IMO: much is done, but more to achieve 
In its fourth greenhouse study, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) states that in the period between 2008 and 2018, maritime trade grew by 40% and the absolute emissions of greenhouse gases decreased by around 5%. This decoupling was due to the significant... more
New normal in the Port of Montreal
Two weeks after the announcement of the truce agreement reached on 20 August between the Longshoremen's Union and the Maritime Employers Association (AEM), the work in the port is back to normal. The delay accumulated by the work stoppage should be absorbed in about two... more
Niedersachsen Ports with positive surprises
Not all of Lower Saxony's nine sea ports saw a decline in cargo throughput in H1/2020, although total throughput dropped by 11%. All in all, the group of ports handled 24 million t of goods in H1/2020 (27 million t in 2019). Papenburg, Oldenburg and Stade however recorded a... more
A well-filled war chest for DP World
More money for investments: DP World, the Dubai-based terminal and port operator, and the Canadian Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), a global institutional investor, have announced the expansion their investment into ports and terminals through a new commitment of... more
Hapag-Lloyd reshapes EMX rotation
Hapag-Lloyd’s Europe Mediterranean Express (EMX) service is changing its ports of call. As from week 46, the Hamburg carrier will restructure the EMX by adding a direct call in Gemlik, while removing the Izmir call from the rotation. The additional Gemlik call will offer a... more
K Line's test run to cut emissions
K Line will use a small-scale, marine-use demonstration plant for carbon capture onboard a vessel and conduct research and development on compact facility design, in collaboration with project partners Mitsubishi Shipbuilding and non-profit organisation Nippon Kaiji Kyokai... more
MOL's permanent Mauritius team
The shipping group MOL has released its latest update of the capsized bulker "Wakashio" aground off the island of Mauritius. At the beginning of September, the "Mauritius environmental and social contribution team" was established. It is part of the... more
Setting up new businesses in Rotterdam
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has put a new port complex, called Het Magazijn, on the market. RDM Rotterdam, the former shipyard of the Rotterdamse Droogdok Maatschappij, has been redesigned for the settlement of port companies. A multifunctional business complex consisting of... more
Equipment at the SCT
The South Italian terminal operator Salerno Container Terminal (SCT), member of the Eurokai Group and active in the port since 1977, is enhancing its equipment. The terminal has five mobile cranes, three of them post-Panamax. SCT currently operates 11 Liebherr machines,... more
Global maritime capacities coming back
The idle fleet worldwide is shrinking while the carriers add further capacities to the global maritime market. The trades between Asia and North America West Coast are particularly strong, capacities being up 15% compared to the same weeks last year, as the Copenhagen... more