Survey of energy efficiency in shipping 
With regards to the youngest short-term greenhouse gas emissions measures agreed at the last meeting of the IMO’s marine environment protection committee, the international trade association Interferry is launching an energy efficiency data survey among its members. Its aim is... more
Container index climax
The container throughput index of the German RWI – Leibniz institute for economic research and the institute of shipping economics and logistics (ISL) showed a robust improvement in October, rising from (corrected) 119.6 to 122.6 points, an all-time high. The leap forward was... more
Hamburg: turnaround takes time
The big ports worldwide are taking longer to reboost than the carriers. In Q3/2020, the decline in seaborne cargo in Hamburg, Germany’s largest port, reached 8%. The port had lost 16.2% in Q2/2020. Thus, it is too early to speak of a recovery, but there are reasons for optimism.... more
Ashdod and DP World in negotiations
The first MSC vessel to sail with cargo from Israel directly to Dubai through Egypt’s Port Said carried a special container from Ashdod, Israel's second main port. It was a special shipment of adhesive tapes from the Davik plant at Kibbutz Sde Boker. The customer from Dubai... more
Framework for autonomous shipping
The Baltic and International Maritime Council (Bimco) is currently preparing the first contract model for the operation of autonomous vessels. The first version is planned to be published in 2021. It will be an adaptation of the current Shipman 2009 contract for management... more
The rise of the carriers: CMA CGM
In Q3/2020, the CMA CGM Group's good results also included its Baar (Switzerland)-headquartered affiliate Ceva Logistics. Volumes rose by 1% compared to the same period last year. In total, the group's revenue was 6.3% above Q3/2019 and amounted to USD 8.1 billion. Ebita... more
Huelva welcomes a new service
Maersk has opened a new weekly service to the port of Huelva in southern Spain. The Huelva call will be included in the loop of W5C, within the rotation Algeciras – Leixoes – Huelva – Algeciras rotation. The president of the Port Authority of Huelva, Pilar Miranda, regards... more
More measures against greenhouse gas
On 17 November, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) approved a draft of amendments to annex VI of the Maripol agreement to further reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from maritime transport in the short term. These new measures, which were discussed at the 75th... more
POLB's recovery continues
The Californian Port of Long Beach continues to feel the rebound after Q2/2020. In October this year, the US West Coast Port handled almost 807,000 teu for the first time in its 109-year history. Dockworkers and terminal operators thus broke the “best month” record set in... more
Valenciaport feels the breeze
Valenciaport is also feeling the breeze of a post-pandemic wave at this stage. The Spanish port posted a record handling of more than of 508,000 containers in October 2020. In this month, the threshold of half million containers processed was exceeded for the second time, since... more