Bremerhaven container terminal 50 years old 
In mid-September 1971 the ‘Containerkreuz Bremerhaven’ opened - and set a milestone on Bremerhaven's way to becoming Europe's top-ranking ports. Five years earlier, the first container had been unloaded in Germany, in Bremen's overseas port. It quickly became clear that a... more
ICS proposes decarbonisation by tax
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has presented to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) a new proposal for a market measure (market based measure, MBM) in the form of a global fuel tax. Its aim is to “accelerate the deployment of fuels with zero carbon... more
Port of Calais: extension now open
The time has come. Once upon a time, Napoleon wanted to send his troops from the French Port of Boulogne-Calais to the British coast. Now, the Port of Calais opposite Dover has inaugurated the new extension of its facilities. The works began in 2015 as the first maritime... more
Valenciaport: advice on how to tackle Covid
Since it is vital to keep ports open during a pandemic, Fundación Valenciaport has launched a new advisory service for ports whose main objective is to provide port managers with a global and precise vision of the situation. This technical assistance, lasting over a period... more
Santos is back
Brazil's Port of Santos witnessed a major rise in volume in 2021. From January till July, overall cargo throughput grew to 88.9 million t, 6% more than in the same period last year. July 2021 was particularly strong in container volumes, which rose by 23% over July 2020 to... more
The French land at Khalifa Port
The Marseille-based carrier CMA CGM and the Abu Dhabi Ports Group (ADPG) have inked a 35-year concession to jointly develop a new container terminal at Khalifa Port. The French company is the major player in the joint venture, holding 70% via its port and terminal branch CMA CGM... more
HGK builds H2 powered units
Duisburg-based HGK Shipping is expanding its fleet with two technically innovative Type C motor tankers. The shipyard Scheepsreparatiebedrijf De Gerlien van Tiem in Druten, the Netherlands, has once again won the building contract. The last units built for HGK were two ships... more
The shipper's view
According to the latest container shipping market review carried out by MDS Transmodal and the Global Shippers Forum (GSF) and distributed by the Swiss Shippers' Council (SSC), container traffic continues to grow, but the market is still in turmoil. Container flows increased... more
Bigger fleet for DShip carriers
Two more vessels are to join DShip carriers' fleet: the "Eemslift Dafne" and the "Eemslift Nadine" are scheduled to be delivered in September 2021. Both vessels have a deadweight of 4,200 t and on-board cranes with a combined lifting capacity of up to 300... more
Partnership for sustainable shipping
Two players join forces to drive sustainability in the maritime industry: Lookout Maritime, a new-founded company formed to foster decarbonisation and wider sustainability within the shipping industry, is partnering with Anglo-Eastern, a major global provider of independent ship... more