A contract to reach net zero goal 
Netherlands-based Samskip Group has signed a ship building contract with India’s Cochin Shipyard (CSL) for two hydrogen fuel powered vessels. Samskip Group wants to go into “zero carbon emission free shipping services” and is pursuing the “goal of reaching net-zero by 2040,”... more
EUR 3.5 million for Flagship Founders
Flagship Founders, a Berlin-based venture studio founded in 2020, has developed a successful new approach to building ventures in the maritime industry. Partner companies such as F. Laeisz, Starthub Ventures or Philipp Ahrenkiel, invested EUR 3.5 million in this company, in a... more
ONE now holds 28.7% of Poseidon
Poseidon Acquisition Corp., an entity formed by certain affiliates of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, certain affiliates of the Washington Family, David Sokol, chairman of the board of Atlas, and Ocean Network Express (ONE) and certain of their respective affiliates, has... more
ATI: solid results for 2022
Asian Terminal Inc. (ATI) posted solid results for 2022 in terms of revenues, handling of teu and the transit of passengers in the international container ports of Manila and Batangas, in comparison to 2021. Revenues increased by 19.2% (PHP 13.62 billion) and 12.7% for... more
A long-term agreement at Port of Gulfport
Under a twenty-year term agreement with the Mississippi State Port Authority which came into effect on 23 March 2023, Ports America will invest USD 43 million to develop the vacant Terminal 4 at the Port of Gulfport (Mississippi) into a cargo-handling terminal. This will not... more
Developing Vietnam's container port capacity
Netherlands-based APM Terminals has formed a strategic partnership with the Vietnamese company Hateco Group for a project to develop two new deep-water berths at Lach Huyen port in Haiphong City and thus boost the trade of goods between the north of Vietnam and European and... more
Port of Brisbane’s Zero Emissions Ride Day
The Port of Brisbane (Australia) and the Queensland Transport & Logistics Council have launched the first Zero Emissions (ZE) Ride Day to show the transitioning to zero emissions trucks for port and logistics operators. The “Future Freight Energy Hub” initiative allowed... more
Jaxport and Aruba sign MOU
State of Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis and Aruba prime minister Evelyn Wever-Croes have signed an MOU at the port of Jacksonville (Jaxport) to mutually promote business and tourism opportunities between the two regions, share best practices on port operations and environmental... more
Opening new markets in West Africa
Starting on 15 May 2023 with a fortnightly frequency, Hapag-Lloyd's new "Container WA1 Service" (West Africa Service 1) will connect Tanger Med, Nouakchott, Freetown, Conakry, Monrovia, and back to Tanger Med. This rotation is designed to establish Guinea, Sierra... more
Van Oord chooses Mukran as base port
The Dutch company Van Oord has chosen the port of Mukran on the German Baltic Sea island of Rügen as the base port for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm. The wind farm is currently being built by the Spanish company Iberdrola. It is scheduled to be completed in 2024. 50... more