Swiss-Swedish cooperation for methanol 
Proman, a major producer of methanol headquartered in Switzerland, is working with Stena Line, a Swedish shipping company that operates about 140 vessels, on alternative fuels. By switching to this clean-burning fuel, methanol-powered vessels can significantly reduce the... more
ONE for Oakland
It is a comeback. Singapore-headquartered Ocean Network Express (ONE) will relaunch its weekly service to Oakland which it discontinued in 2019. The carrier will revive its PS5 service back to Oakland on 13 November, connecting the US West Coast with ports in Tokyo and... more
More safety for vessels calling at Le Havre
To improve the safety of ships at Le Havre, Haropa Port has installed the shore tension system – a solution enabling vessels to remain securely moored along the quayside. Ships regularly have difficulty in keeping securely alongside quay, a problem known as “surging”, which... more
Global assessment of ferry sector's value
A study commissioned by the trade association Interferry and carried out by the UK-based consultancy Oxford Economics highlights the global ferry industry’s value to the world economy. Research into the latest pre-Covid full-year figures found that, in 2019, ferries carried... more
A niche from Dubai to the Pacific islands
It’s an invention of the 1985-founded non-vessel operating common carrier Cargo Gulf. The NVOCC has introduced a service linking the Persian Gulf and Sri Lanka to the Pacific Islands. The service commenced from Dubai (UAE) on 19 October and from Colombo (Sri Lanka) on 23... more
Alphaliner underlines shift to transpacific lanes
A shortage of tonnage, especially in the Far East–Middle East trade lane, has been identified by Alphaliner. Currently, none of the seven dedicated Central China–Middle East services operated by the big carriers offers the promised weekly sailings, due to a lack of... more
Brexit not affecting Rotterdam
In Q3/2021 the port of Rotterdam saw the container volumes return to pre-Covid levels. Total freight throughput in the Dutch port rose to 118.5 million t, 14.6% more than in the same period last year. Throughput in the first nine months of this year amounted to 350.1 million t,... more
More money for Wakeo
Paris-based Wakeo, a data platform for shipping visibility, recently raised USD 11 million in a series A financing round. The company uses a global network of sources to collect data, which is bundled on a specific platform, for example in order to anticipate disruptions and... more
Barcelona's first nine months in 2021
Until September 2021, the Port of Barcelona maintained double-digit growth in freight traffic. Container throughput was up 30.6% compared to the same period in 2020, amounting to 2.7 million teu. In comparison to pre-pandemic levels, January to September 2021 saw 6% growth in... more
China Navigation changes its brand
The China Navigation Company (CNCo) has been renamed Swire Shipping. It is the Swire Group’s oldest operational brand. “Swire Shipping is widely recognised as the operating name of the business,” commented James Woodrow, managing director of Swire Shipping. Founded on the... more