Noatum Maritime’s first LNG-powered ro-ro vessel 
Noatum Maritime, part of the AD Ports Group, has taken delivery of its first LNG-powered pure car and truck carrier (PCTC), the ‘UGR Al Samha’. The newbuilding will operate under the recently launched joint venture with Erkport, United Global Ro-Ro. The vessel offers capacity... more
Bar Technologies – harness wind in green fuel debate!
Portsmouth-based Bar Technologies has urged the shipping industry to give wind propulsion a central role in decarbonisation strategies, following a study by Umas and the UCL Energy Institute highlighting financing barriers for e-fuels in developing nations. CEO John Cooper... more
Grimaldi supports Unicef shipments to Senegal
The Grimaldi Group has entered into a one-year partnership with Unicef to support its humanitarian efforts in Africa. Under the agreement the company will provide free ocean transport for at least 80 containers of emergency supplies from New York to Dakar. The goal is to... more
Mounting pressure on Chinese box market
Container prices and leasing rates in China continue to fall amid weak cargo demand, excess inventories and trade uncertainty. According to Container xChange, average prices for 40 ft high-cube containers have dropped 11% since November 2024. One-way leasing rates from... more
Wallenius Wilhelmsen reports record performance
Wallenius Wilhelmsen has released its 2024 annual report, delivering all-time high results. Its adjusted ebitda rose to USD 1.9 billion, while net profits reached USD 1.07 billion – both surpassing 2023 figures. All business segments contributed positively, despite an 8% drop... more
Dredging key to Dutch-Belgian resilience
A new report by NMT-IRO and Erasmus University highlights the strategic importance of the Dutch and Belgian dredging sector for coastal protection, port access and the energy transition. The industry, which supports over 350,000 jobs annually through critical port and... more
Strengthening multimodal transport solutions
The German operator Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln (HGK) is strengthening the German Transport Forum (Deutsches Verkehrs-Forum DVF) in the fields of logistics and ports/shipping. The company runs port facilities in Cologne and the surrounding area and offers multimodal transport... more
Study shows that steel corrosion is a major CO₂ threat
Steelpaint, a corrosion specialist based in Germany, has warned the industry that inadequate corrosion protection contributes more to global CO₂ emissions than the aviation sector. Managing director Klaus Müller underlined the fact that premature steel failure leads to... more
First Gemini vessel at London Gateway
DP World London Gateway has welcomed the first vessel from the Gemini Cooperation, an alliance between the shipping lines Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd. The ‘Maersk Stadelhorn’ arrived on a call in its ME2/IEX India–Europe service, linking the UK with ports in the rest of Europe,... more
A Japanes first in Zeebrugge
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) advises that it has started using bio-LNG for its LNG-fuelled car carrier "Celeste Ace", marking a milestone in its decarbonisation efforts. On 16 March, the vessel was supplied with 500 t of bio-LNG from Titan Supply$ at the port of Zeebrugge... more