Christening the new king of capacity 
Most of the general managers concerned held speeches welcoming the first ship of the 24,116 teu ultra-large containership series at a christening ceremony which was held on 9 March 2023. Other representatives signed the delivery document. This vessel was built by Bank of... more
New record for PSA Singapore
PSA Singapore has compared the results of the financial years 2022 and 2021. In 2022, it achieved a new record in container throughput measured in teus since PSA Jurong Island Terminal began operations in 2012. On 31 December 2022, PSA Singapore recorded an annual volume of... more
Smart Freight Centre Community wins new member
Rhenus has partnered with Smart Freight Centre's (SFC) "Clean Cargo", a buyer-supplier forum for sustainability in the cargo shipping industry, to collaborate and share its best practices with other industry leaders. The global logistics service provider sees this... more
Zeaborn to implement Shipin's Fleetvision
Zeaborn Ship Management, a third-party ship manager based in Hamburg and Singapore, will use Shipin Systems' patented Fleetvision to enhance its structures, transparency and efficiency, achieve better results and thus improve customer service. Zeaborn's senior vice president... more
"Boxbay" to be implemented in Busan
Dubai-based DP World has commissioned the "Boxbay" system from German plant technology supplier SMS Group. Group chairman and CEO of DP World Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, and chairman and CEO of SMS Group Burkhard Dahmen signed the contract to this effect in Jebel Ali... more
Wilson and Seaber ink partnership
Seaber.io, a Finnish maritime software company dedicated to reducing inefficiencies, costs and the environmental impact of bulk and break-bulk shipping, and Norway-based Wilson, European short sea company, have announced their cooperation. The partnership will advance the... more
ZIM happy with "exceptional year"
The Israeli company ZIM released its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2022, which president & CEO Eli Glickman qualified as "an exceptional year". Net income for the full year was USD 4.63 billion (2021: USD 4.65 billion). Adjusted... more
Maersk provides shipping to Ukraine
The Danish shipping company A.P. Moller – Maersk has found a solution to continue the transport of freight to Ukraine, while taking into account safety rules. There will be two routes to go to Ukraine, more specifically to the port of Reni. Vessels will depart from the Port... more
HPC puts Indian terminals through their paces
HPC Hamburg Port Consulting (HPC) has carried out a technical due diligence assessment for Hapag-Lloyd as a basis for investment in a share of J M Baxi Ports & Logistics Limited (JMBPL). The participation involves twelve port terminal & logistic facilities in India,... more
HGK Shipping: state neglects inland navigation
Steffen Bauer, CEO of HGK Shipping, part of Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln, has criticised one aspect of the federal ministry of transport’s latest study on transport development: the consistent disregard of inland waterway transport. Bauer belives that the federal minister of... more