K Line listed on DJSI 
The Japanese carrier K Line has now been listed on a major index for ESG Investment for ten consecutive years since 2011. The liner has again been selected as an Asia Pacific Index component of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) that was launched in 1999. The index... more
More scanners at MPS Ghana
Merdidian Port Services (MPS) in Tema Port in Ghana, a joint venture between Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority and Meridian Port Holdings Limited, which is, in turn, a joint venture with Bolloré Transport and Logistics and APM Terminals, has procured and installed an additional... more
Upward trend in hinterland traffic confirmed
Good news from the international association of ports and harbours WPSP Covid-19 task which has released its fourteenth report since April and the initial global outbreak of Covid-19, based on the data of 73 world ports. The most significant result of the survey is the... more
ICC decides for DIT
The ICC Arbitral Tribunal ruled on 13 November 2020 that a new call for tenders must be launched for concessions for the port of Douala in Cameroun - including the port and terminal operator Douala International Terminal (DIT), a subsidiary of APMT and Bolloré Groups. The... more
More handling capacity on the Red Sea
In Jeddah, the Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT) has taken delivery of two new ship-to-shore (STS) cranes, and ten hybrid-rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) manufactured by ZPMC in Shanghai. These are further steps in the planned expansion of Jeddah Port's strategy to double... more
Essential multimodal 
Transport links are one of the key element that keep goods flowing in a port. The German Baltic Sea port of Mukran recently added further shortsea, inland barge and rail links to its network, which reaches as far as Sweden and China. more
Yang Ming returns to profit
Taiwan-based Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation has reported its figures for Q3 of its financial year, and the first nine months of the year show a return to profitability in 2020.Consolidated revenues for Q3 totalled NTD 38.8 billion (around USD 1.3 billion), up by 2.83%... more
A new Mexico–Florida shuttle
ZIM is launching a new Mexico–Tampa shuttle service (MTS9) to commence in mid-December, expanding the company's regional network and providing more options for customers in Mexico and the USA. The MTS9 will deploy a 1,000-teu vessel on a weekly, fixed-day schedule between... more
HL shows steady performance in 2020
As forecast, the Hamburg shipping company Hapag-Lloyd achieved revenues of USD 10.5 billion after the first nine months of the year, almost on par (-1%) with the same period in 2019. Yet, ebitda climbed by 20.4% to more than USD 2 billion. While ebit rose by a significant... more
Sea Intelligence on demand in Q4/2020
The Copenhagen (Denmark)-based maritime consultancy "Sea Intelligence" recently analysed the latest demand data for September 2020 published by Container Trade Statistics (CTS). Global demand grew by 6.9% in comparison to September 2019, with positive growth in all... more