Bigger vessels between Ventspils and Stockholm 
Stena Line is expanding in the Baltic Sea by introducing two extended vessels on the Ventspils–Stockholm Norvik Port route in 2021. The first vessel, the ‘Stena Scandica’, increases freight capacities on the route by 30%. Expansion will continue in 2022, with two new vessels... more
First feeder service after 15 years
The shipping line Wallenius SOL is further extending its services. The line was formed in 2019 by Wallenius Lines and Swedish Orient Linien (SOL) and operates scheduled services from five ports in the Baltic Sea’s Gulf of Bothnia to Continental Europe and the UK. In the context... more
Samskip Sea Connect is born
It's an acquisition with a Baltic perspective: the Dutch group Samskip is buying Sea Connect, a Klaipeda (Lithuania)-based shipping company that offers shortsea services connecting Russia, Lithuania, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands. The operator runs three 1A Ice Class... more
LNG gains ground in Bilbao
Liquefied natural gas is playing a greater role in the port of Bilbao, now that the energy company Repsol has begun building a dedicated LNG terminal. A first client will be French shipping company Brittany Ferries with its newbuilds "Salamanca" and... more
ONE's call to action
Singapore-based Japanese container shipping company Ocean Network Express (ONE) is joining the “getting to zero coalition”, an alliance of more than 150 companies within the maritime, energy, infrastructure and finance sectors that aims to decarbonise shipping. “ONE is... more
New port in Haifa operational
Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG)'s commitment, made in 2015, for the concession to build a new port in Haifa has brought fruit. Early in September this year, the NIS 5.5 billion (USD 1.7 billion) investment came to a close with the opening of the Bay Port at Haifa,... more
More equipment for Gruppo Bucci's main terminal
Italian terminal operator Gruppo Bucci has ordered two mobile harbour cranes for its Flavio Gioia (TFG) terminal in Naples. The first order was placed in March 2021, and the option for a second was exercised in August. The first crane is already in operation and the second will... more
Digital partnership for Right Ship
London-based maritime due diligence and risk management company Right Ship and digital shipping platform Sea/ are joining forces. It is the first data partnership of its kind for Right Ship. Sea/trade will integrate its new partner’s services like safety score, GHG Rating... more
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