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
2021 a strong year for HHLA
The revenues of Hamburger Hafen and Logistik AG (HHLA) increased by 12.7% to almost EUR 1.5 billion in 2021 (EUR 1.3 billion in 2020), despite the effects of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine. The group’s operating result (ebit) leapt to EUR 228.2 million, compared to the... more
More Californian container handling
The Port of Long Beach and the Port of Los Angeles have delayed their consideration of the “container dwell fee” until 25 March - and probably further. Still, the San Pedro Bay ports – Long Beach and Los Angeles combined – have seen a 64% decline in aging cargo on the docks... more
UK-Cherbourg link in the making
A new multimodal terminal is being planned for the port of Cherbourg. The hub is scheduled to start operations in 2024. It will link the South West of France to UK via Cherbourg. The project will involve Brittany Ferries building a railway terminal in Mouguerre (Greater... more