Thessaloniki prepares for ULCVs 
The Greek port of Thessaloniki posted a container throughput of 471,000 teu in 2021, an uptick of 2.2% compared to 2020 (461,000 teu). The number of vessels calling saw an increase of 7.1%, from 1,286 in 2020 to 1,377 in 2021. Thessaloniki isn't only a hub for the Balkans and... more
Brazilian terminal orders new equipment
At the Port of Pecém in northeast Brazil, Terminais Portuários do Ceará (Tecer Terminais) has ordered two Kalmar heavy forklift trucks and two Super Gloria reachstackers to be delivered in Q4/2022. Tecer Terminais has been operating as a provider of cargo-handling services... more
Yet more chartered vessels
In a new charter transaction with a group of investors initiated by MPC Capital, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services has decided to add more vessels to its fleet. The Haifa-based shipping group will charter a total of up to six 5,500 teu wide beam newbuild vessels for a period... more
2022: mixed picture at the Spanish ports
The Spanish ports moved a total of 88.3 million t of goods in the first two months of 2022, 8.6% more than in the same period of 2021. While January practically reached the pre-pandemic level, this trend did not continue in February, and the freight traffic accumulated in these... more
A partnership for the decarbonisation of shipping
It is a new cooperation to further decarbonisation in the shipping industry: in Italy, the inspection, certification and consulting engineering company Rina and Fincantieri, a design and construction company for ships and maritime technological systems, have signed a memorandum... more
World trade starting to feel it
The container throughput index published by the RWI Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) showed a decline in February 2022, decreasing clearly from 120.7 points (seasonally adjusted) to 117.1 points, according to the... more
Brittany now also runs on LNG
Brittany Ferries and Wartsilä Cooperation have inked a long-term agreement to support the new LNG-fuelled ferry. The cooperation concerns in particular the solutions installed on Brittany Ferries’ latest ro-pax vessel, the ‘Salamanca’. The ten-year agreement was signed in... more
South Carolina Ports going strong
Record volumes keep coming at South Carolina Ports. According to the port authority's statistics, the ports handled 230,000 teu at Wando Welch Terminal, North Charleston Terminal, and Hugh K Leatherman Terminal in February 2022, a rise of 26% compared to February 2021.... more
Shanghai's lockdown: hard times ahead?
A quick increase in port congestion at the beginning of the Shanghai lockdown could only be a foreshadowing of what lies ahead, said the maritime analyst of Vessels Value. Vivek Srivastava, senior trade analyst at Vessels Value, commented: "With roads, bridges and... more
Meratus going for Malaysia
Meratus Linesis, an Indonesian shipping line, is extending its international outreach. It recently launched a new direct service from the Port of Tanjung Priok in Jakarta to Port Klang, Malaysia. The 8,400 t “Meratus Project 3” ship was deployed. The latest route is expected... more