Container throughput remains weak 
According to the latest flash estimate, the container throughput index of RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) remained almost unchanged in March compared to the previous month at a seasonally adjusted 118.1... more
MOL: a new alliance
MOL’s president and CEO Takeshi Hashimoto has announced his company’s approval to acquire the third-party allotment of new shares of Modec, a provider of solutions to the floating offshore oil and gas market. These units can handle oil & gas production in ultra-deep water... more
Container slot booking now binding
Eurogate Container Terminal Bremerhaven (CTB) has introduced mandatory pre-booking and slot booking for truck handling at the CTB and MSC Gate terminals, which become effective today, 2 May 2023. The new system is based on the IT platform "Truckgate" operated by... more
Nocc now in one hand
Institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Global Alternative’s Global Transportation Group acquired 50% of Norwegian Car Carriers (Nocc) from Klaveness Marine, taking its ownership to 100%. At the same time, Nocc acquired all minority shares in Nocc Atlantic DIS and became... more
A takeover in Greenland
Eimskip Greenland has acquired the port agency Royal Arctic Line (Royal Arctic Spedition) in Greenland. Eimskip has been operating a freight forwarding office in Nuuk in Greenland since 2020. This newest takeover will strengthen Eimskip’s position in its home market in the... more
Mosolf Group ventures into port logistics
Mosolf Group, a major system service provider to the automotive industry in Europe, has entered the port logistics market at its Wilhelmshaven site in Germany. The plan is to import several thousand vehicles a year with MG Motor Deutschland, a company with engineering and... more
Jaxport handles US military cargo
Nearly 2,500 pieces of US military cargo, including almost 100 aircraft, were recently moved at the Blount Island Marine Terminal run by the Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport). For Jaxport director of cargo sales Alberto Carbera, “the port is providing the operational... more
First LNG-powered vessel calls at Puerto Cortés
On 25 April 2023, Operadora Portuaria Centroamericana (OPC), the Honduran business unit of the Philippines-headquartered independent group International Container Terminal Services Inc. (Ictsi), welcomed the inaugural call of "Seaboard Blue". The first container... more
Preventing excessive container roll at sea
Hyundai Heavy Industries has received the Approval in Principle (AiP) award for its new software system from Lloyd’s Register. The "Onboard Guidance System" is designed to prevent excessive container roll at sea, which is a risk of significant environmental damage as... more
"Romantic" route from Cuxhaven to Kristiansand
The Port of Cuxhaven (Germany) has set off a mini-cruise liner and ro-ro vessel named MS "Romantika" to Kristiansand (Norway). Operated by Holland Norway Lines, the new unit enables passengers to cross the North Sea, but also to transport cargo on this route. It is 193... more