Booming bulk sector at Haropa's ports 
During the first quarter of 2020, Haropa's port coalition (Le-Havre-Rouen-Paris) moved volumes of 20.38 million t until the end of March, down 12.8% compared to 2019. While the ports remain 100% operational, these results show the first impacts of the global slowdown, but also a... more
Joining forces in Sweden
The Ports of Stockholm and Euroglobe intend to develop their collaboration at Sweden’s newest freight port. The logistics company Euroglobe will shortly establish terminal operations, including bonded warehouse facilities at Stockholm Norvik Port. Euroglobe has leased land... more
Lauterbourg Rhine Terminal comes into play
A new player, the enterprise Lauterbourg Rhine Terminal, will operate a new multimodal terminal from September 2020 onwards, under the umbrella of the French inland port of Strasbourg (PAS). It will offer container handling services on a 6 ha terminal by the river. The... more
Container warehouse in the Jade Weser Port to be extended
In the cargo handling centre Jade Weser Port (GVZ), directly adjacent to the Wilhelmshaven container terminal, Rhenus Midgard intends to expand its existing container storage facility. Construction work is scheduled to start at the beginning of April and to be completed by... more
Lower fees for customers in Barcelona
In order to mitigate the economic impact of Covid-19, the Port of Barcelona is lowering stay rates at terminals. Sensitive to the overheads that weigh on importers, the port has approved a flat rate that reduces the cost of stay in import containers. The Port of Barcelona... more
St Petersburg gearing up 
The port of Russia’s second-largest metropolis invested approximately EUR 10 million in its infrastructure last year. The funds were spent on new cranes, vehicles and handling capacities for intermodal operations. more
Carriers sacrifice capacities to save prices
The Copenhagen (Denmark)-based maritime consultancy Sea-Intelligence has put forward its latest estimates on the shipping companies’ potential losses in 2020 and the development in blank sailings. The number of blank deep-sea sailings has currently risen from 45 to 212. The... more
A good 2019 for Liebherr maritime cranes
The Liebherr group generated a turnover of EUR 11.75 billion in 2019, whereby the maritime crane division posted a turnover of EUR 887 million. This corresponds to an uptick of EUR 175 million or 24.6% compared to the previous year. The company invested EUR 101 million... more
Germany's inland shipping improves in 2019
About 205.1 million t of goods were shipped on Germany’s rivers and canals in 2019, up 3.6% from the previous year. In 2018 volumes were reduced by 11% to 197.1 million t due to low water levels. Transport performance also posted a substantial increase (+8.6%), reaching 50.9... more
Cargo at Guadeloupe Port Caraibes keeps flowing
In accordance with government measures and their adaptations taken by order of the prefect of the French region to deal with the coronavirus epidemic, the Grand Maritime Port of Guadeloupe has been implementing its business continuity plan (PCA) since 17 March 2020. This PCA... more