Wingd: methanol engines for Cosco 
The Swiss company Wingd (Winterthur Gas & Diesel) will supply 16,000 teu vessels currently being built for Cosco Shipping Lines in Yangzhou (China) with 10X92DF-M methanol fuel. It is one of the first methanol-fuelled container vessels to be built in China: for Dominik... more
"Ventofoil" to accelerate green transformation
Econowind has created "Ventofoil", a flexible, vertical wing that converts wind into an extra propulsion for vessels, cutting CO2 consumption. With this invention, the Dutch company aims to help companies achieve the goals set by the IMO (International Maritime... more
King Abdulaziz Port added to IMX service
Saudi Arabia's King Abdulaziz Port has been added to the "IMX" service run by a maritime consortium that includes Qatar-based shipping and logistics conglomerate Milaha, vessel operator X-Press Feeders, and short-sea carrier Unifeeder. Besides the Gulf port Dammam,... more
HHLA defied challenges of 2022
The port logistics group Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA) posted good total revenues at the end of 2022 and is expecting as much for 2023. Indeed, despite the changing geopolitical environment which has impacted transport services, HHLA’s revenue in 2022 rose by 7.7% to... more
65th opening season for the St. Lawrence Seaway
The St. Lawrence Seaway is again open for navigation! The official start of the 65th season of the binational waterway between Canada and USA was accompanied by speeches held by Terence Bowles, president and CEO of the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC), and Adam... more
A centenary for the Port of Basel
To celebrate 101 years of port operations in Basel, the Port of Switzerland and a number of partners are organising a big port festival from 2 till 4 June 2023. Today, approximately 10% of Switzerland's total volume of foreign trade is now handled via the three Rhine ports in... more
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