Hope for growing short sea shipping in India 
The departure of "Hope Seven" recently inaugurated a new maritime route between Chennai Port and Pondicherry Port. This container ship is the brainchild of Jude Vallabadas, CEO (Projects) of the Indian company Global Logistics Solutions: Goods transports will be... plus
First port to door service in Ecuador
Contecon Guayaquil (CGSA), the Ecuadorian business unit of International Container Terminal Services (Ictsi), and concessionaire of Puerto Libertador Simón Bolívar, has introduced "port to door" – an automated cross-docking service that allows customers to receive... plus
"Rielp" launched
The Ridley Island Export Logistics Project (Rielp), a major component of the plan devised by Canada's Port of Prince Rupert to fully integrate intermodal activities between terminal, logistics and rail, has reached a significant milestone now that it has received the final... plus
Du panda au tigre 
Vers un second service de Tailwind, l’armement d’un chargeur. En 2022, les chargeurs en avaient parfois assez du manque de fiabilité des grands carriers et c’est bien compréhensible. Le groupe allemand du commerce de détail Lidl va plus loin avec le deuxième service de son... plus
Yilport adds Croatian port to portfolio
Yilport Holding took over operations at Šibenik port, which lies 350 km from Croatia's capital Zagreb, one month ago, bringing its portfolio up to 24 terminals in twelve countries. The takeover is part of the acquisition of Petrokemija, the largest fertiliser plant in... plus
Doubling the reduction of CO2 emissions
Launched in 2020, the Copenhagen-based platform Zero North, which provides software solutions to help the global shipping industry reduce its impact on the climate whilst improving commercial performance, prevented 443,780 t of CO2 from being emitted into the atmosphere in 2022;... plus
Steel cutting for "AAL Limassol"
A traditional steel cutting ceremony took place last week for the first of AAL's six new "Super B-Class" 32K DWT heavy lift MPVs. The "AAL Limassol" is expected to hit the water in 2024. The ceremony was attended by Jack Zhou, general manager of AAL China and... plus
Polaris Shipping: a good start into 2023
Polaris Shipping’s projects division handled a total of 15,000 t of carbon steel seamless pipes at the beginning of 2023. The pipes were shipped to Jebel Ali, Ali United Arab Emirates, for a number of close customers. Polaris’ specialised pipe handling team was responsible... plus
Port renews Pers certification
North Sea Port (Belgium/the Netherlands) has again been recertified by Ecoports for the environmental management of the port. North Sea Port received its first Port Environmental Review System (Pers) certification in 2018. The certification is valid for two years. Currently, 31... plus
A new green initiative at Port of Gothenburg
The Port of Gothenburg, Scandinavia’s largest port, is looking forward to a great change in its environmental policy. Starting on 1 March 2023, the terminal operator APM Terminals will grant priority passage and handling for electric trucks on the way through the port’s Gate 4... plus