MOL to acquire majority stake in Gearbulk 
On 25 June Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) announced its decision to reorganise its equity-method affiliate, Gearbulk Holding, by acquiring a 72% stake and making it a consolidated subsidiary by January 2025. Gearbulk, headquartered in Switzerland, focuses on the open-hatch vessel... more
A major investment in climate neutrality
During a visit to Kiel port, Schleswig-Holstein’s economics and transport minister Claus Ruhe Madsen and Port of Kiel CEO Dirk Claus discussed the port's development, including upcoming expansion and digitalisation projects. The port oerator plans to invest nearly EUR 70 million... more
Port authorities meet in San Juan
Representatives of the Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport) and the Puerto Rico Ports Authority (PRPA) have held the inaugural ‘Puerto Rico - Jacksonville ports and partners summit’ in San Juan, Puerto Rico, following the mou signed in 2021. The gathering explored best... more
Expanding Europe-wide shipping service
CLDN and Transfennica have added another link to their shipping services in Zeebrugge, offering broader connections in Northern and Western Europe. Transfennica's service between Antwerp and the ports of Hanko, Kotka, Rauma (Finland), and Paldiski (Estonia) will call at CLDN's... more
Sustainability milestone for HGK Shipping
HGK Shipping recently launched its newest dry cargo vessel, "Helios," in Düsseldorf (Germany). Serving ADM, a global food and agriculture company, the ship features the world's largest solar panel array on an inland vessel. The "Helios" includes low-water... more
New route to connect Asia with Southeast India
MSC has launched a new weekly service, “Osprey” to connect Asia and Southeast India. Starting on 23 July with the vessel “MSC Somya”, service aims to enhance transit times and connectivity between these regions, benefiting importers and exporters. Osprey complements MSC’s... more
Guadeloupe port digitalises with Soget
CEI.BA (Centre d’Échanges Informatisés de la Basse-Terre et de l’Archipel), an organisation that manages the digital data platform for Guadeloupe's port and airport community, has transitioned to “S)ONE”, Soget’s latest port community system. This move marks another step in... more
Maersk and Nike to christen green-fuelled vessel
Maersk and Nike will christen one of the world’s first methanol-enabled container vessels at the Port of Los Angeles on 27 August. This green-fuelled vessel, with a capacity of more than 16,000 teu, will be named at a private ceremony featuring Maersk CEO Vincent Clerc, Nike... more
Jaxport gets direct access to Indian Subcontinent
Ocean Network Express's (ONE) new West India North America (WIN) container service has started calling at the Jacksonville Port Authority’s (Jaxport) Blount Island terminal, marking Jaxport’s first direct container service with the Indian subcontinent. In a weekly rotation,... more
Unifeeder to retrofit ships with EET solutions
Unifeeder, a part of DP World’s marine services division, and MPC Container Ships have concluded a new strategic collaboration to make joint investments into energy efficiency technology (EET). The partnership will see the companies unite to increase decarbonisation and... more