Cooperation in Canada bears fruit 
The first outcome of a cooperation agreement signed in 2018 and aimed at improving both their own gateway’s and their common services, the port authorities of Montreal and Trois-Rivières recently announced the rollout of three projects that will improve marine operations in both... more
Southampton doing a Felixstowe
The freight forwarder Westbound Logistics has pointed out that congestion and delays in the port of Southampton have been exacerbated recently. "We’re witnessing similar issues to those we’ve been experiencing in Felixstowe." All the main UK container ports have... more
New agent for Brazil-Africa services 
The Madrid (Spain)-headquartered Marguisa Shipping Lines, the shipping company of the Sea & Ports group, has appointed Wasa Projects & Chartering as its general agent in Brazil as of January 2021. This is part of the company's strategy of full container services managed... more
Strengthening ties with the Caribbean
The Dutch company Vertraco Shipping and Bergé, as its representative agent in Spain, intends to intensify commercial activity between the Iberian peninsula, the Caribbean and the northern coast of South America. This will be done through the regular Europe Caribbean Line (ECL),... more
ONE investigates container loss
The Singapore-headquartered Ocean Network Express (ONE) is currently assisting owners and managers of the container ship "ONE Apus" (IMO: 9806079; Japanese flag) with investigations into the loss of containers overboard during severe inclement weather on 30 November... more
Jade Weser Port sticks to price level
The port fees in Germany's deep-sea container port at Jade Weser Port Wilhelmshaven will remain unchanged at the current for the coming year as well. The supervisory board of the port operator JadeWeserPort Realisierungs recently passed a decision to this effect. "In... more
Hong Kong banks on reefers
The Hong Kong Seaport Alliance (HKSPA) is investing in its perishables business which has a value of USD 3 billion a year. 60% out of the fruit handled at HKSPA’s terminals annually are transported onward to Mainland China. The Alliance now deploys more than 7,800 reefer... more
Dispute in Bremen?
In Germany, the port and logistics association Bremische Hafen- und Logistikvertretung (BHV) has criticised the decision of Bremen's senate on the assumption of costs for losses incurred by the Jade-Weser-Port Container-Terminals (CTW). "The participation of the federal... more
Grenaa going greener
Grenaa, a Danish port city on the Kattegat forming the geographical centre of Denmark, is investing in its equipment. In October, the port of Grenaa ordered a mobile harbour crane which has a 54 m long boom and a maximum lifting capacity of 144 t. The Liebherr LHM 550 is by... more
Drewry sees global recovery
The container port throughput index of the London-based maritime consultancy Drewry has seen positive year-on-year growth for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic. "Global recovery has finally started," Drewry said in a press release. Though the index... more