Maersk believes in customs business 
Danish shipping company A.P. Moeller-Maersk will buy Sweden-based KGH Customs Services for SKR 2.6 billion (approx. EUR 250 million) from investor Bridgepoint Development Capital. With this acquisition, Maersk aims to widen its customer portfolio in Europe and improve its... more
Eco laurels for Port of Dunkirk
The French port of Dunkirk has again gained Pers (port environmental review system) certification. The award was set up by the Eco Ports network and is regularly issued by Espo (European sea ports organisation). This environmental management certification, specific to the... more
More ULCV, more handling troubles
The recently published tenth WPSP-IAPH Covid19 port economic impact barometer gives a first indication of the development of container handling in ports located in countries where lockdown restrictions are being eased. The report is based on the figures of ninety ports... more
Dues suspended to boost traffic on Kiel Canal
Low bunker prices not only pave the way for shipping companies around the Cape instead of the Suez Canal. The same development has led to a considerable decline of traffic on the North German Kiel Canal compared to the detour around the cape of Skagen. The route around Denmark... more
CNCo improves data exchange ship-to-shore
The China Navigation Company (CNCo) is cooperating with Dualog, a Tromsø (Norway)-based maritime digital platform provider, in the use of Dualog Drive, a maritime-optimised file and folder replication service that is designed to simplify the collection and distribution of large... more
Next generation CCS for Sète
The French port of Sète on the Mediterranean has now made its choice after launching a tender in November 2019 for the next generation of its online IT platform CCS (cargo community system). The Port of Sète has selected MGI’s Ci5 software for the digital management of its... more
On the coast of Algeria
Three vessels of the Spanish shipping company Trans Med Express (TME), operated by Transbulk Shipping, whose general agent is Marmedsa, carried out three simultaneous loading and unloading operations in Algerian ports. The vessels MV "Herbeira" and MV "Bremer... more
Rotor sails cut emissions
Two 35 m tall rotor sails will be installed onboard the "SC Connector", a 12,250 gross tonne (GT) side door ro-ro cargo vessel that operates in the North Sea. Norsepower, a provider of auxiliary wind propulsion systems, and Sea Cargo concluded this agreement, which... more
Gothenburg terminal soon operational
In Sweden, a new transhipment terminal, located between the Port of Gothenburg container and ro-ro terminals, is gradually emerging. The terminal is designed to handle forest products which will arrive by rail from Swedish mills and then transfer the products to containers... more
More men for Cape Town
South African state-owned port operator Transnet is deploying further staff to its container and multipurpose terminals at the Port of Cape Town. Backlogs caused by the coronavirus pandemic have resulted in reduced activities, with the container terminal operating at 60% of... more