New service to Africa and its islands 
Hapag-Lloyd has started a new MIAX (Middle East-India-Africa Express) service, including connections to the Middle East and South Asia. The carrier from Hamburg entered the African market about twelve years ago and speaks of a "steady and significant growth in transported... plus
Autumn results bode well for the Port of Virginia
The Port of Virginia has reported that its terminals handled more than 241,000 teu in September – an increase of more than 9% in comparison to September 2018. These figures put the port’s cargo volume growth for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2020 at more than 4%.... plus
De l’aide pour les navires géants 
Même dans les très grands ports il est parfois difficile d’accueillir les nouveaux porte-conteneurs géants de jusqu’à 23 000 TEU. Un des principaux problèmes étant les chenaux d’accès insuffisants, par ex. trop étroits. plus
Shipowners better prepared for sulphur cap than expected?
The Palau International Ship Registry (PISR) has completed a survey on the upcoming IMO 2020 sulphur regulation. During the survey, more than 44% of the member shipowners, operators and managers confirmed that they will definitely comply with the forthcoming IMO regulations.... plus
Free passage restored for 15,000 vessels a year
Since the beginning of October, the deepening of the inland waterway Nieuwe Waterweg and Botlek has been completed. One of the busiest waterways in the Netherlands has been deepened by a metre and half across a distance of 25 km. The contractors Van der Kamp and Boskalis... plus
Shipowners better prepared for sulphur cap than expected?
The Palau International Ship Registry (PISR) has completed a survey on the upcoming IMO 2020 sulphur regulation. During the survey, more than 44% of the member shipowners, operators and managers confirmed that they will definitely comply with the forthcoming IMO regulations.... plus
First flat rail operation in the Philippines
Subic operation Subic Bay International Terminal (Sbitc), a unit of the Philippines-headquartered International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI), operating at the Subic Bay Freeport, recently handled the first flat rail operation in the Philippines with the loading of a new... plus
Confidence within the global shipping industry on the rise?
Overall, confidence in the shipping industry fell in the past three months to its lowest level for two and half years, according to the latest shipping confidence survey conducted by the UK branch of the US-headquartered shipping consultancy BDO. Yet owners, charterers and... plus
Port de Sète runs further services by DFDS
After eight years of activity, the service connecting the port of Toulon, France, to that of Pendik, near Istanbul, Turkey, was switched to the Port of Sète. DFDS recently announced the discontinuation of this service launched in 2011, which had been developed by the Turkish UN... plus
Yang Ming launches CVK service
The Taiwan-based carrier Yang Ming will introduce a new China-Vietnam-Cambodia (CVK) service, with effect from 21 October 2019. The port rotation of this CVK service will be Ningbo, Shanghai, Xiamen in China, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam, Sihanoukville (Cambodia), Ho Chi... plus