Going from China to Iceland - and Greenland 
The export trade of vessels from China is also resurging. One of two new 2,150 teu vessels built in China for the Icelandic shipping line Eimskip is about to sail to the North Atlantic. The delivery of the vessel "Dettifoss" ("Waterfall") is a key element... more
First run of Evergreen's new CAJ service
Evergreen Line has launched a new weekly container service between Central America, the Caribbean and ports on the US East Coast. Three vessels are deployed in the loop. The ports in the rotation will include Manzanillo and Colon-Coco Solo in Panama, Kingston in Jamaica,... more
Halving light dues in Koper
The 50% reduction for the light dues in the port of Koper is official. The ministry of infrastructure of Slovenia took this decision upon the initiative of Luka Koper and the Slovenian ship and freight agents association. This type of dues is paid by the shipowner who enters... more
Directly to the Pearl river delta 
A convincing financial result for 2019 laid a good basis for Duisport to face this very challenging year. The inland port is sticking to its investment plans – despite declining freight volumes. more
Imperial retires from inland navigation in Europe
As announced some time ago, South Africa-based Imperial Logistics has decided to sell its inland shipping activities in Europe. The buyer is the German company Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln (HGK). The purchase price is EUR 176 million with the value of the business being... more
Trio launches new intra-Asian service
Tokyo-headquartered Interasia Lines is introducing a new service. The central China - Thailand - Vietnam loop (CTV) will start aroun d mid-May. The liner will deploy one vessel for this service, as will Wan Hai Lines and Sealand Maersk Asia. The port rotation on the 21 days’... more
New chartering desk for East Africa
Dutch shipping company Universal Africa Lines has established a new chartering desk in Denmark. Allowing UAL to expand its current services with new regular sailings from the Mediterranean and the Black Sea to West Africa, the Danish chartering desk will additionally focus on... more
February 2020 already gloomy, says Drewry
British maritime consultancy Drewry reports that its global container port throughput index fell to 108 points in February 2020, 15.6% down month on month and 4.4% down year on year. The index plunged 20 points, which is the largest fall in a single month since the launch of... more
China and Europe on an equal footing?
The current container throughput index of the RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) shows mixed results. Overall, the seasonally adjusted index for March recorded an increase of 5.9 points to 111.2, which... more
Reduction of port dues insufficient, says Anave
Anave, the association of Spanish shipping companies, has voiced its criticism of the current policy of port dues in Spain. Already considering the state reductions in the port tax (T-1) contained in RD-law 15/2020 to be insufficient, Anave said that "several shipping... more