Red Sea Gateway goes Bangladesh 
The Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT), a container terminal at Jeddah Port (Saudia Arabia), and Bangladesh’s Ministry of Shipping have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) under which the Saudi Arabian terminal operating company will jointly evaluate investments in the South... more
Pontic lure for Circle 
Circle is continuing to expand its regional presence and simultaneously not neglecting its Italian and Turkish markets. The Black Sea region and North Africa are the IT service provider’s next destinations. more
New balance
Contship Italia, a container terminal and intermodal operator, is celebrating its 50th anniversary in the face of ongoing change. Marketing and communications director Daniele Testi talked Christian Doepgen through the firm’s entrepreneurial strategy. more
Five partners for e-commerce
The small kingdom of Belgium is a major European foreign trade hub. Now four major maritime and aviation gateways have set up an alliance for faster and more efficient customs-clearance procedures in international trade. The innovative new customs platform, called ‘BE Gate’,... more
Inland seaport at Rotterdam enhanced
The port of Rotterdam authority (the Netherlands) will invest about EUR 3.5 million into the further development of the Dordrecht Inland Seaport Wilhelminahaven. The existing mooring buoys will be replaced by five new certified mooring buoys with a traction capacity of 200 t... more
APM presents its plans for Barcelona
APM Terminals recently presented the company's short and middle-term projects as well as its latest investments in Barcelona, which amount to EUR 47 million in total. The event brought together the representatives of the port community – the president of the Port of... more
Haropa commits to port development abroad
The port of Le Havre, part of Haropa, and the French development agency (AFD) have joined forces to assists ports in developing countries. While the shipping sector plays a key role in the economic growth of these countries, the ports often face numerous challenges in terms of... more
Ready, steady, LN-Go
Hapag-Lloyd is implementing the world’s first conversion of a large containership to LNG. The line aims to pave the way for ships to become more friendly towards the environment. more
From the southern gateway to Switzerland
In Italy, the Contship Italia Group and La Spezia Port Authority recently welcomed a delegation of clients of the Swiss freight forwarder Lamprecht at Contship’s flagship gateway La Spezia Container Terminal (LSCT). Contship, a private terminal operator in Italy, showcased... more
Pilot to improve the transport of dangerous goods
A consortium has been founded to explore the use of blockchains in tackling the significant risks and challenges associated with the declaration and handling of dangerous goods. According to the CINS, nearly 25% of all serious incidents on board containerships were... more