Lure of ransom 
Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea is becoming increasingly professional and driven by the prospect of ransom payments. more
Investment in new British Freeport 
This year, DP World is launching a major infrastructure programme in one of its two UK deep water ports. Southampton’s container terminal with its freight rail terminals was awarded Freeport status by the British government in March 2021. The first step of the infrastructure... more
5G speeds up in Le Havre
Current development projects based on new technologies were recently presented to Cédric O, France’s secretary of state with responsibility for digital transition and communications, on his visit to Le Havre. After being designated two years ago as an “innovation area”, Le... more
Bremen's Kaiserhafen accessible again
Access to the Kaiserhafen in Bremerhaven is free again. Two ships left the port in emergency operation without technical difficulties. The emergency operation ensures that the Kaiserhafen will continue to be available to shipping without significant restrictions. The... more
Three musketeers for USEC
Maersk, MSC and ZIM are launching a new joint TP23 service between from China and Vietnam to the US east coast from May this year. Ports of call will be Vung Tau in Vietnam, Yantian in South China, and, after crossing the Panama Canal, Savannah, Charleston and Newark. The... more
European shippers push EU to action
At the EU’s Maritime Forum at the end of March 2021, the European Shippers’ Council again put forward the shippers’ position on unreliability and peaking prices in the maritime container transport. It is their conviction that, in reality, shippers, ports authorities,... more
Retrofit for Latin American river boats
Atria Logistics UABL, a major South American push boat operator, is on its way to completing a fleet-wide retrofit to its tailshaft and rudder bearings. In 2014, the Argentinian owner, which operates a fleet of workboats on the Paraná River, installed Thordon’s River Tough... more
Martinique: new port system goes online
In mid-March, Fort-de-France, Martinique's main port, processed the first nine ships with its new Ci5 software. Now the port community is fully connected to Ci5. The partnership for the Caribbean Cooperation between Port+ and MGI started in 2007 with the deployment of AP+ to... more
Freeport status on film
Since DP World’s terminals at Southampton and London Gateway were both part of bids which were awarded freeport status by the British ministry of transport in early March, the Dubai-headquartered company published a film to illustrate its operations. Over the last decade, DP... more
Replacements in Liverpool
The British Peel Ports Group has placed an order for two new Liebherr ship-to-shore container cranes for its facility at the Port of Liverpool. They will replace two of the existing STS cranes, which will be relocated to Peel Ports’ Greenock Ocean Terminal at Clydeport. The... more