Suez Canal on an historic high 
Despite all talks of blockage and crises, the Suez Canal in Egypt achieved a turnover of USD 7 billion in 2021/2022, the highest mark for a fiscal year. This represents an increase of 20.7% compared to the USD 5.8 billion in 2020/2021, according to the report of Osama Rabie,... more
AD Ports investing in land and sea
The Abu Dhabi (AD) Ports Group is taking over 70% of the shares in International Associated Cargo Carrier, the holding which owns the two Egypt-based maritime companies Transmar International Shipping Company (Transmar) and Transcargo International (TCI). This is the group's... more
Where the grain still flows
Worldwide, grain is currently a precious resource. With 7.7 million t of grain exported from July 2021 till June 2022, Haropa Port Rouen achieved its third best performance in the last ten years. The port of Rouen and all its grain operators (Groupe BZ, Simarex, Sénalia,... more
Panama Ports Company can continue
Now that the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) has decided to renew the 25-year lease, PPC (Panama Ports Company), an affiliate of Hutchison's Panama Ports, can continue to develop the ports of Balboa on the Pacific coast and Cristobal on the Atlantic coast of Panama. The... more
European funding for Bilbao's power grid
The European Commission has made its choice: Brussels has now selected 135 European initiatives to be given an EU grant under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). One of them is the project for the electrification of the docks of the Port of Bilbao (Bilb OPS). Forty-five... more
LHG: safe operations in the port
Lübeck’s port operator Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft (LHG) has achieved a success in its occupational health and safety management. It may continue to bear the "Sicher mit System" (“security with a system”, DIN ISO 45001:2018) seal of quality for the next three years.... more
Cyber threat under control?
The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has published two new unified requirements (UR) on cyber resilience, which will be mandatory for all ships whose construction contract is signed on or after 1 January 2024. The new URs, called E26 and E27, were... more
GSC widens Saudi network
The Saudi ports’ plans for 2030 are making progress. Over the last years, the Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has been able to attract seven new shipping line services to strengthen their ports' connectivity. GSC is one of them - a direct weekly service connecting China with... more
India shores up its defences
The Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) recently certified the Caisson Gate and Intermediate Gate for the Indian Navy’s aircraft carrier dry dock at Mumbai. The register thus supports the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ (self-reliance) initiative in defence manufacturing. The respective... more
What else but green?
Ocean Network Express opened its new regional headquarters in Singapore with a colourful ceremony. Meant to be an educational, interactive and collaborative space for green initiatives, the new "green" office, where ONE’s global green strategy department and South Asia... more