Gothenburg resilient against the trend 
The Swedish Port of Gothenburg has reported its figures for Q1/2020. Container throughput showed an upswing of 8%, from 188,000 teu to 203,000, while the port authority underlined that "there have been no cancelled calls, and none are planned." The handling of... plus
Container capacity in Koper to grow
The company Kolektor has won the contract for the extension of the container terminal in Koper. With its partners Grafist and Adriaing, it intends to start construction work in the summer. The extension of the Pier I involves the building of additional 98.5 m of quayside and... plus
Antwerp is on the brink
Throughput in the first quarter of 2020 compensated the decline in April. The Port of Antwerp's total cargo traffic increased by 0.4% in the first four months of this year compared to the same period in 2019. Container flows show an annual growth of 6.1% in teu, yet consequences... plus
Bénéfice malgré le coronavirus 
L’armement japonais de trafic conteneurs a clôturé l’exercice financier 2019 par un excédent. Un an plus tôt, il se trouvait dans le rouge. plus
Rocktree looks back on 2019 with joy
The Singapore-based waterborne logistics company Rocktree has reported handling 28 million t of cargo during 2019 - a record in volumes. Last year saw its newly established subsidiary company Rocktree Consulting awarded its first contracts, while its joint venture company... plus
MOL's new units with dual-fuel engine
At Mitsubishi’s Shimonoseki shipyard in Japan, the first two LNG-fuelled ferries will be built by Ferry Sunflower, a subsidiary of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL). This newbuild project has been adopted for Japan’s energy conservation rating system for coastal ships, a... plus
New equipment for port of Wismar
The German port of Wismar on the Baltic Sea is enhancing its equipment with six heavy-duty terminal tractors. The provider is Cargotec, with delivery of the machines scheduled for the early part of Q4/2020. Wismar seaport on Germany’s northern coast handles a wide variety of... plus
Long Beach feels pandemic impact in April
The waves of the measures against the Covid-19 pandemic continued to hit the US West Coast port of Long Beach in April. The port posted a throughput of almost 520,000 teu, down 17.3% from April 2019, which remains the port’s busiest April on record. While imports decreased... plus
Yang Ming's surprising Q1/2020
The Keelung (Taiwan)-headquartered Yang Ming shipping group has published its consolidated revenues for Q1/2020. The total figure of NTD 34.64 billion (USD 1.15 billion) shows a rather moderate decline of 1% compared with NTD 35.08 billion (USD 1.14 billion) in revenue in... plus
Jade Weser Port electrifies hinterland connection
The environmental management in Jade Weser Port Wilhelmshaven, Germany’s deep-water container port, has gained Pers certification for the third time since 2015 and 2018. Pers is the acronym for port environmental review system, a special tool that used for the comprehensive... plus