Difficult times ahead for car carriers 
The research and data mining company Vessels Value has analysed the development of the demand for maritime vehicle carriers in 2020. Demand globally is down 18% year on year so far. In detail, some markets (Japan exports and China imports) are showing faster recovery than... plus
Rate reductions in the Port of Barcelona
The Port of Barcelona has decided to mobilise around EUR 23 million in favour of its operators between 2020 and 2022. At an extraordinary board meeting, the Port's board of directors approved a series of provisions that include both short-term measures (shock plan), which will... plus
Baltic Sea Bridge to expand
Since the end of March, Mukran Port Terminals has been operating, in cooperation with DBO Bahnoperator, a fixed sea route, flagged "Baltic Sea Bridge", as part of the New Silk Road between Asia and Europe. In the first ten weeks of continued operation, with a... plus
Turnaround at the Port of Long Beach
Signs of relief are on the horizon: in May, cargo shipments rose again at the Port of Long Beach as the economic effects of anti-pandemic measures started to subside. The port handled 628,000 teu over the month, a 9.5% increase from May 2019. Imports grew 7.6% to approx.... plus
Finnlines' latest vessel generation
Finnlines' newbuilding programme continues as planned. The construction of the shipping company's most recent ro-ro vessel was started on 8 June 2020, with the steel cutting in the Chinese Nanjing Jinling shipyard. All three ordered hybrid ro-ro vessels will be built with... plus
GAC opens 25th location in UK
GAC UK has opened its newest branch, offering marine and terminal services at the port of Eastham on the River Mersey in Wirral. It is the 25th office in the company’s network of offices covering ports throughout England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and Gibraltar. Located at... plus
Volumes and sailings keep slipping
Carriers worldwide announced another 521,000 teu of blank sailings in the course of the calendar week 23, said Copenhagen-based maritime consultant Sea Intelligence, which is a 15% increase over the announcements made the week prior. Accordingly, the six-week plateau during... plus
UECC plans to run on biofuels
Words are followed by actions. After their three month biofuel trial, short sea operator UECC (United European Car Carriers) and the Good Shipping Program are cooperating with car manufacturer BMW Group to continue to test marine bio fuel-oil (BFO) on UECC’s ro-ro car carrying... plus
Shortsea and feeder operators lodge complaint
A classic case of class struggle makes a comeback: six European shortsea and feeder ship operators have lodged an official complaint with the European Commission. Their claim is that International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) attempts to force ships to use dockers for... plus
CMA CGM's sound start of the year
In his most recent outlook on the carrier's current situation, Rodolphe Saadé, chairman and CEO of the CMA CGM Group, commented: “Despite the uncertainty around global economy, we anticipate an improvement during the second quarter.” CMA CGM Group, member of the Ocean... plus