Valencia takes a stand at the Espo 
The words of Aurelio Martínez, spoken at the inauguration of the Conference of the European Sea Ports Organisation (Espo) at the beginning of June, continue to resonate. The conference was held in Valencia this year. Referring to the great challenges facing all European... more
Revised Caribbean-Mediterranean connections
The French carrier CMA CGM is reshuffling its weekly service between the Mediterranean, the Caribbean and the West Coast of Latin America. There will be new calls at the ports of Buenaventura, Paita, Posorja and Guayaquil. The rotation will be updated as follows: Algeciras -... more
Alternative fuels employed in Southampton
The container terminal of DP World at Southampton is going to eliminate fossil diesel from its operations entirely and transit to hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO). Diesel previously accounted for 90% of the terminal’s emissions but HVO – a renewable biodiesel derived from... more
Better units for Montreal's future
In Canada, the focus on eco-friendly vessels is prime concern for the Montreal Port Authority (MPA). The new class of 2,500-teu vessels like the “CMA CGM Montreal” fit into this strategy and, at the same time, provide extra capacity between Canada and North Europe. New... more
More green equipment for NTB Bremerhaven
The NTB North Sea Terminal Bremerhaven will soon receive a further 27 hybrid Kalmar straddle carriers for its container terminal, ordered in two batches in 2021 and 2022. The delivery of both orders is scheduled to take place in the course of 2023. NTB, one of Europe’s major... more
Finnlines: all good things come in threes
The Chinese shipyard China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Jiangsu) has delivered the third hybrid ro-ro vessel for Finnlines. Each of the three ships is 238 m long, with a cargo capacity of 5,800 lane metres. Consequently, the vessels can carry 400 trailers per voyage. Compared... more
ASL expands its assets
The Hong Kong-based carrier Asean Seas Line (ASL), founded in 2011, is planning to expand its fleet. Four newbuilds with a capacity of 1,100 teu each will be launched at China State Shipbuilding Corp's leasing unit, CSSC Shipping. CA Shipping, the Hong Kong-incorporated... more
Financial partnerships for fleet expansion
Columbia Finance Solutions, the financing arm of the Columbia Group, has taken a stake in Ahorn Capital, a Hamburg-based platform for institutional and professional investors. The partnership will widen the range of financing options for clients' fleet expansions and... more
A jacket via Cherbourg
The jacket construction that is to support the electrical substation of the Fécamp offshore wind farm has just entered the port of Cherbourg. This jacket is 60 m high and weighs 1,200 t. It was towed on the Stralsund barge, which itself is 90 m long and 32 m wide. Installed... more
Spanish Ports on pre-pandemic levels
From January to April 2022, the Spanish ports (Puertos del Estado) handled a total of 180.3 million t of goods, an uptick of 5.4% compared to the four first months of 2021 and almost on the same level as in 2019 (-0.8%). All commodities recorded significant increases except... more