Bad May in the Port of Los Angeles 
In May, the US-West Coast port of Los Angeles moved almost 582,000 teu. This corresponds to a 29.8% decrease compared to the same month last year, though May 2019 showed an extraordinary result. Five months into 2020, overall cargo volumes have fallen 18.6% compared to 2019.... plus
Another cargo only ferry service
The Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Navigation (CLdN) has launched a new ro-ro service between the ports of Santander, Liverpool and Dublin. CLdN will operate one sailing per week from Santander to Liverpool, followed by a call in Dublin. The schedule is designed to be... plus
Shipping united at Fednav
Montreal (Canada)-headquartered Fednav is restructuring its shipping businesses under one management unit. The marine department, led by executive vice-president Tina Revsbech, will unite the traditional chartering and operations teams with their counterparts in the shipowning,... plus
Bremen criticises terminal operators
The Bremische Hafenvertretung (BHV), which represents logistics, port and transport companies from Bremen and Bremerhaven, has expressed its concerns about a possible cooperation between terminal operators Eurokai and BLG Logistics Group in the container business. BHV demands a... plus
UAL to start new service
The first sailing of Universal Africa Lines on its new Mediterranean and Black Sea service to West Africa will be performed by the heavy lift carrier M/V “UAL Fortitude”. The vessel is equipped with 2 x 180 t cranes and has a combined lifting capacity of up to 360 t. The... plus
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