APM strikes in Aarhus 
The Aarhus Logistics Centre (ALC) is selling its container terminal in Aarhus to neighbouring APM Terminals Operations and transferring its port areas with effect from 1 September 2020. The terminal was established by ALC in the spring of 2017. Due to limitations regarding... plus
Balanced cargo streams in Oakland
July turned out to be a good month for the Port of Oakland close to San Francisco (USA). Containerised import shipments jumped 6.4% in July compared to 2019 totals. The step up followed a 1.9% increase in June. The good news was tempered by a 6.4% decline in July export... plus
Flemish channels find their swing
Flemish Waterways, Port of Antwerp, Port of Ostend, Port of Zeebrugge and North Sea Port as well as the Agency for Maritime and Coastal Services and the Common Nautical Management (CNM) have joined forces to introduce the innovative reporting platform SWING (Single Window for... plus
Work starts on pier extension in Koper
Construction work for the extension of the southern part of pier I in the Slovenian port of Koper has begun. The quayside is expected to be completed in March 2021; it will bring the quay to a length of 695 m. The first phase of the project consists of a 34-m-wide quayside... plus
Maritime arbitration - a centred business
London continues to dominate the market for international maritime arbitration, according to an analysis presented by the law firm HFW, accounting for more than 80% of all cases worldwide.London handled 1,737 maritime arbitrations in 2019 – up by 14% on the previous year – which... plus
Hapag-Lloyd weathers H1 well
The Hamburg-based carrier Hapag-Lloyd improved its financial result significantly in H1/2020, but lost volumes. While revenues rose by 2,5% to EUR 6.4 billion (EUR 6.2 billion in H1/2019), earnings before interest and taxes (ebit) surged by 14% to EUR 511 million, thereby... plus
Weekly Tarros Line East Med service
The Tarros Group has added the Italian port of Ravenna as a new node in its network, making the hub part of the new Tarros container service to and from several Eastern Mediterranean destinations. The shipping group has thus returned to Ravenna after a number of years of... plus
Concession à Kribi 
La croissance durable du trafic dans les ports d’Afrique subsaharienne éveille l’intérêt des exploitants internationaux de terminaux. Récemment ICTSI a marqué des points à Kribi pour une période de 25 ans. plus
Médiateur entre le marché et l’État
Un changement de personnel n’est pas toujours synonyme de rupture. La situation est différente dans le cas de Hans-Peter Hadorn, directeur de longue date des Ports rhénans suisses qu’il a portés en 2008 sur les fonts baptismaux sous leur forme actuelle. Pour le successeur... plus
Vers la pointe de la botte
CMA CGM relie plus étroitement la Turquie et le sud de l’Italie par un nouveau trafic méditerranéen. Le nord de l’Italie est desservi par fer alors que Malte et la Tunisie sont intégrés au service. plus