A tiger follows a panda 
Shipper’s shipping line Tailwind starts second service in March. Nobody can blame shippers for getting fed up with the lack of schedule reliability offered by the major carriers in 2022. The German retail corporation Lidl is now set to trial a second service operated by its own... more
Yilport adds Croatian port to portfolio 
Yilport Holding took over operations at Šibenik port, which lies 350 km from Croatia's capital Zagreb, one month ago, bringing its portfolio up to 24 terminals in twelve countries. The takeover is part of the acquisition of Petrokemija, the largest fertiliser plant in... more
Doubling the reduction of CO2 emissions
Launched in 2020, the Copenhagen-based platform Zero North, which provides software solutions to help the global shipping industry reduce its impact on the climate whilst improving commercial performance, prevented 443,780 t of CO2 from being emitted into the atmosphere in 2022;... more
Steel cutting for "AAL Limassol"
A traditional steel cutting ceremony took place last week for the first of AAL's six new "Super B-Class" 32K DWT heavy lift MPVs. The "AAL Limassol" is expected to hit the water in 2024. The ceremony was attended by Jack Zhou, general manager of AAL China and... more
Polaris Shipping: a good start into 2023
Polaris Shipping’s projects division handled a total of 15,000 t of carbon steel seamless pipes at the beginning of 2023. The pipes were shipped to Jebel Ali, Ali United Arab Emirates, for a number of close customers. Polaris’ specialised pipe handling team was responsible... more
Port renews Pers certification
North Sea Port (Belgium/the Netherlands) has again been recertified by Ecoports for the environmental management of the port. North Sea Port received its first Port Environmental Review System (Pers) certification in 2018. The certification is valid for two years. Currently, 31... more
A new green initiative at Port of Gothenburg
The Port of Gothenburg, Scandinavia’s largest port, is looking forward to a great change in its environmental policy. Starting on 1 March 2023, the terminal operator APM Terminals will grant priority passage and handling for electric trucks on the way through the port’s Gate 4... more
Bio-methanol fuelled “Cajun Sun” crosses Atlantic
The dual-fuel vessel “Cajun Sun” successfully arrived in Antwerp (Belgium) on 4 February 2023 after an 18-day Transatlantic voyage: departing from Geismar (USA) on 17 January, this vessel, the first methanol-fuelled ship, is the result of a collaboration between Methanex, the... more
Kale and IPCSA release whitepaper on MSW
Global IT solutions provider Kale Logistics Solutions and NGO IPCSA (International Port Community Systems Association) have published a white paper to address recent uncertainties regarding the Maritime Single Window (MSW) software. MSW is a platform that allows the complete... more
Next project for ABB and Rio Grande terminal
Wilson Sons, an integrated port and maritime logistics operator based in Brazil, has chosen ABB’s Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for its ship-to-shore cranes at Rio Grande container terminal. ABB provides automation, electrification, and digitalisation services for process... more