Spanish ports: good results in first nine months of 2019 
The throughput figures of the Spanish ports showed a distinct improvement between January and September 2019. Total traffic (imports + exports + cabotage + transits) amounted to 418.5 million t of goods, 2.3% more than in the same period of the previous year. The main item... more
Hapag-Lloyd enhances its Atlantic loop
The Hamburg-based carrier Hapag-Lloyd has announced changes in its Atlantic Loop 3 Service (AL3) sailing between the United States and Europe. The weekly, dedicated US flag service, complementing the AL2, will see the addition of the 4,250 teu vessel “Rio Grande Express”.... more
Northport New Zealand opts for new equipment
The Pacific port of Northport is enhancing its deep-water facility at Marsden Point, on the north island of New Zealand. Northport is the island's northernmost multi-purpose, dry-cargo port in New Zealand, with its three berths handling traffic to and from most of the country’s... more
ICTSI makes good progress in the first nine months of 2019
Philippines-headquartered port and terminal operator International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) has just published its unaudited consolidated financial results for the first nine months of 2019. Revenue from port operations amounted to USD 1.1 billion, an increase of 10%... more
HHLA faces more volatility in its markets
The terminal operator Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) is satisfied with its results in the first nine months of 2019. Container throughput grew moderately due to the integration of the Estonian terminal operator HHLA TK Estonia, which was acquired last year, and improved... more
Maritima del Principado extends its equipment in Gijón
In Gijón, the Spanish shipping company Maritima del Principado (Marprin), operational since 2009 and also active as shipping agent, stevedoring company and customs broker, recently extended its portfolio by a new LHM 600 crane. Overall, it was the 100th Liebherr mobile... more
European funds for the port of Piraeus
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will advance EUR 140 million on loan to the port of Piraeus to support the expansion and upgrading of Greece’s principal port. The largest ever loan for port investment in the country, which will run on a 20 year-basis, brings the total... more
New player on the waters: E2F in France
In France, a new body has been created to promote inland navigation: On 1 November 2019, the French national chamber of craft industry (CNBA) and the French committee of river owners (CAF) agreed to set up a new organisation to speak for the fluvial transport and... more
Maersk vessel tests battery propulsion
Electronic propulsion is the order of the day. Thus, a containerised 600 kWh marine battery system will be installed in a trial on board the “Maersk Cape Town” in December 2019 to improve vessel performance while reducing CO2 emissions. The vessel is a Singapore-flagged 249 m... more
Grimaldi's first new PCTC sets sail
The first unit of a series of seven sister vessels ordered by the Neapolitan group Grimaldi is entering service. The pure car & truck carrier “Grande Torino” of the Grimaldi Group was recently christened in the Italian port of Civitavecchia. The godmother of the ship,... more