New straddle carrier at HHLA 
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA) has renewed its straddle carrier fleet at the Container Terminal Tollerort (CCT). Eight new units have started operating with hybrid drive: the straddle carrier stores surplus energy in a high-performance lithium-ion battery, which saves... more
A first for the Port of Houston
The Swedish company Stena sent the tankers "Stena Pro Marine" and "Stena Prosperous" to the port of Houston on the US Gulf Coast where they were refuelled via barge while discharging clean petroleum products at a terminal. This was the first barge-to-ship... more
A new energy gateway 
Positive results, even through crises. In these times of the ongoing European energy crisis, Lower Saxony’s ports are more relevant than ever before. Fossil fuels such as coal as well as alternatives that go easier on the environment reach Germany via the nation’s northern... more
New life across the Rhine
Birsterminal, an independent and owner-managed cargo handling company on the Rhine in Birsfelden near Basel (Switzerland), which has been in operation for over 80 years, lives sustainability. Its "i-Log" industrial and logistics park is currently being built in the... more
Hapag-Lloyd buys 40% of Baxi terminal operator
After an agreement with an affiliate of Bain Capital Private Equity, which held a 35% stake in the Indian port operator J M Baxi Ports & Logistics (JMBPL), Hapag-Lloyd completed its acquisition of a 40% shareholding in JMBPL. The transaction has now been approved by the... more
Positive outlook for Port of Antwerp-Bruges
In a complex geopolitical and macroeconomic environment, the total throughput of Port of Antwerp-Bruges (Belgium) amounted to 68.7 million t in Q1/2023, which is a drop of 4.5% compared with the same period last year. But for Jacques Vandermeiren, CEO Port of Antwerp-Bruges,... more
Swimming for a winning team
Winning Logistics in Guinea, a West African branch of a global logistics provider headquartered in Singapore, has ordered two Konecranes Gottwald cranes on barge. After on-site commissioning in Q3/2024, Winning will operate a total of ten of such cranes from the Finnish... more
More space for containers in Vladivostok
Commercial Port of Vladivostok (CPV), a company of Fesco Transportation Group, is planning to increase its total storage area for containers by 20% in 2025. It has launched first stage of this expansion with a new production site called "Warehouse 81" covering 13,500... more
Grimaldi takes over new G5-class vessel
Naples-based Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the "Great Antwerp" at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Company in Ulsan (South Korea). This newbuilding is one of a series of ships designed to respond more efficiently to the demand for quality transport services on deep... more
First maritime container terminal in Michigan
At the beginning of April 2023, the port of Monroe welcomed Gretchen Witmer, governor of the state of Michigan, to a tour and a press conference. She was the first state governor to visit a port in Michigan in an official capacity. At this occasion, the port announced its... more