Grimaldi launches Palermo–Cagliari link 
The Naples-based Grimaldi Group has kicked off 2021 by expanding its services to and from Sicily. Its existing thrice-weekly Salerno–Cagliari connection between the Italian mainland and Sardinia will also call at the Sicilian port of Palermo on a weekly basis from 15 January.... more
LHG's results on track
The volume of goods handled by the Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft (LHG) in 2020 stood at 21.8 million t, a mere 2% lower, year-on-year. Increases in the last four months of the year helped keep the decline moderate. The port operator’s automobile activities grew by 20%... more
Blank sailings significantly down, says eeSea
The latest data from the Danish maritime and supply chain intelligence company eeSea’s ‘Blank Sailings Tracker’ shows that 1.7% (for February) and 0.6% (for March) of head-haul sailings have been cancelled on three main east/west trades at this stage of the year. This is a... more
New vessel for Wan Hai Lines
Japan Marine United has delivered a 3,055 teu container ship to Wan Hai Lines. The line has ordered a total of eight container vessels with a design capacity of 3,055 teu which can carry containers with a maximum of 12 rows x 6 stages in the hold and a maximum of 14 rows x 7... more
Yang Ming banks on France
In a joint operation, Yang Ming has set up a new subsidiary with the Naxco Group in France. Yang Ming (France) officially became operative on 1 January 2021. The subsidiary aims at assisting Yang Ming to develop local market and integrate regional resource. With the... more
Funds to extend Liège port
The government of the Belgian region of Wallonia has granted the autonomous inland port of Liège subsidies of almost EUR 4 million. The funds have been earmarked to extend the port area along the river Meuse towards Hermalle-sous-Huy by building a new 250 m quay wall and... more
20 year-concession for terminal
The supervisory board of the Port of Le Havre, a part of Haropa, has granted a 20 year-concession for the construction and operation of a dry bulk terminal to the company Lorany Conseils. This project reflects the ambitions concerning this category of traffic, which is... more
GAC Germany up and running
The GAC Group has started 2021 by expanding services in its European network. GAC Germany began operations on 4 January, offering ship agency, husbandry, bunker fuel, dry dock and other services, in cooperation with the group’s ship spares logistics specialist, GAC Marine... more
Breaking the wave in Californian ports
Due to unprecedented pre-Lunar New Year inbound volumes, a combination of increased consumer spending, holiday shipments and replenishment of warehouse inventories, the US-American ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are experiencing a period of congestion. While the Port of... more
KMT launches new TOS
The Cameroonian subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), recently implemented the Logstar Terminal Operating System (TOS) at the Port of Kribi. KMT is a purpose built deep water general cargo facility catering to ro-ro project and heavy lift cargo,... more