First hybrid vessel delivered to Finnlines 
It is the first vessel to be delivered to Finnlines as part of its EUR 500 million newbuilding programme - and an ecological leap forward. “Finneco I”, a hybrid ro-ro vessel planned and ordered in 2018 with two ro-ro vessels, was built from June 2020. The construction of the... more
Newbuild's first call in Rostock
The new ro-pax ferry "Nils Holgerson" has called at the overseas port of Rostock for the first time. The newbuild from China will be used by the ferry company TT Line in triangular traffic between the German ports of Travemünde, Rostock and the Swedish port of... more
Wilhelmshaven: discretion is obligatory
It is an important commitment. The carrier Hapag-LLoyd is investing in Northern Germany and recently took ownership of a 30% stake in Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven (CTW) and a 50% stake in Rail Terminal Wilhelmshaven (RTW). The terminal operator Eurogate will continue to hold... more
No Russian impact on Port of Gothenburg
In Q1/2022, the Swedish port of Gothenburg handled with 212,000 teu, 4% more containers than in the same period in 2021 (204,000 teu). While the total number of ro-ro units amounted to 147,000, a 5%-rise compared to Q1/2021, the number of new cars handled declined by 7% to... more
More units on Venice-Bari-Patras service
Naples-headquartered Grimaldi Group has added another vessel to its Venice-Bari-Patras service. The “Eurocargo Cagliari” will join the “Eurocargo Alexandria” and “Eurocargo Genova” on the ro-ro line from 4 May 2022. The “Eurocargo Cagliari” has a transport capacity of 3,850... more
World trade in March: the calm before the storm?
The container throughput index published by the RWI Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) went up in 2022, rising by 1.6 points to 119.2 points (seasonally adjusted), according to the latest flash estimate.... more
ONE launches new service
The Singapore-based Ocean Network Express (ONE) is launching a new service calling ports in Dubai, India and Mozambique. The MIM (Mozambique - India - Middle East) service will offer direct and bi-weekly connections to Jebel Ali, Mundra and Maputo, including transhipments to... more
Full speed ahead for Antwerp-Bruges, sir!
The project has now been given the official green light. The ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge have merged after an extraordinary general meeting on 22 April 2022, the merger process having started in February 2021. Besides 74,000 direct and 90,000 indirect jobs, the merged port... more
Vinturas' shares go to Wallenius
Maritime operator Wallenius Wilhemsen has invested in Vinturas, a blockchain platform owned by the major logistics companies that distribute finished cars all over Europe. Vinturas was founded in 2019 with IBM as its technology partner. The range of investors includes Axess... more