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
Trucks return to Scandlines
Ferry operator Scandlines continues its regular service on both routes between Germany and Denmark and is now again transporting more than 10,000 freight units per week on the Puttgarden-Rødby route. “With 10,056 trucks in calendar week 43 and 10,282 in calendar week 45 we... more
Upswing in 2021? 
In its recently-released Review of Maritime Transport 2020, Unctad sees mature performances from shipping lines. In addition to a significant 4.1% dent in maritime trade, trends such as mega-ships and alternative fuels continue to give cause for concern. more
Forecasts for growth till 2027
The development of volumes in the transport markets until 2027 has been analysed in a new report published by the consultancy Research & Markets, headquartered beside the Guinness Brewery in Dublin (Ireland). Amid the current pandemic, the global market for seafreight... more
Norwegian investment in Italy
The Italian IT company IB, with headquarters in Rapallo, Italy, a software provider for ship management and artificial intelligence for fleet control, has been acquired by the Norwegian group Arribatec. The latter was recently listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. All shares of... more
"Chipolbrok Moon" on its 85th voyage
With a freight volume of almost 23,900 t, 9,600 t of which were steel products, and after a stopover in Antwerp, the MS "Chipolbrok Moon" arrived in Hamburg on its 85th voyage. The draught was already close to the permitted loading mark so that the vessel had to slow... more
Collection of the Port of Trois-Rivières
The Canadian Port of Trois-Rivières has acquired the collection of canvas artworks "Hommage au Saint-Laurent", created by a collective group of artists composed of Gérard Boulanger, Yvon Lemieux, Raymond Quenneville, Robert Roy and Yvon St-Aubin. “The collection... more
ZIM also going strong
The Haifa (Israel)-headquartered shipping group ZIM has published its consolidated results for Q3/2020. From January till September 2020, volumes carried by ZIM went down by 3.9% to 2.04 million teu compared to 2.12 million teu in the same period in 2019. The average freight... more