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
Hapag-Lloyd holds its course in 2020
Hapag-Lloyd's transport volumes of passed the threshold of 3 million teu in Q1/2020 (3.053 million teu), a 4.8 % increase compared to Q1/2019, freight rates went up by USD 15 per teu from USD 1,079 to USD 1,094. Altogether, the first quarter of 2020 was friendly to the... plus
Eurokai group feels blank sailings
In Q1/2020, the Eurokai group recorded handling volumes of 2.67 million teu, a significant decrease of 10.2% compared with the 2.98 million teu in the same period of the previous year. The Contship Italia group generated a throughput of more than 421,000 teu, 9.2% below the... plus
Pre-Corona impact hits Hamburg
In the port of Hamburg, seaborne cargo throughput in the first quarter of the year amounted to 31.9 million t, 7.9% down on 2019. At 2.2 million teu, container handling was less affected, but still recorded a 6.6% decline. At 579,000 teu, the total number of containers... plus
Management-buy-back on the Danube
It is a re-transaction. South Africa-headquartered Imperial, which is stepping back from its European inland navigation activities, has sold its 90% holding in Multinaut Donaulogistik Gesellschaft to Peter Jedlicka, Multinaut’s managing director. In 2008, it was the other way... plus
Will Maersk weather the storm?
A.P. Moeller-Maersk showed a better performance in this year's first quarter than expected. Nevertheless, the Danish container shipping company warned of a 20-25% decrease in volumes in the second quarter. Maersk posted a USD 197 million net profit in the first three months... plus
Bremenports' new digital tool
In cooperation with the Bremen (Germany)-based IT services provider Abat and its subsidiary ID-Impuls, bremenports has overhauled the software it has been using for billing port charges. Managing director Robert Howe: "The aim of the project was to ensure that our... plus
Guide of the ICS for security measures
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has recently published a new guide to ensure a secure interface between personnel on board ships and on shore in times of Covid-19. The guide was compiled by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) together with a coalition of... plus