Giant gantry crane inaugurated in Port Guadeloupe 
The Grand Port Maritime of Guadeloupe has inaugurated its new generation gantry crane at the Jarry Terminal in Baie-Mahault. Marie-Luce Penchard, chairman of the port's supervisory board, and Yves Salaün, chairman of the management board, stressed the importance of the... more
Spliethoff Group augments fleet
The Dutch Spliethoff Group has just augmented its fleet. The new vessels are the "Hudsongracht" (HHL Elbe) and "Humbergracht" (HHL Tyne), both of which are around 12,750 dwt and offer a combined crane capacity of 300 t. On top of that, the company has... more
Port of Antwerp pushing barge shipping
The port of Antwerp wants to increase the share of inland waterway transport from the current 38% to 42% by 2030. This goal means that 4% of the current transport volume has to be shifted from road to inland waterway. The container inland shipping action plan - a logistics... more
Vopak sells three terminals
Royal Vopak is finalising the sale of its terminals in Algeciras (Spain), Amsterdam (the Netherlands) and Hamburg (Germany). This divestment follows the strategic review of the hubs in 2018. The transaction is subject to certain customary closing conditions and should be... more
Imperial Logistics improves barge safety
In the United States, Imperial Logistics International is taking part in the “safety takes US home” campaign, by staging an event for suppliers to its inland barging operations. The programme was launched in 2016 to increase safety awareness among the 600 masters, officers... more
A new port as an alternative 
Unloading cargo in Brazil’s maritime gateways, and then transporting it to the hinterlands, are two oft-cited weaknesses in the supply chain to and from the South American giant. The Multicargas terminal in the port of Açu wants to improve this state of affairs. more
NWSA gets green light for terminal 5 project
The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA), a marine cargo operating partnership between the ports of Seattle and Tacoma WA USA), recently gave the green light for the container terminal 5 modernisation programme. Clare Petrich, Port of Tacoma commission president and co-chair of... more
WEC Lines linking Liverpool to Portugal
This month (April), the Dutch company WEC Lines is beginning a new weekly service, operated by the 882 teu vessel "Francop" between the port of Liverpool (UK) and Setubal and Leixoes, two major ports in Portugal. On the leg to Liverpool, the vessel will carry a range... more
Port of Gothenburg launches bunkering app
The Port of Gothenburg Energy Port handles over 2,500 calls and more than 23 million t of energy products each year. The Energy Port is also one of the world's larger bunkering hubs. To make bunkering procedures easier and more efficient, the port authority has developed a... more
Port of Cologne welcomes first LNG bunker station
The construction of Europe’s first permanent bunker station for liquefied natural gas (LNG) is in full swing. The LNG bunker station will be located in the port of Cologne (am Molenkopf 1). With the opening scheduled for June 2019, the LNG bunker station will be the first... more