Maiden voyage to Norvik 
The gates to the new ro-ro terminal in Stockholm have opened. On 9 November, the Stena Line vessel “Stena Flavia” was the maiden call at Stockholm Norvik Port. The new ro-ro terminal run by Hutchison Ports Stockholm offers greater capacity and growth opportunities for shipping... more
Beware of traffickers
The ITIC - International Transport Intermediaries Club, managed by Thomas Miller – has repeated its warnings for ship and port agent members to be aware of approaches from people traffickers attempting to smuggle illegal immigrants the maritime way. Traffickers, pretending... more
Wilson in uneasy waters
The Bergen-based Norwegian shortsea operator Wilson has reported its Q3/2020 results. Turnover in the quarter amounted to EUR 63.7 million, 6.5% less than in the same period in 2019 (EUR 68.2 million). Its operating profits decreased by 4.9% to EUR 34.3 million (EUR 36.1... more
Terminal in Halifax completed
The extension of the South End Container Terminal, operated by PSA Halifax, at the Port of Halifax in Canada is now operational. The first vessel to call the new terminal is the “Zim Tarragona”. With the extension, the terminal now has the longest and deepest container berth... more
Wind power for Tharsis
In the Netherlands, Tharsis Sea-River Shipping has inked a contract with two partners of the wind-craft industry, e-Conowind and NG shipyard, about a new wind-assist installation. The Dutch companies contracted to install two of their wind-assist 3 x 9 m twin foil units on their... more
All systems go 
Working under the conditions created by the outbreak of Covid-19 isn’t easy for any company. In general, firms committed to the digital exchange of data are considered winners. This can also be assessed in a differentiated way, as CEO Rémi Julien and Catherine Mégélas, the head... more
Four million teu in Gdynia
In the Polish port of Gdynia, the terminal operator Hutchison Ports marked the milestone of having handled 4 million teu since the commencement of operations in March 2006. The 4 millionth container was discharged from MV “Durande”, serving Hapag-Lloyd’s NPX (North Sea Poland... more
ICTSI holds the fort
Filipino port and terminal operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has released its unaudited consolidated financial results for the first nine months of 2020. Revenues from port operations amounted to USD 1.1 billion, moving sideways compared to the... more
Intermodal link for French inland ports
Another step forward in the efforts to expand multimodal connections between ports in France: About a year after launching its operations between inland ports Rouen and Bonneuil-sur-Marne, Marfret's container rail service is expanding between Normandy and Ile-de-France with an... more
Krems with wind under its wings
Total throughput in the port of Krems an der Donau remained stable at around 1.1 million t from January to September 2020 (-0.5% compared to the previous year). River-based throughput increased by 30% to 416,000 t, which includes 200,000 t of bulk solids that are temporarily... more