Expanded services to drive trade opportunities 
Jaxport is set to extend its global trade connections in 2025 through strategic alliances with major ocean carriers following the dissolution of the 2M Alliance. Key developments include the Gemini Cooperation’s new direct service to Cartagena, Colombia, improving access to... more
Second neo-Panamax container ship delivered
OOCL has unveiled its second 16,828 teu container vessel, “OOCL Iris,” built by Nantong Cosco KHI Ship Engineering (Nacks). This vessel, the second in a series of ten, features advanced technologies for operational efficiency, including an integrated data platform for fuel... more
New carbon inset scheme at London Gateway
DP World has launched the world’s first container port “carbon inset programme” at its UK logistics hubs, London Gateway and Southampton, starting 1 January 2025. The six-month trial offers importers 50 kg of independently certified carbon credits for every loaded container... more
Investors back Syroco’s emission-cutting platform
Syroco has secured EUR 7.5 million in series A funding from Alter Equity, Seventure Partners, and previous investors to advance its AI-powered weather routing and vessel optimisation platform aimed at reducing maritime fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. The funds will... more
Enhanced connectivity for Ecuador’s main port
Contecon Guayaquil (CGSA), Ecuardor's main port and a subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), has strengthened its trade links with Asia through a new commercial agreement for the Asia-South America (ASA) service. This partnership brings back... more
Liquefied biomethane to power fleet
United European Car Carriers (UECC) has expanded its collaboration with Titan Clean Fuels, securing a major liquefied biomethane (LBM) supply agreement to reduce its fleet’s greenhouse gas emissions by over 75,000 t in 2025. The deal includes 12,000 t of ISCC-EU certified... more
Shaft system to support zero-discharge goals
Thordon Bearings has supplied its Compac water-lubricated propeller shaft and SXL grease-free rudder bearings for McKeil Marine’s bulk carrier “Northern Venture” as part of a major eco-focused retrofit. Operating on the Great Lakes, the 155 m vessel now features a 409 mm... more
Innovating for climate neutrality 
A report from the Grimaldi Group’s Euromed Convention XXVI. From 10-13 October 2024 the Euromed Convention XXVI, ‘From Land to Sea’, took place in Athens, organised by the Naples-based Grimaldi Group. The congregation brought together more than 800 leading players from the... more
Major crane delivery for SCCT
The Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT) has reached a key milestone in its expansion project with the arrival of the vessel “Zhenhua 35”, delivering four super post-Panamax quay cranes and six electric rubber-tyred gantry (eRTG) cranes. These state-of-the-art cranes, which can... more
New harbour cranes to serve Florida’s trade hub
Seaport Manatee has enhanced its cargo-handling capacity with the arrival of two Konecranes Gottwald Generation 6 mobile harbour cranes, bringing its fleet to seven. Delivered from Antwerp aboard the “M/V Plantijngracht”, these eco-efficient cranes, capable of tandem lifting... more