Cool chain for Ethiopia 
After several years of preparation, the first intermodal transport of perishables from Ethiopia to Europe is underway. The first reefer container with 24 t of avocados was loaded onto a train in Ethipia and will be shipped via the port of Djibouti to Europe. Preparations for... more
Container flows on the rise
The container throughput index of the German RWI – Leibniz institute for economic research and the institute of shipping economics and logistics (ISL) shows a significant upturn from June to July, rising from (corrected) 110.2 to 116.2 points. The index is therefore now... more
New generation rolls into Le Havre
The Port of Le Havre, a major French container port for international trade and part of the Haropa Ports association, has welcomed four new gantry cranes from China, among the largest in the world, at the France Terminal in Port 2000. Operated by GMP - Port Synergy, Port... more
Remote service for vessels at sea
Machinery Maintenance Connect (MMC) is DNV GL’s remote approach to the machinery planned maintenance system (MPMS). Instead of requiring surveyors to travel to each individual vessel and go onboard, machinery data can be processed via algorithms and presented to customers in a... more
More connections for Koper hub
Austrian provider cargo-partner has expanded its LCL services portfolio via Koper by introducing additional connections from India, Thailand and Vietnam to Europe. The transport of LCL shipments via the port of Koper on the Mediterranean allows shorter delivery times for sea... more
Transpacific rates push MSC into action
In view of rising demand and high rates on the Transpacific, MSC is launching its new Santana service for the North American west coast. The service will start at the end of August in the port of Yantian, part of Shenzen, and will "remain in place until further... more
Is reefer cargo going to take the lead?
The London-based maritime consultancy considers that seaborne perishable cargo will weather the Covid-19 induced economic storm better than the dry cargo trade. Worldwide seaborne reefer trade recorded growth of just 1.7% in 2019 to 130.5 million t, its weakest rate of growth... more
The dirty dozen and the Port of Hamburg
Like other ports of the Northern Europe range, the Port of Hamburg's first six months of the year were hit by the impact of the corona crisis. Total seaborne cargoes were at 61.2 million t, down by 12%. In the container handling segment, the throughput of 4.1 million teu... more
Global Ports' uneasy H1/2020
The Russian container terminal operator Global Ports has reported its figures for the first six months of 2020. Its total consolidated marine container throughput went up 8.4% year-on-year to 774,000 teu, whereas there was a 2.4% year-on-year decline in the Russian container... more
Asaf calls at Kribi
The direct Asia-Africa (asaf) line recently called the Kribi deep-water port in Cameroon. Asaf, operated by the CMA CGM shipping company, is run in partnership with Maersk and Nile Dutch. As a first-timer, the Kribi Conteneurs Terminal (KCT) welcomed the CMA CGM Cendrillon ship... more