New cranes at Regensburg 
The intermodal operator Bayernhafen, Germany, is enhancing its equipment. As the largest freight transport and cargo handling hub in all of Bavaria, Regensburg is the chosen location of the company that has five more inland port locations: Aschaffenburg, Bamberg, Nuremberg, Roth... more
MSC goes instant
The Switzerland-headquartered MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has added a new tool to its e-business platform myMSC. The instant quote function provides for real-time shipping rates for container bookings. Currently, the majority of MSC’s bookings are carried out offline,... more
Floating crane in New York harbour
For multiple deployment in the New York harbour, Sims Metal Management made flexible use of a Liebherr mobile harbour crane type LHM 600 to load scrap and unload salt. The crane is placed on a floating barge and can be moved to the terminal of Claremont in Jersey City, NJ, which... more
A trio for fair bunker prices
With regards to the volatile charges for bunkering in the transport market, an initiative which the maritime consultancy Drewry and the European Shippers’ Council (ESC) started last year to define fair principles and a clear indexing mechanism for Bunker Adjustment Factors in... more
Q3/2020 in the doldrums, Sea Intelligence expects
In its latest issue 106 of its Global Liner Performance (GLP) report, the Copenhagen (Denmark)-based maritime intelligence provider Sea-Intelligence refers to the recent revision of the IMF's outlook for the global economy, revising a -3.0% projected recession for 2020 downwards... more
AEO for APM in Barcelona
APM Terminals Barcelona has taken a further step to ease up handling processes. The terminal has obtained the authorised economic operator (OEA) certificate for customs procedures, a declaration issued by the Spanish tax agency which guarantees the security of the goods... more
Maiden voyage of HMM "Oslo" in UK
The HMM "Oslo", the biggest vessel ever to call at DP World Southampton, has completed her maiden voyage to the UK. The ULCV arrived at Southampton from South Korea having called at ports in China, Singapore and Rotterdam in the Netherlands. A new class of container... more
CMA CGM brings Turkey closer
CMA CGM is adding a call in Taranto (Italy) to its Turmed service from 10 July. The service links Turkey, Tunisia and Europe via the group’s Malta hub. Four 1,100 teu vessels will be deployed. From July on, Italy and Turkey will thus be connected in only three days. Daily... more
Giants for giants
72 monopile foundations for the Danish offshore wind farm "Kriegers Flak", which is under construction and will be run by Vattenfall, are currently being loaded in the port of Rostock (Germany). The wind farm, located south of the Danish coast, will supply up to... more
Fresh funding for Ports of Lower Saxony
According to a draft for the supplementary budget for 2020, the German regional government of Lower Saxony is planning to provide EUR 20 million in additional funds for a “special port programme” with the aim of speeding up construction work, maintenance and dredging.... more