Port of Hamburg to remain stable in 2020 
The Hamburg Port Authority (HPA, Germany) has decided to make no adjustments to port dues levied for use of the port of Hamburg by seagoing, inland or port vessels. In recent years, changes for seagoing ships were already below the inflation rate. Following various... more
Banking on India 
Political stability in India has prompted global shipping lines to launch two new services to the country recently. The direct IEX link to and from Europe is one, the MIAX service another one; the latter ensures better links with Africa and the Middle East. more
Non-tariff measures affect trade in APAC
Unctad's Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Report 2019 was recently published in Geneva (Switzerland). The report finds that, while applied tariffs in the Asia-Pacific region have halved over the past two decades, the number of non-tariff measures (NTMs) rose significantly, now... more
China pushing the LNG market, says VV
The research and data mining company Vessels Value (VV) recently released an analysis on the LNG market. Head cargo analyst Olivia Watkins evaluates recent developments and trends in this sector focusing on seaborne demand for LNG transportation with an emphasis on China.... more
Maiden call in Emden
After loading a portion of project and break bulk cargo, amongst those a gas turbine of 330 t unit weight, in Hamburg (Germany), the M/V “Paderewski” proceeded along the coast to Emden (Lower Saxony) for its maiden call. The plan was make a quick stop to load 38 pcs / 538 t /... more
Haropa: people can have their say
As part of the preparation for the future single port establishment on the river Seine (France), the ports association Haropa has launched an online consultation platform. Customers, local stakeholders and local residents are invited to participate in the development of the... more
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... more
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%.... more
Large ships need help
Even large ports are struggling to handle the new container giants with capacities of up to 23,000 teu. One of the reasons is a lack of fairways, as is the fact that they are sometimes too shallow or too narrow. more
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.... more