Stena Line's newest acquisition 
After opening a route between Latvia and Travemünde, Liepaja, in 2021 and 2022, and a route between Nynäshamn, Sweden, and Hanko, Finland, in 2022, the ferry company Stena Line has now acquired the operations of the ferry and ro-ro terminal in the Port of Ventspils, Latvia.... more
US container imports on the rise 
Descartes System Group (DSGX), a Canada-based multinational technology company that provides logistics and supply chain management software for the logistics industry, has released its global shipping report for May 2023. This monthly benchmark analyses the US import data in all... more
PSA Marine: a stake in Panama
PSA Marine has completed its acquisition of a 45% stake in Meyer’s Tugs (MTSA) from Inversiones Maritimas CPT in Panama. Peter Chew, managing director of PSA Marine: “CPT and PSA Marine share a passionate belief of growing the towage service offering in Panama.” Located in... more
MSC: the Dragon is back
The new Dragon service from the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is returning to Hutchinson Ports Best. After a change of route since Covid-19, MSC decided to reintroduce the Dragon service linking the Asian continent with the Mediterranean Sea: it will have a new weekly... more
GAC Ireland and GBF UK: a first joint milestone
GAC Ireland, a global provider of integrated shipping, logistics and marine services, and Green Biofuels (GBF) have completed the debut lifting of biofuels from Ireland’s first clean fuels terminal. It is a major milestone in their cooperation: GAC operated and maintained... more
IRS at Singapore Maritime Week
Indian Register of Shipping (IRS), an international ship classification society and IACS member (International Association of Classification Societies), organised several successful events during Singapore Maritime Week (SMW) 2023, which took place on April 24-28. The SMW is... more
MSC linking Africa, the Middle East and India
MSC is continuing to enhance its services between Africa, the Middle East and India and launching two direct connections between India and Africa: the India Africa Service (IAS), and the India to South Africa Service. Both of them have a weekly frequency. The first one, IAS,... more
RUD: new equipment to move maritime cranes
RUD, a drive specialist based in Aalen (Germany), has developed the Tecdos drive, new equipment to provide robust, low-maintenance and reliable solutions for moving maritime crane systems. Tecdos is a high-performance round steel chain and very resilient, making it a... more
A shuttle barge service on the Seine
Hapag-Lloyd, a global container liner shipping company, has launched a barge shuttle service for import and export containers from Le Havre, via the Parisian suburbs of Gennevilliers and Bonneuil-sur-Marne. The vessels use the Seine, one of France’s longest rivers and a... more
‘HyBarge’ project for new propulsion technology
Earlier in May HGK Shipping, Europe’s largest inland shipping line, signed a memorandum of understanding (mou) with the companies Hydrogenious LOHC Maritime and Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies to promote the ‘HyBarge’ project from 2024 onwards. LOHC stands for liquid-organic... more