit, is being enhanced by its Danish management company APM Terminals. The hub recently witnessed the maiden call of the new ‘Poti Türkiye Feeder’ service (PTF) from Istanbul by the shipping... more
Another India-West Med connection
The Geneva-based Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is about to start a new direct India–Middle East-West Med service, connecting India to the Western Mediterranean. Transit times from Mundra will see vessels reach Genoa in 19 days and Valencia in 23; Nhava Sheva to... more
A good biennial Bordeaux
In the Grand Port Maritime de Bordeaux the entire port community, BIP+ and MGI are celebrating the two-year anniversary of the launch of Ci5. This Port Community System turned Bordeaux into a modern ‘smart port’ from the end of 2020. Two years later, the port’s digitalisation is... more
Port of Brisbane performing well
In October the Australian port of Brisbane witnessed strong growth in its container streams, handling around 143,000 teu, a rise of 13% compared to October 2021. The increase was due to higher import as well as export volumes, namely 67,000 teu of containerised imports (+12.3%)... more