Let the sun rise earlier! 
Following a customer’s request, NVOCC and global 3PL services provider UWL and the Swire Shipping group have announced a new port call for export refrigerated containers in Busan, Korea on the "Sun Chief Express" service: the shorter eastbound voyage, Seattle - Busan -... more
Liebherr to assist Gdansk terminal
The Baltic Hub, formerly DCT Gdansk, Poland, has commissioned Liebherr Container Cranes to retrofit a Liduro energy storage system along with a reduced sized generator from their Liebherr rubber tyre gantry cranes (RTGs). This is a hybrid green energy storage solution and a... more
Value Maritime's new office in Singapore
Based in the Central Business District (CBD) of Singapore, an important and expanding Asia Pacific shipping market, the new office of Value Maritime (VM) will be led by Milou van der Ven as the area manager for Asia. Headquartered in Rotterdam, Netherlands, the... more
MOU to solve safety issues
Representatives of Cargo Incident Notification System (Cins), Confidential Human Factors Incident Reporting Programme (Chirp), Container Owners Association (COA), International Cargo Handling Coordination Association (Ichca), and Ship Message Design Group (Smdg) signed a... more
Newest low-water ship now in operation
HKG Shipping (Cologne) and materials manufacturer Covestro commissioned a new low-water vessel earlier this month. "Courage" is to supply Covestro’s customers with finished products from its sites in North Rhine-Westphalia with immediate effect. The identically... more
Savannah increases national market share
With over 2 million teu for FY/2022 ending 31 December 2022, the Port of Savannah handled one out of every 8.8 loaded teus in USA. This was the highest market share Georgia’s deepwater port has ever achieved. GPA’s share of the US container trade posted an increase of 0.7%.... more
Grimaldi signs the Greek deal
The majority stake of 67% of the share capital of the Igoumenitsa Port Authority for a total price of EUR 84.17 million goes to the joint venture established by the companies Grimaldi Euromed, Minoan Lines and Investment Construction Commercial and Industrial (Ekev). The... more
Seafrigo snaps up CNMP
In the French port of Le Havre, the CNMP Group (Compagnie Nouvelle de Manutentions Portuaire) is changing hands. The Seafrigo Group, which specialises in temperature-controlled logistics worldwide, has received the green light from the authorities for the takeover. CNMP is... more
Developing and operating another port in Egypt
AD Ports Group has signed several agreements with Egyptian authorities for multi-purpose, ro-ro and cruise terminals, as well as logistics services in key Red Sea and Mediterranean ports. A 30-year concession agreement signed with the Red Sea Ports Authority will enable the... more
Orca AI, Liberty and ARC collaborating
The Israel-based maritime technology company Orca AI has made a deal with Liberty Maritime Corporation (Liberty) and American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier (ARC) to set up a platform which protects ARC’s entire fleet and Liberty’s ro-ro vessels from potential dangers. The... more