Cargo on ferry of the third kind 
The FRS Iberia shipping company recently acquired a fast ferry which will be renamed “Levante Jet”. The unit is an 85 m length fast catamaran, with an aluminium hull, constructed in 2015 in Australia – more specifically in the Incat shipyard in Tasmania. The catamaran is... more
Alsaceterminal now in charge
The time is up. In January, Frenkendorf-based Swissterminal announced that it will take over operations of the three French inland ports Ottmarsheim, Huningue-Village-Neuf and Ile Napoléon in the Alsace region. Effective 1 July 2021, these French ports will now be operated... more
P&O adds fifth Dover–Calais vessel
Growing demand from British and European customers has prompted P&O Ferries to return the ‘Pride of Burgundy’ to its Dover–Calais route. The vessel, with its first sailing in over a year, will now be the line’s fifth ship serving the route. The 28,000 t ‘Pride of Burgundy’,... more
Cologne logistics group stable
The logistics group Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln (HGK) reports that its annual results for 2020 remained on the same level as in 2019 (EUR 10.3 million). Sales amounted to EUR 71.2 million, compared to EUR 75.4 million in the previous year. The impact of the Covid-19... more
New player in Ukrainian waters
Hamburg-based carrier Hapag-Lloyd is opening a new office in Ukraine. Bordering on the northern shores of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, the country is the second largest in Europe and lies between the European Union and Russia. The new office will be in the Ukrainian... more
Jaxport hits the jackpot in May
In May, Jacksonville Port in Florida (USA), aka Jaxport, set a new record for monthly container volumes. Box movements increased by 37% over the same month in 2020, to more than 128,900 teu in May 2021. Previously the record, set in October 2019, had stood at 123,700 teu. In... more
Tool to streamline container standards
The Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) has created the ‘Adopter Programme’, a tool that “enables stakeholders to streamline vendor selection when seeking standards-based, interoperable solutions.” The DCSA is an Amsterdam-based not-for-profit group with nine... more
DP World drives Somaliland's maritime links
DP World recently inaugurated the new container terminal at Berbera Port, Somaliland, following completion of the first phase of the port’s expansion at the Horn of Africa. The new terminal was opened at an official ceremony which was also attended by a delegation from Ethiopia.... more
Seaspan extends containerships lease for Cosco
The Seaspan Corporation, an independent owner and operator of containerships and a subsidiary of Atlas Corp, recently forward-fixed contracts and extended the lease terms for Cosco Shipping Lines of 17 containerships representing around 117,700 teu. The vessels’ charters were... more
Cold-ironing project in five European ports
Five North Sea ports – Antwerp, Bremen, Hamburg, Haropa (including Le Havre) and Rotterdam– have revealed plans to make the shipping industry cleaner by providing 14,000 teu containerships or larger moored in their hubs with power from the shore (cold ironing) by... more