Spanish ports steer a steady course 
According to data published by the Spanish port organisation, the total amount of goods moved in ports (imports + exports + cabotage + transits) during the first 7 months of the year came up to a total of 326.1 million t of merchandise handled, 2.1% more than in the same period... plus
Ports of Georgia take stock
Georgia's ports (USA) have reported their results for the last fiscal year ending June 2019. The ports achieved a new peak in the volumes of containers, total tonnage and cargo moved by rail. At 4.5 million teu, the port of Savannah increased its containerised trade by... plus
More money for a deeper Jaxport
Florida’s department of transportation (FDOT) in the USA has awarded the port of Jacksonville (Jaxport) an additional USD 35.3 million in funding for the Jacksonville harbour deepening project. The funding will be used toward exercising the second phase of the US army corps... plus
Iumi has mixed expectations for maritime insurance
Sean Dalton, chairman of Iumi's (International Union of Marine Insurance) cargo committee, recently reported a 2.5% increase in 2018 global premiums to USD 16.6 billion. However, the rise was largely attributable to growth in global trade and exchange rate fluctuations.... plus
Ship operating costs continue to fall
Ship operating costs are now in accelerating decline for the seventh year in succession, said the accountant and shipping consultant BDO. Total annual operating costs in the shipping industry fell by an average of 1.8% in 2018, compared to the 1.3% decline in 2017. All... plus
Imports drive throughput in the port of Virginia
The port of Virginia (USA) handled cargo volumes of almost 95,000 teu in August. The overall increase of 5% when compared with the same period last year is mainly due to a rise in the number of loaded import containers moving through the port and a jump in the number of empty... plus
Another round of mega carriers
The Taiwan-based carrier Evergreen Marine has changed its strategy. Instead of a broad chartering plan, the shipping line now ordered 23,000-teu ships from three separate shipyards at a cost of between USD 1.4 billion and USD 1.6 billion. Thus, the plan to charter up to 11... plus
On the double: unloading and LNG-bunkering
In the Swedish port of Södertälje, located close to Stockholm, the world’s largest bunker supply vessel (BSV) for liquefied natural gas (LNG) “Kairos” conducted the first LNG bunker supply operation for the product tanker “Ternsund”, chartered by the Finnish fuel supply company... plus
New Zealand's Napier port enhances equipment
Napier port, the third largest port on New Zealand’s North Island, is currently developing a sixth wharf which, at 350 m long, will be capable of handling the larger vessels that are expected to access the port in the near future. Already hosting a range of vessels,... plus
Port of Long Beach enjoys a busy August 2019
This year, the port of Long Beach recorded the fifth-busiest August in its 108-year history. A total of almost 664,000 teu were handled during this month. Nevertheless, August 2018 was stronger (+2.3%). In August 2019, imports slid by 5.9% to 323,000 teu, while exports rose 4.5%... plus