MSC lets the sun rise 
In order to foster its intra-Asia network, MSC is launching its new weekly Sunrise service, connecting Japan, Korea and Russia, effective from week 49. The Sunrise opens a new route between Japan, Korea and Vladivostok and Vostochniy, the major container ports in eastern... more
Weekly barge service on the Rhine
From rail to the river: From January 2021, the Switzerland-based logistics provider and terminal operator Swissterminal, a partner of the DP World network, will launch a regular barge service with two roundtrips each week from Basel to various deep sea terminals at the ports of... more
New liner service from Singapore
Australia's major privately owned shipping company, Sea Swift, has launched its new Dampier-Singapore liner shipping service, due to start in December 2020. The shipping company appointed the Gulf Agency Company (GAC) as carrier agent. A dedicated 99 m vessel – the “Karratha... more
A good digital response to 'smart ports'
The ports of Antwerp, Barcelona, Busan, Hamburg, Los Angeles, Montreal and Rotterdam have joined forces to present their most innovative projects in digitalisation and sustainability. On the 17 and 18 November, the second and digital edition of the platform ‘Smart Ports: Piers... more
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