World heritage in Hamburg goes climate neutral 
The Speicherstadt in Hamburg (Germany), the historical warehouse district, is an attraction and a magnet for insiders as well as outsiders of the logistics industry. The illumination that bathes the impressive red-brick buildings in a soft light has been especially popular for... more
Congo River's terminal gateway for Kinshasa takes next step
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the second phase expansion of its Matadi Gateway Terminal (MGT), located 148 km upstream on the left bank of the Congo River, is underway. The Phase 2 expansion is expected to more than double MGT’s current annual throughput... more
Los Angeles and CMP join forces for green policy
A joint Scandinavian-USA endeavour has started. The ports of Los Angeles and Copenhagen Malmö Port AB (CMP) have agreed on a five-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on sustainability and environmental issues. Danish, Swedish and US officials from both ports... more
Titan's third LNG bunker barge designed
A new LNG bunker barge is around the corner: Titan LNG has contracted Fearnleys AS, a Norwegian ship broker, to run the tender process for a newbuild. The technical and economic feasibility assessment has been finalised by the remitter's newbuilding team. The “Titan... more
Lübeck - An integrated approach 
A universal port such as Lübeck has to adapt to all types of cargo in the modal split. Managing director Professor Sebastian Jürgens told the ITJ’s Christian Doepgen what new projects have been added to expand and fortify Lübeck’s international service portfolio. more
Big investment to expand the port of Montreal
The port of Montreal's expansion is backed by the Canada Infrastructure Bank in Toronto. The finance institute will commit up to CAD 300 million towards the building of a container terminal in Contrecoeur that will about double the port of Montreal's capacity. The... more
Chinese shipbuilder and DNV side by side
The China State Shipbuilding Corporation CSSC, a major shipbuilding group, has entered into a new strategic partnership with the German-Norwegian maritime classification company DNV GL. The framework agreement was signed by Qian Jianping, vice president of CSSC, and Norbert... more
First 15,000 teu vessel in Colombia's port Aguadulce
The Sociedad Puerto Industrial de Aguadulce (SPIA) in Colombia set a new operational milestone at the port of Buenaventura after servicing the 14,436 teu vessel “MSC Faith”, the hitherto largest ship to dock in Colombia. With a length of overall of 366 m, the “MSC Faith”... more
DNV presents a new system of rules for LNG
The maritime classification company DNV has developed new class rules and a class notation “gas fuelled LPG” for using liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as fuel in anticipation of growing industry interest. Except for liquefied natural gas, currently all gases and low-flashpoint... more
PIL enhances its services
The Redsea Gulf Service (RGS) and the Intra-Redsea Feeder 5 (IR5) of Pacific International Lines are undergoing changes. These upgrades are being made following the suspension of the Intra-Redsea Feeder (IRF) route with effect from December 2019. For RGS, a weekly Berbera... more