A vessel ahead of schedule 
Yang Ming, a member of The Alliance, took delivery of another 11,000 teu new chartered vessel ‘YM Target’ this month. With the support from the ship owner, ‘YM Target’ has joined Yang Ming’s global fleet nearly three months ahead of schedule. The vessel will be deployed on The... more
New equipment for Antwerp
Antwerp Container Terminal (ACOT), a member of the SEA-invest Group, has placed an order for two Liebherr ship-to-shore container cranes. The cranes are identical to one already delivered in 2020. SEA-invest is active in 25 ports spread across two continents. In Antwerp,... more
DP World balanced in 2020
Container volumes continued to flow via DP World in 2020. Throughout the first year of the pandemic, DP World handled 71.2 million teu, volumes developed sidewards (+0.2% on a like-for-like basis). This was possible due to a strong performance in Q4/2020, during which the... more
Strasbourg stands up to pandemic
The inland Ports of Strasbourg in France, which will move to new headquarters in 2021, maintained their services throughout the pandemic in 2020. River traffic stood at 6.8 million t, down 9.5% from 2019. The shutdowns in 2020 hit the construction sector and the riverine... more
Resilience at Trois-Rivières
The Port of Trois-Rivières has reported its annual results. In 2020, the Canadian port handled a volume of goods of 3.3 million t, down from 2019, but in line with the forecasts. The 2.9 million t of dry bulk traffic represented 85% of the total tonnage, liquid bulk with... more
Good start for Long Beach
Following its historic peak year 2020 with 8.11 million teu handled, the Port of Long Beach has reported its busiest start of an annual year so far. The port handled more than 764,000 Teu in January. Imports grew 17.5% to 364,000 teu, while exports climbed 7% to 116,000 teu.... more
Two stronger links instead of one
Two links instead of one: The Naples-headquartered Grimaldi Group has rearranged its connections between Italy and Greece. In the coming weeks, the daily Ancona-Igoumenitsa-Patras link will be further enhanced, with two exclusive services from the Doric port dedicated to... more
Italian software goes north
Italian IB group from Rapallo, a provider of ship performance and operation control software, has opened a technical and commercial branch office in Leer, Lower Saxony (Germany). Under the Info Ship brand, it is due to develop and market its Info Ship software in Germany, as... more
VCFI confirms development
The Valencia Containerised Freight Index (VCFI) has begun the new year with a growth of 10.41% in line with the second half of 2019. The demand in the shipping market is also reflected in the low share of the idle fleet, which stands at 1%. In January, all the geographical... more
The cold drives LNG transits
In January, the Panama Canal set a new record in transits and volumes of LNG carriers. The transformation of the energy market was reflected by 58 LNG passing the Neopanamax Locks over the whole month, totalling 6.74 million Panama Canal tonnes (PC/UMS). The previous monthly... more