Better ship recycling gaining ground 
A report on ECSA's recent mission to India's ship-recycling facilities in Alang in the state of Gujarat has now been published. In order to help facilitate the global ratification of the IMO's 2009 Hong Kong international convention for the safe and environmentally... more
Trois-Rivières looks back at 2018 with delight
The Canadian Trois-Rivières Port Authority (TRPA) reported its results for 2018. Over the past year, the port accommodated 256 vessels, set a new handling record of 3.9 million t of cargo, and grew its net income to CAD 3.4 million. The TRPA inaugurated the general cargo... more
Port of Switzerland reports favourable start to 2019
A strong quarter may cast a shadow over the following year’s results. However that does not apply to the Port of Switzerland in Q1/2019 - even though inland shipping on the Rhine was way above average in Q1/2018. The picture painted by Q1/2019 is easy on the eye – the volume... more
Reshuffle of TIL's shareholders
The ranking of investors of the terminal operator Terminal Investment Ltd (TIL) has changed. The major shareholder, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company is increasing its majority stake to 60%, following a deal with Global Infrastructure Partners and other co-investors. As a... more
Preparations for food hub in Rotterdam underway
After the United States, the Netherlands is the world’s largest exporter of agricultural products. Goods worth almost EUR 92 billion were traded in 2017, a large share through the port of Rotterdam. The port is therefore planning a food hub. Of the 600,000 sqm earmarked,... more
Macs changes its terminal in Antwerp
Hamburg (Germany)-based Maritime Carrier Shipping (Macs), which was founded in 1970 and which operates services for Africa, has changed its terminal in Antwerp (Belgium). The new terminal Zuidnatie Breakbulk has a quay length of 1,400 m. Zuidnatie’s staff can handle the... more
Macquarie: strong footprint in Long Beach
The Australian investment company Macquarie has bought the Long Beach container terminal, which was completed and opened to the public in 1986. It currently comprises 425,000 sqm and eight structures. Macquarie has agreed to pay USD 1.78 billion to buy the terminal from... more
More ports allow use of open-loop scrubbers
The Clean Shipping Alliance (CSA) 2020 has received written approvals and no-objection letters from more than 20 ports covering Europe, the Americas, Asia and Australasia, indicating they have no intention of banning the use of open-loop scrubbers in their waters. Members of... more
Cargo keeps Scandlines on course in 2018
In 2018, Scandlines’ group sales dropped slightly by 2% to EUR 477 million (2017: EUR 487 million), as the unusually warm weather between May and September attracted fewer passengers. With EUR 352 million, turnover on both ferry routes remained the same, however. This was... more
Kloosterboer relies on free riding provided by Kuenz
The Dutch company Kloosterboer in Vlissingen has purchased four Kuenz Freerider cranes that have a high degree of automation. Kloosterboer, a new customer of Kuenz, specialises in logistics services for temperature-controlled food products in western Europe. With more than... more