LNG gains ground in Bilbao 
Liquefied natural gas is playing a greater role in the port of Bilbao, now that the energy company Repsol has begun building a dedicated LNG terminal. A first client will be French shipping company Brittany Ferries with its newbuilds "Salamanca" and... plus
ONE's call to action
Singapore-based Japanese container shipping company Ocean Network Express (ONE) is joining the “getting to zero coalition”, an alliance of more than 150 companies within the maritime, energy, infrastructure and finance sectors that aims to decarbonise shipping. “ONE is... plus
New port in Haifa operational
Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG)'s commitment, made in 2015, for the concession to build a new port in Haifa has brought fruit. Early in September this year, the NIS 5.5 billion (USD 1.7 billion) investment came to a close with the opening of the Bay Port at Haifa,... plus
More equipment for Gruppo Bucci's main terminal
Italian terminal operator Gruppo Bucci has ordered two mobile harbour cranes for its Flavio Gioia (TFG) terminal in Naples. The first order was placed in March 2021, and the option for a second was exercised in August. The first crane is already in operation and the second will... plus
Digital partnership for Right Ship
London-based maritime due diligence and risk management company Right Ship and digital shipping platform Sea/ are joining forces. It is the first data partnership of its kind for Right Ship. Sea/trade will integrate its new partner’s services like safety score, GHG Rating... plus
Driving a 'smart platform' along the Rhine
To drive the digitalisation of cargo flows on the Rhine, Port of Switzerland and Ports de Mulhouse-Rhin (CCI Grand Est), as shareholders of Rhein Ports, have inked an agreement in principle on a partnership with Duisburger Hafen (Duisport). With this commitment, Duisport... plus
(Too) much time spent in ports
Copenhagen-based maritime intelligence provider Sea-Intelligence used recent data published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and development (Unctad) on port stays of vessels to gain more information about current bottlenecks in the container shipping industry.... plus
Roll-out of new port community system
PD Ports, the harbour authority for the River Tees, has introduced a new port community system (PCS). Teesport is part of these efforts. PD Ports has worked with the Port of Rotterdam to implement the system, which provides users with a single source of information including... plus
Voyage on bio fuels completed
It is a partnership of four: marine biofuels supplier Good Fuels, fleet operator Stolt Tankers, ship manager Synergy Group and British maritime investor Tufton are working together to develop a sustainability strategy. A test run with a merchant vessel 100% sustainable marine... plus
A further link between Sardinia and Italy
A new connection between Sardinia and mainland Italy: The Naples-based Grimaldi Group is launching the Civitavecchia-Arbatax-Cagliari link for the transport of freight and passengers on 23 September. The schedule includes three turns a week, providing two intermediate calls in... plus