Overcoming maritime hurdles 
New ferry service between Thessaloniki and Izmir. A new service was launched recently by the Levante Ferries shipping line, connecting northern Greece to the Turkish city of Izmir. The line deploys the vessel Smyrna di Levante, which transports cargo as well as passengers on the... more
Second terminal for Suez 
While the COP 27 event was still going on in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, Waleid Gamal El-Dein, chairman of the General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SC Zone) and Steven Yoogalingam, CEO and managing director of the Suez Canal Container Terminal (Scct), signed a... more
Three musketeers for one service
The three partners Sea Lead, OOCL and TS Lines are launching a new service covering India, UAE to East Africa. The ‘Idea’ weekly service will set out on 22 November with four vessels whose capacity was not announced. While Sea Lead will deploy two vessels on the service,... more
The dawning of the age of Aquarius
Aquarius LNG Shipping, an affiliate of the Japanese carrier MOL, has conducted sea trials of its owned LNG carrier, “Papua”, using biofuel. Approximately 1,500 t of biofuel was supplied by Exxon Mobil Marine on the vessel at Port of Singapore. The biofuel is expected to reduce... more
Biggest Brazil Port bullish
The Santos Port Authority (SPA) in Brazil has reported its figures for Q3/2022 and 9M/2022. Brazil's major port witnessed an uptick of 38.3% in profit in Q3/2022 compared to Q3/2021, amounting to BRL 136 million (USD 26 million). Volumes also increased, with the port handling... more
Second major crane for Port Canaveral
Port Canaveral, Florida, has ordered a second mobile harbour crane. In early 2019, the port put into service its first Liebherr mobile harbour crane of the type LHM 600. The forthcoming crane of the same type will have a lift capability up to 154 t and a jib length of 61 m.... more
Twelve blades from India
The "MV Superfast Levante", a ro-ro vessel sailing under the Spanish flag and chartered by Consignaciones Toro y Betolaza, called at the Cuxport terminal in Cuxhaven for the first time in mid-November. Since then, the service has been frequenting the port on a regular... more
More connections for the Middle corridor
The Middle corridor is a hype now, but there is more to it. The Batumi International Container Terminal (Bict), an affiliate of International Container Terminal Services (Ictsi) in the Black Sea region, has received the maiden vessel call of the Chinese Cosco Shipping Lines’... more
ZIM prepares for landing
Haifa-based ZIM Integrated Shipping has reported its results for Q3/2022 and 9M/2022. In the third quarter of this year, revenues reached USD 3.23 billion, a year-over-year increase of 3%, while adjusted ebitda declined by 7% compared to Q3/2021 to USD 1.93 billion and net... more
A tough quarter for Hamburg
The port community of the Port of Hamburg handled 91.8 million t of seaborne cargo from January to September 2022, about 4.3% t less than in 2021. Conventional general cargo performed well with 1.1 million t crossing the quay walls of Hamburg, a growth of 19.3% compared to... more