Tailwind aiming at the niches 
The shippers' experiment continues. Tailwind Shipping Lines, the liner of the German retail group Lidl, is launching its second Asia-Europe service. It is named Tiger Express (TEX), after the Bengal tiger, the national animal of Bangladesh. The new offer follows the inauguration... more
Laurels for FLS at the BB Middle East
The UAE-headquartered project forwarder Fleet Line Shipping (FLS) has again won Hapag Lloyd’s highest customer award for break bulk and OOG cargo - for the sixth consecutive year. Active for more than 18 years, FLS provides logistics services also involving its own NVOCC Line... more
A vision for Melbourne
The Philippines-based port and terminal operator International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) has outlined its future vision for the Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT) at the Port of Melbourne. The operator is planning an investment of AUD 500 million (USD... more
New shuttle service in East Med
Singapore-headquartered Ocean Network Express (ONE) is launching a new service, the Israel Express (ILX). This weekly Israel shuttle will connect Israel to the hub of Damietta in Egypt. The service was created in response to the growing demand for both import and export... more
A mixed bag for the port of Brussels
The inland port of Brussels experienced a slight drop in its waterway traffic in 2022, while container throughput set a new record. With nearly 6.8 million t transported by inland ships at the port of Brussels, port activity in Brussels is 5% below the results of 2021 (7.1... more
More than 70 million t annually
The Mediterranean Port of Barcelona handled 70.9 million t of freight in 2022, almost 7% more than in 2021. With this throughput, the port passed the throughput threshold of 70 million t for the first time, handling even more cargo than before the pandemic. The previous record... more
2022 was good to the Ports of Normandy
Hervé Morin, president of the Normandy Regional Council and of Ports of Normandy, looked back with joy on the results of 2022: "In every area of its business, the signals are green, confirming that its investment strategy (EUR 435 million between 2007 and 2022) has paid... more
Karlshamn: a new port of call
The port of Karlshamn in Southern Sweden will now be served by the Lübeck-based ferry company TT-Line. From April 2023, TT-Line will offer up six roundtrips between Karlshamn and Klaipėda (Lithuania) per week. The crossing time from Karlshamn to Klaipėda is approximately 13... more
A record result for an anniversary
The Canadian Port of Trois-Rivières, located on the St. Laurence River between Québec and Montréal, reached a peak in throughput in 2022. A total of 4.3 million t of cargo passed through the port, up 10% from 2021 and beating the 2019 record of 4.2 t. While dry bulk... more
Green alliance linking land and sea
To boost its green footprint, DB Schenker has inked an arrangement with MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company to use 12,000 t of biofuel component for all of its own consolidated cargo, less-than-container load (LCL), full-container-load (FCL) and refrigerated containers (reefer... more