New super vessels for P & O Ferries 
The affiliate of DP World, P & O Ferries, is banking on new equipment. The company has signed a contract with Guangzhou Shipyard International worth EUR 260 million to deliver a new generation of ships on the English Channel. Two new 230-m "super-ferries" – the... more
100,000 trucks across the seas 
Talking about nuclear power doesn’t only make you popular these days. The building of the new Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in the county of Somerset began this year. The transport of materials through the port of Bristol will now become more... more
India is hip again
Two new services, the South East India - Europe Express (IEX) and the Middle East-India-Africa Express (MIAX), will enter into operation in October. The IEX will provide the only direct connection between South and East India and Europe in the market. The weekly service, jointly... more
Bremenports awards Danish Terntank for sustainability policy
Of all the shipping companies that called at the ports of Bremen in 2018, Terntank from Denmark has the cleanest fleet. In recognition of these efforts, bremenports managing director presented the award for the “most eco-friendly fleet” to representatives of the shipping company... more
Pounds for ports
Overall, 16 ports across England are receiving a share of a multimillion-pound funding pot to help their preparations for Brexit on 31 October. The British department for transport (DfT) revealed the successful bidders of the port infrastructure resilience and connectivity... more
Container throughput index reaches surprising peak
In their flash estimate for August 2019, the German RWI – Leibniz institute for economic research and the institute of shipping economics and logistics (ISL) indicate that the container throughput index has risen slightly to 139.2. Hence it exceeds the previous record level of... more
Port of Long Beach launches incentive strategy
Every container counts: The port of Long Beach is launching an incentive programme for liners to move more boxes. The harbour commissioners were to vote on a paper of the port’s staff saying that the competitor, the port of Los Angeles, introduced a successful incentive... more
Green week in Barcelona coming to an end
In the port of Barcelona, APM Terminals has been celebrating the annual ‘Go Green’ event during the week of 23-27 September, which aims to raise awareness among the entire port community for the respect and protection of the environment. During these days, talks, workshops... more
RSA is catching up
Internationalisation requires improved infrastructure in ports and in their overland transport links to the hinterlands. In South Africa, the venue of this year’s Fiata World Congress, these needs are creating a veritable shake-up of the port and logistics sector. more
Ports throughput globally back on track
The London (UK)-based maritime consultancy Drewry sees a comeback on the rise. The global container port throughput index, which experienced a dip of around 2.5 points in June 2019, bounced back to 134.7 points in July 2019. On an annual comparison, the index was 2.8% (3.6... more