New terminal in Port Yarimca now operational 
The finished-car logistics terminal in the Port of Yarimca, located in the suburbs of Istanbul, celebrated the official start of its operations recently, as it welcomed the first call of Japanese liner NYK's “Selene Leader”, a pure car and truck carrier (PCTC). NYK... more
A roadmap for the Seine axis
The French Haropa port, which combines the maritime and logistics assets of Le Havre, Rouen and Paris, has defined its business strategy for the period until 2025. The roadmap, aiming to develop the Haropa port into a high-performance maritime and river port system and... more
New equipment for the port of Lagos
Tincan Island Container Terminal (TICT) has ordered two new cranes for its operations at the Port of Lagos (Nigeria). The Konecranes Gottwald ESP.8 Mobile Harbour Cranes are scheduled for delivery in June 2022. TICT is a consortium of Bolloré Ports and an association of China... more
Vancouver keeping the balance
The Port of Vancouver’s cargo throughput showed a moderate increase of 1% from 145 t in 2020 to 146 million t in 2021. The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority thus stood the test of the ongoing pandemic and extreme weather events last year. Over the year, a peak in container and... more
ZIM adjusts to congestion
The Haifa-based Israeli carrier Zim is reshuffling its new Asia–Pacific Northwest and Asia–Eastern Mediterranean services. The shipping line’s decision to adjust the loops came in the face of “ongoing port congestion.” Its Asia–Pacific Northwest route will now be served by a... more
Maintaining services to Sardinia
A tender issued by the Italian ministry for sustainable infrastructure and mobility to operate the Civitavecchia–Arbatax–Cagliari route has once again been entrusted to Grimaldi lines. The frequency of the service remains unchanged – three times a week – with two intermediate... more
Comeback for German inland navigation
Germany has witnessed a slight recovery in inland shipping of late, according to a recent press release from the country’s federal statistical office (Destatis). While total transport volumes increased by 3.8% in 2021, the total volume of goods transported is 4.9% lower than... more
Record passages – and prices 
High volumes through Suez and Panama Canals in 2021 – higher prices in 2022. more
LNG network also anchors in Belgium
Sea-LNG, a multi-sector industry coalition that aims to foster LNG’s benefits as a viable marine fuel, has won the port of Zeebrugge as a new member. The infrastructure to store and transfer LNG marine fuel has been used in Zeebrugge since 1987. The port is one of the major... more
Wallenius Wilhelmsen becomes abnormal
After an initial investment in 2012 and a partnership of twelve years, Wallenius Wilhelmsen has now acquired all of ALS, a non-asset specialised logistics provider in the market for oversized, abnormal, exceptional and heavylift shipments. The price of the transaction was not... more