CMA CGM looks back in joy 
The results for the French carrier CMA CGM and its logistics affiliates in Q3/2021 follow the current trend. While consolidated revenues amounted to USD 15.3 billion, almost doubling the figures of the same period in 2020, consolidated ebitda grew to USD 7.1 billion and net... more
Atlantic Loop 3 calls at Jaxport
It's the first time that Hapag-Lloyd’s Atlantic Loop 3 (AL3) European-US container service has called the Florida-based Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport). The vessel is berthing at Jaxport’s Trapac Container Terminal at Dames Point for at least the next eight weeks to avoid... more
"Greening" the world's fleet
Maritime consultancy Clarksons Research has published a report on the adoption of 'green' technology in the world’s merchant fleet. According to this data, currently 4.2% of the operating fleet and 34% of the order book in tonnage (GT) is ready to use alternative fuels or... more
Swire projects boosts its fleet
Swire Projects, the projects division of Swire Shipping (rebranded from China Navigation (CNCo) in October this year) and Nordic Project & Finance have inked an agreement for the long-term charter of six multipurpose heavy-lift vessels. The terms of the charter remain... more
New service from Ireland to Normandy
Haropa Port and Brittany Ferries have jointly inaugurated a new Franco – Irish freight line in Le Havre, with Brittany Ferries launching a service connecting French Normandy to Rosslare in Ireland. Driven by the dynamic reorientation of trade between Ireland and the... more
Libya on the agenda
The Italian shipping company Tarros Group is introducing a new direct service from Italy to Libya by adding the port of call in Genoa to the current line, with a rotation schedule every 14 days. The new connection completes the range of destinations for traffic arriving from... more
Railway node in Barcelona takes next step
The rail expansion project in the area south of the Port of Barcelona has reached a new milestone. The process of citizen participation for the Urban Master Plan (UMP) for the Port of Barcelona railway none has begun, a preliminary step before drafting, processing and final... more
K Line adds another vessel
In Japan, Tadotsu Shipyard, a part of the Imabari Shipbuilding Group, has completed and delivered the 90,000 dwtT bulk carrier "Lin Miarak". The vessel will be regularly engaged in coal transportation for the Japanese shipper Kobe Steel under a long-term... more
Bremenports continues upbeat performance
Throughput volumes in the Bremen ports rose again in Q3/2021. Container throughput over the first nine months of the year totalled 3.8 million teu, up 10.2% from the same period in 2020. Total throughput at the quays in Bremen and Bremerhaven grew to 52 million t by the end of... more
Maersk expands logistics services in Africa
After a long time of cooperation in South Africa and beyond, Grindrod and Maersk are extending their partnership concerning Grindrod Intermodal' logistics services and Ocean Africa Container Lines (OACL)'s maritime operations. Maersk will dominate the newly formed... more