More cash for Logistics Tech 
The Boston-based technology company Tive, a specialist in supply chain transparency, closed its series B financing round with a result of USD 54 million. Led by AXA Venture Partners, Sorenson Capital, Qualcomm Ventures, Fifth Wall, SJF Ventures and Floating Point Ventures... more
Another fish flapping its wings
The next carrier is developing its own division for airfreight by transferring the activities of its existing in-house aircraft operator, Star Air, to the newly born unit Maersk Air Cargo. The major Danish carrier has opted for Denmark’s second largest airport, Billund, as its... more
Equipment enhanced at MCT
Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT), which serves as International Container Terminal Services Inc’s (ICTSI) container handling facility in Misamis Oriental in the southern Philippines, is going to employ two Mitsui hybrid rubber tired gantries (RTG) for the first time. The... more
Port survey on customer satisfaction
The Customer Satisfaction Index is a survey which has been conducted at regular intervals at the Port of Gothenburg since 2003. A total of 285 customers were included in the latest survey, 170 of whom completed the questionnaire (response rate 59.6%). From their point of view,... more
MSC readjusts its Eagle service
MSC has now implemented a change to its timetable. As announced in October last year, the Swiss carrier is readjusting its Eagle service. The Transpacific loop between China, South Korea, Japan, USA and Canada has been omitting the Seattle call due to increased dwell times... more
Yang Ming and the full hand
New units for Keelung-based shipping company Yang Ming: five new 11,000 teu container ships are scheduled to be delivered in the second and third quarter of this year. The carrier's fleet now amounts to 95 ships with a total capacity of more than 715,000 teu. The five new... more
ONE's pilot with biofuel continues
Singapore-based Ocean Network Express (ONE) recently conducted its third trial of refuelling marine biofuel. The M/V “NYK Fuji” was the vessel to be refuelled with 1,300 t of marine biofuel product during bunkering at Port of Singapore. The vessel, deployed on ONE’s SAS... more
UECC adds second service
Operator UECC is starting a new North Sea service especially for automotive cargo connecting the ports of Zeebrugge, Esbjerg, Gothenburg and Drammen on a weekly basis. This new offering is being introduced on the back of several new contracts with some of the major European... more
Congo Terminal banks on better equipment
The Congo Terminal, an affiliate of Bolloré Ports as concessionaire since 2009, has recently commissioned ten tractors and ten trailers worth more than CFA-francs 779 million (over EUR 1 million). This is the fourth order for rolling stock in thirteen years. The acquisition... more
Last year paid off for Costamare
Costamare, a Greek owner and provider of containerships for charter, posted a net profit for 2021 of USD 404.1 million, a leap compared to the result of the previous year (USD 21.6 million). The revenues totalled USD 3.4 billion. With a fleet of 123 vessels, including 46 dry... more