New short sea service to the Black Sea 
Marseille (France)-based carrier CMA CGM will launch a short sea weekly service between Southern Turkey and the Black Sea. The East Med-Black Sea Express (EMBX), starting from Wednesday, 4 November 2020 from the Turkish port of Mersin, will be aiming to transport... more
Benelux inland ports for e-power
The Ports of Antwerp, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, the North Sea Port Netherlands, Drechtsteden and De Vlaamse Waterweg plan to set up a single shore-based power system for inland shipping and the river cruise industry. This facility is used to provide moored vessels with electric... more
Alibaba teams up with ZIM
The carrier ZIM and the Chinese online firm Alibaba.com have entered into a cooperation agreement for the direct purchase of sea freight, improving logistic services to the Alibaba.com platform sellers. Under the agreement, ZIM provides sea freight and services through a direct... more
Uptick in Valenciaport continues
In the Spanish port of Valencia, the flow of goods continues the upward trend that began in August. While in August half a million teu were handled, levels passed a Spanish threshold in September by handling more than 477,000 boxes. The figures also reflect the reactivation... more
MSC bridged the gap first
The Swiss MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has discharged cargo originating in the United Arab Emirates in Israel for the first time since the mid-September agreement to normalise relations between the two countries. The container ship MSC "Paris”, operating on MSC’s... more
UECC decarbonising
Ro-ro transportation provider UECC has committed investments and resources to the United Nations Global Compact Initiative, a platform where close to ten thousand corporations share best practises in sustainable and responsible business practices. According to the... more
ONE widens Latin American network
The Japanese alliance of container shipping companies, Ocean Network Express (ONE), has enhanced its new service to the West Coast of Latin America. The rotation now also includes Rodman, Panama, as a port of call on its EC1 US East Coast Service. Via this, the route links... more
Boluda Lines launches Canary service
Boluda Lines, the maritime transport division of the Valencian shipping company Boluda Corporación Marítima, will start a daily service from the port of Cádiz to the Canary Islands in December. Six container ships will operate this new line, which will have a transit time... more
Svitzer anchors in Emden
The Copenhagen-headquartered towage operator Svitzer Europe, an affiliate of Maersk, will start a new towage operation in the seaport of Emden, Germany’s third-largest port at the North Sea, as from 1 January 2021. The company plans to deploy two tugboats; the “Svitzer... more
Controversy on water and land 
Proponents and opponents of the trimodal Gateway Basel Nord are closing ranks, as a cantonal vote on a third basin in the inland port in Basel-Stadt on 29 November comes closer. The initial investment in the project, which was approved by the cantonal parliament in February, is... more