Swiss deep-sea ships get public guarantee 
On 11 September 2020, the Swiss federal council approved an amendment to the regulation on guarantees for loans to finance Swiss deep-sea vessels. The revised regulation will enter into effect on 1 November 2020. In 2019, a Swiss shipping company’s economic difficulties... more
Doubling Greece–Italy services
The Turkish subsidiary of Denmark’s DFDS has enhanced its shipping services between Patras and Trieste. Operating on indirect routes between these two ports since 2018, the Greek line of DFDS will launch a separate service with two round-trips a week for the new line.For two... more
Compensation of trade flows in Vancouver
In the Canadian Port of Vancouver, throughput in the first six months of 2020 moved sidewards. From 1 January to 30 June 2020, cargo flows decreased by 1.1% from 72.4 to 71.7 million t compared to the same period in 2019. Nevertheless, new mid-year records were set for bulk... more
Re-setting the sails
After 88 years, the historic four-masted barque "Peking" has returned to its home port Hamburg. The vessel, launched in 1911, is one of the so-called "Flying P-Liners" mainly used in the saltpetre trade with South America, making 34 trips around the legendary... more
Strong harvest drives Rouen forward
In a context marked by the coronavirus health crisis and in France by the social disruptions of last winter, 9.87 million t of cereals were exported in the 2019/2020 cereal season, a 30% increase compared to the previous year and almost 9% more than during the record campaign of... more
Dredging works at ECT terminal
In the Dutch Port of Rotterdam, the ECT Delta Terminal, operated by the Hutchison Group, is investing in the depth of its berths. A 500-m stretch of the Amazonehaven port basin at Maasvlakte will be deepened from 16.65 m to 17.45 m to enable it to handle current ultra large... more
Analysing ship engines digitally
ABB Turbocharging and Kongsberg Digital have signed a cooperation agreement on data collection and ship engine performance analysis. The companies will work towards a common data infrastructure and accelerate the development of value-added digital applications and services.... more
New PCTC operational
The Naples (Italy)-headquartered Grimaldi Group has enlarged its fleet by adding the new Pure Car & Truck Carrier (PCTC) "Grande New Jersey". On 4 September, the group took delivery of the fourth of a series of seven sister ships ordered from the Chinese... more
A port basin in Bremenports refurbished
A key milestone in the development of the port: After about three years of construction the new Westkaje in the "Kaiserhafen III" harbour in Bremerhaven (Germany) is complete. With the dismantling of the old quays the port basin has now become 9 m wider. The... more
Marsa Maroc enhances Casablanca terminal
Marsa Maroc is enhancing its TC3 container terminal, located in Casablanca, Morocco, with a total of three rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes. Marsa Maroc is the main operator of ports in Morocco and the concession holder of the Terminal Container 3 Port Casablanca (TC3).... more