Changes to Noura service 
The Marseille-based shipping line CMA CGM is enhancing its Noura service, which links the Indian Subcontinent, the Persian Gulf, East Africa and the Indian Ocean. Calls at the port of Nacala will now be offered on a weekly basis, as well as fortnightly calls at Berbera. The... more
AD Ports to invest in Africa
Abu Dhabi’s AD Ports Group recently inked a collaboration agreement with the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), a major African multilateral development institution. The agreement provides the basis for the two organisations to join forces on identifying, financing, developing... more
New Santander terminal operational soon
A new container terminal in the port of Santander is set to commence services by April next year. It will be run by Boluda Shipping, the Boluda Corporación Marítima division dedicated to international transport. Company president Vicente Boluda Fos announced the move with the... more
Is it a price war - or is it competition?
According to a market forecast made by Container X Change, an online platform for container logistics, “the probability of an all-out price war in 2023 is high," as CEO Christian Roeloffs put it. After the times of scarce capacities and exceptionally high container rates,... more
Call to integrate inland navigation
Alternatives on the water are important solutions for Universal Transport, an oversized and heavylift specialist that is a part of Gruber Logistics. In the face of a tense situation in the heavylift industry the company has called on politicians and shippers to work together to... more
Risks of the European emissions trading systems
Interferry, the International Association of Ferry and Passenger Ship Operators, has warned that the inclusion of maritime transport in the European emissions trading system (EU ETS) is going to result in a significant increase in transport costs. The change could lead to some... more
Money (no longer) talks
The Copenhagen-based maritime consultancy Sea-Intelligence has taken a closer look at the financial results of major shipping lines in recent times. The first rank of carriers can look back on USD 124 billion in operating profits in 2021. In the first three quarters of 2022 the... more
When French and US-Americans sympathise
The Marseille-based CMA CGM Group has inked an agreement to acquire GCT Bayonne and New York terminals, on Staten Island. The two east coast facilities belong to Global Container Terminals (GCT). The price of the purchase wasn’t disclosed. The Port Authority of New York and New... more
More volumes in sweet waters
Puerto Aguadulce (Colombia) passed a threshold by handling the largest-capacity vessel so far to call the port and in the country at all. The ‘CMA CGM Argentina’, a 1,572 teu vessel, was built in 2019 and sails under the Maltese flag. The milestone highlights Buenaventura’s... more
More capacity for a shortsea service
Sweden’s Stena Line has added capacities to its route between Rosslare and Cherbourg. From June 2023 onwards the ‘Stena Vision’ will change from the Baltic to the Atlantic and second the ‘Stena Horizon’ on the route between France and Ireland. The vessel will have the... more