ICS publishes updated corona guidance 
The first guidance of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) for the global shipping industry to help combat the spread of Covid-19 was issued in March 2020. Since a great deal has changed since spring this year, the ICS has now published a new, fully updated version of... more
ZIM launches new service
The Haifa (Israel)-headquartered shipping group ZIM is expanding its activities in the East Med and the Black Sea. The carrier has introduced the New Levant - Black Sea Express (LBX) service which is planned to commence on 6 October. The new LBX, solely operated by ZIM, will... more
Update of CMA CGM's digital status
Now it is the CMA CGM group's turn. After Maersk and other shipping groups, the French carrier, hit this week by a cyber attack, continues to recover. Ceva Logistics was spared by the "Ragnar Locker Gang" suspected to be responsible for the incident. For a time,... more
Finally united in African waters
After one year, an existing cooperation now formalizes its activities under a new brand. United Marguisa Lines (UML) is the operating company active in continuation of the joint sailing agreement (JSA) between Marguisa and United Heavy Lift, for the joint services to the African... more
Another billion USD for the Suez Canal
The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has scheduled investments of just over USD 1 billion for the coming financial year 2021. Among other projects, the assigned investments will be used for the completion of four tunnels underneath the Suez Canal – two in the proximity of Port... more
Hapag-Lloyd's hybrid prototype is on
The conversion of the 15,000 teu Hapag-Lloyd ship “Sajir” is currently underway in the Huarun Dadong dockyard in Shanghai. The major part, a LNG tank weighing 1,300 t, was recently hoisted into the ship and will be welded to the hold in the weeks ahead. At the same time, the... more
Antwerp looks for concessionaire
Despite the global pressure on the breakbulk trade, the port of Antwerp plans to push this segment. The Churchill Dock, located in the middle of the Belgian port, is set to become a fully-fledged ‘breakbulk dock’. On the south side of this dock, a water-linked concession is... more
Multi-function terminal in Trieste in German majority
After participating in ports in Odessa (Ukraine) and Tallinn (Estonia), the Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) is taking a majority stake of 50.01% in the multi-function terminal "Piattaforma Logistica Trieste" (PLT) in the seaport of Trieste (Italy). The... more
Houston back to pre-pandemic trade flows?
For the first six months of this year, container traffic at Port Houston declined just 2.3% compared to the same period last year, according to the Texan port's records. Houston’s container activity in August now came close to 2019’s volume levels for the first time since the... more
