Dualog and NYK continue digitalisation strategy 
Tromsø (Norway)-based Dualog and Tokyo (Japan)-headquartered NYK have agreed on a long-term industrial research and development project. It is supported by Innovation Norway, the Norwegian government's instrument for innovation and development of Norwegian enterprise and... plus
Floating terminal in Australia completed
In Australia, a division of Singapore-headquartered transhipment and logistics group Rocktree has completed the engineering and design for a new floating terminal for the Bauxite Hills Mine, which is operated by Australia’s Metro Mining Limited. Australia, Guinea and Brazil are... plus
DFDS goes up despite Brexit downturn
In Q3/2019, the Danish ferry operator DFDS revenue increased 2% to DKK 4.5 billion (EUR 600 million), while ebitda was on the level of 2018. For the first nine months of 2019, revenues rose 7% to DKK 12.6 billion (EUR 1.69 billion) and ebitda before special items improved 4% to... plus
PSA Marine and Wartsilä agree on technology partnership
The Helsinki (Finland)-headquartered technology group Wärtsilä and Singapore-based PSA Marine have agreed to collaborate in the co-creation of smart technologies for the marine sector. The parties have agreed on specific areas of collaboration, including the use of electric... plus
Global container throughput keeps rising
In the course of the month of October, the container throughput index released by the RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) kept going up moderately by 0.6 points to 139.9 this year. At the same time, the... plus
Piraeus-Rijeka intermodal express service is up and running
Led by Cosco Shipping and railfreight partner Ocean Rail Logistics, a new service recently started from the Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT), the Croatian subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (Ictsi), at the port of Rijeka. The new service... plus
First SNG-run vessel on its way
The 2017-retrofitted ‘Wes Amelie’, a 1,036-teu feeder container ship operated by Unifeeder, will become the first vessel in shipping to run on synthetic natural gas (SNG) generated by wind energy. MAN Energy Services, Wessels Marine, Unifeeder and Nauticor are cooperating on the... plus
Niveau record défensif 
Alors qu’en 2018 la navigation maritime globale a connu un fléchissement de la croissance, la Cnuced est optimiste jusqu’à l’horizon 2024. Les conditions-cadres politiques ne s’améliorent pourtant pas et la mutation de la branche gagne en vitesse. plus
ZIM also improves its results in 2019
The Haifa (Israel)-headquartered ZIM Shipping Integrated Services is one of the carriers that saw improved earnings in the course of 2019, getting close to balanced financial results. Reporting on the first nine months of 2019, ZIM transported 2.1 million teu, a decrease of 3.5%... plus
APM Terminals in Barcelona enhance safety measures
The APM Terminals in the port of Barcelona unveiled their technological initiative to improve safety at their container terminals during the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona, which ended on 21 November. Sergi Domínguez i Tomas, head of IT at APM Terminals Barcelona,... plus