India and Middle East ever more popular 
Maersk has introduced a new maritime service to meet rising demand for transport links between India and the Gulf Markets. The Shaheen Express calls the ports of Mundra, Pipavav, Jebel Ali, Dammam, and Jebel Ali and back to Mundra, connecting India, United Arab Emirates... plus
Envers et contre tout 
Nouveau service ferry entre Salonique et Izmir. Une nouvelle liaison entre le nord de la Grèce et Izmir en Turquie est offerte depuis peu par la compagnie maritime Levante Ferries. Le Smyrna di Levante, affecté au service, transporte trois fois par semaine des passagers et du... plus
Second terminal for Suez
While the COP 27 event was still going on in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, Waleid Gamal El-Dein, chairman of the General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SC Zone) and Steven Yoogalingam, CEO and managing director of the Suez Canal Container Terminal (Scct), signed a... plus
Three musketeers for one service
The three partners Sea Lead, OOCL and TS Lines are launching a new service covering India, UAE to East Africa. The ‘Idea’ weekly service will set out on 22 November with four vessels whose capacity was not announced. While Sea Lead will deploy two vessels on the service,... plus
The dawning of the age of Aquarius
Aquarius LNG Shipping, an affiliate of the Japanese carrier MOL, has conducted sea trials of its owned LNG carrier, “Papua”, using biofuel. Approximately 1,500 t of biofuel was supplied by Exxon Mobil Marine on the vessel at Port of Singapore. The biofuel is expected to reduce... plus
Biggest Brazil Port bullish
The Santos Port Authority (SPA) in Brazil has reported its figures for Q3/2022 and 9M/2022. Brazil's major port witnessed an uptick of 38.3% in profit in Q3/2022 compared to Q3/2021, amounting to BRL 136 million (USD 26 million). Volumes also increased, with the port handling... plus
Second major crane for Port Canaveral
Port Canaveral, Florida, has ordered a second mobile harbour crane. In early 2019, the port put into service its first Liebherr mobile harbour crane of the type LHM 600. The forthcoming crane of the same type will have a lift capability up to 154 t and a jib length of 61 m.... plus
Twelve blades from India
The "MV Superfast Levante", a ro-ro vessel sailing under the Spanish flag and chartered by Consignaciones Toro y Betolaza, called at the Cuxport terminal in Cuxhaven for the first time in mid-November. Since then, the service has been frequenting the port on a regular... plus
More connections for the Middle corridor
The Middle corridor is a hype now, but there is more to it. The Batumi International Container Terminal (Bict), an affiliate of International Container Terminal Services (Ictsi) in the Black Sea region, has received the maiden vessel call of the Chinese Cosco Shipping Lines’... plus
ZIM prepares for landing
Haifa-based ZIM Integrated Shipping has reported its results for Q3/2022 and 9M/2022. In the third quarter of this year, revenues reached USD 3.23 billion, a year-over-year increase of 3%, while adjusted ebitda declined by 7% compared to Q3/2021 to USD 1.93 billion and net... plus