How to prepare for the Chinese New Year? 
According to the Copenhagen-based maritime consultancy Sea-Intelligence, the number of blank sailings has increased sharply on the transpacific trade lanes, but not so much on Asia-Europe. "There have been 34 additional blank sailings on Asia-North America West Coast,... more
Georgia Ports keeps the pace
On the US East Coast, the boom continues. The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) handled almost 553,000 teu in October, for an increase of 9.6% (48,460 teu) compared to the same month in 2021. GPA has now topped half a million teu in three of the first four months of fiscal year... more
Smart Ports get together
This year's edition of the conference "Smart Ports: Piers of the Future", which will be held on 15, 16 and 17 November 2022 is underway - coinciding with the Smart City Expo World Congress. The fourth edition of this initiative led by the Port of Barcelona has returned... more
From terminal to terminal 
CMA CGM building in Yokohama. Moving to a new site within a port isn’t easy. In Japan, CMA CGM has secured a place in the new Honmokufuto D5 terminal with the port authority. more
For shipping in Sharm El Sheikh
A new action plan, launched at COP 27 by United Nations organisations, shipowners and trade unions, makes recommendations for improving the skills of seafarers to achieve the decarbonisation goals of the maritime transport industry. The plan responds to the findings of new... more
MacGregor not to be sold
The Nasdaq Helsinki-listed Cargotec has suspended its sales activities for its business line MacGregor. The company is also maintaining the conclusion drawn from its internal evaluation that "MacGregor will not be part of Cargotec’s portfolio in the future" and will... more
Two more calls for ships from Stockholm
Sun Line Shipping has launched a new service to call Rotterdam, Stockholm and Hull. In November, the shipping company, a subsidiary of Thor Svecon Group (TSG), increased its fleet and introduced the container ship “Perseus” on the route. The vessel has a 660 teu cargo capacity... more
A good year for ICTSI so far
The Philippines-based International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) has published its unaudited consolidated financial results from January to September 2022. Revenues from port operations amounted to USD 1.64 billion, an uptick of 20% compared to 9M/2021 (USD 1.37... more
Matson feels transpacific drop
The Honolulu-based Matson Navigation Company recently reported its Q3/2022 results, disclosing its deployment strategy. Chairman and CEO Matt Cox spoke of "lower demand in the transpacific trade lane”. The carrier thus decided to end its temporary CCX service about six... more
Seven LNG carriers in a row
NYK affiliates have inked a long-term time-charter contract with Qatar Energy. Seven liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers will be deployed for the state-run energy company. The shipbuilding contracts for the LNG carriers with a capacity of 174,000 cbm each go to the South... more