Driving a 'smart platform' along the Rhine 
To drive the digitalisation of cargo flows on the Rhine, Port of Switzerland and Ports de Mulhouse-Rhin (CCI Grand Est), as shareholders of Rhein Ports, have inked an agreement in principle on a partnership with Duisburger Hafen (Duisport). With this commitment, Duisport... more
(Too) much time spent in ports
Copenhagen-based maritime intelligence provider Sea-Intelligence used recent data published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and development (Unctad) on port stays of vessels to gain more information about current bottlenecks in the container shipping industry.... more
Roll-out of new port community system
PD Ports, the harbour authority for the River Tees, has introduced a new port community system (PCS). Teesport is part of these efforts. PD Ports has worked with the Port of Rotterdam to implement the system, which provides users with a single source of information including... more
Voyage on bio fuels completed
It is a partnership of four: marine biofuels supplier Good Fuels, fleet operator Stolt Tankers, ship manager Synergy Group and British maritime investor Tufton are working together to develop a sustainability strategy. A test run with a merchant vessel 100% sustainable marine... more
A further link between Sardinia and Italy
A new connection between Sardinia and mainland Italy: The Naples-based Grimaldi Group is launching the Civitavecchia-Arbatax-Cagliari link for the transport of freight and passengers on 23 September. The schedule includes three turns a week, providing two intermediate calls in... more
HHLA places Chinese on board
In Hamburg, carrier Cosco Shipping Ports (CSPL) has acquired a 35% minority stake in the container terminal Tollerort (CTT). The seller is Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA). CSPL is a Hong Kong-listed terminal operator and part of Cosco Shipping Group. Financial details... more
K Line's new seven sisters
The Japanese carrier K Line plans to run its next generation of eight 7,000 units class car carriers fuelled by LNG from its FY/2023 until FY/2025. The liner's first LNG-fuelled vessel is the “Century Highway Green”, which was delivered in March 2021. The car carriers will... more
Kuenz: new basis for Asia-Pacific expansion
The agreement has been inked: Melbourne-headquartered Port X Group will exclusively represent Austria-based Kuenz container handling cranes in Australia and New Zealand. A new office will be opened in Singapore to support its Asia-Pacific operations. Managing director David... more
CMA CGM: cross-Channel plans
Marseilles (France)-based CMA CGM Group is investing EUR 25 million in Brittany Ferries. This includes EUR 10 million in quasi-equity. The French shipping group will use available cargo space on board of Brittany Ferries’ services to UK, Ireland and the Iberian Peninsula and... more
Long-distance sea transport to Stockholm
Cargo arriving by sea on a new route via the Ports of Stockholm has environmental advantages. Recently, the cargo that the shipping company Thorco Projects’ cargo unloaded at Frihamnen Port came all the way from Asia. 400 t of Thorco Projects cargo that arrived at this port in... more