Port of Duisburg set to test 5G 
Duisport, the city of Duisburg and the University of Duisburg-Essen are applying for funding from the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia to set up a 5G test field in the inland port of Duisburg. The joint project, called '5G.Logport Duisburg', aims to develop digital... more
Setting sails in the Baltic Sea
Norsepower has installed two 35 m tall Rotor Sailson Sea-Cargo units in Finland. Vessels that have to negotiate height restricted routes can benefit from this fuel and emissions-saving solution. According to the analysis conducted by the two partner companies, the... more
Spanish trade picking up since November
The set of state-owned Spanish ports moved 462.9 million t in total between January and November 2020, 9.0% less than in the same period of the previous year. However, during the month of November, the movement of goods was only 0.2% lower than that of the same month of 2019... more
Hapag-Lloyd enhances IEX
Hapag-Lloyd is currently focusing on the connections to the Indian market. The carrier comments on congestion and lack of equipment on the spot: "The spike in demand coupled with limited vessel capacity has caused considerable disruption in the Indian market." Now,... more
A need for frank dialogue 
Roles shifted in the sea freight industry in 2020. Forwarders see a need for discussion, on demurrage and detention fees, above all. Christian Doepgen spoke to Fiata’s Jens Roemer and Markus Warnebold, and Thomas Schwarzenbach, Spedlogswiss. more
PSA surfed 2020's wave
PSA International, formerly the Port of Singapore Authority and today a global port and terminal operator, handled 86.6 million teu in 2020. Altogether, the group’s volume increased by 1.7% over 2019, while its flagship "PSA Singapore", which contributed 36.6 million... more
United Heavylift: fleet-to-go
"MV UHL Faith", the first in a series of eight newbuildings, was recently delivered to United Heavy Lift. The delivery took place at the CSSC shipyard in Hudong, China. "We look forward to taking delivery of six identical newbuildings in 2021 and two in early... more
Koper tackles difficult year
The coronavirus pandemic took its toll in the Adriatic Port of Koper, with a dampening impact on the port's performance in 2020. The Slovenian port and terminal operator Luka Koper witnessed a maritime throughput of 19.5 million t in 2020 compared to 22.8 million t in 2019... more
Good times for OOCL
The fourth quarter ended on 31 December 2020, completing OOCL's rising figures over the year. OOIL indicated in a press release that in Q4/2020, not only volumes went up by 23.7% compared to Q4/2019, but also revenues increased significantly by 51.2% to USD 2.4 billion. The... more
Antwerp stems the tide
The Port of Antwerp weathered the storms of 2020 with limited losses. Despite a year dominated by coronavirus and trade tensions, its total throughput reached 231 million t (-3,1%). Container traffic remained strong, setting a new mark of 12 million teu exceeded for the... more