New TOS operational in the port of Baltimore 
A new terminal operating system (TOS), introduced by Ports America Chesapeake (PAC), was recently launched at the port of Baltimore’s Seagirt and Dundalk marine terminals. The new Navis N4 system is the first time the port has utilised a single platform for all cargo handled at... more
New safety devices at the LSCT in La Spezia
Three new emergency medical devices have recently been installed at the La Spezia container terminal. The LSCT equipped the workplace with three defibrillators, strategically positioned in three different areas of the terminal. Present at the inauguration the La Spezia... more
Healthy ambitions 
A very important new chapter in shipping is set to be opened in the next few weeks, with IMO 2020 entering into force. The experts who gathered for the latest Euromed Congress agreed that shipowners should bank on various measures to reduce emissions. more
Maersk's recent optimism justified
The remodelling of the group seems to be paying off for A.P. Møller - Mærsk. Although some operational figures went down, profitability, especially in new fields of activity, was good in Q3/2019. While general revenues decreased by 0.9% to USD 10.1 billion in Q3, ebitda... more
180,000 more vehicles to pass through the port of Lübeck
In cooperation with the Grimaldi shipping company Finnlines, the Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft (LHG) in Germany has secured a gigantic cargo loading contract. In the coming three years, LHG will handle some 60,000 more fully-assembled vehicles per annum. The new cars will... more
Sympathy for the smart in the port of Gothenburg
The most recent in a series of digital solutions in the Swedish port of Gothenburg is the launch of the data system Permesso, which was designed and developed by the port itself. The system allows work permits to be issued online and for planned and ongoing maintenance and... more
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