Tancarville at Le Havre makes a leap forward 
The first stage of the modernisation of the Tancarville locks close to the port of Le Havre (France), which is part of Haropa, has been completed. By improving its ability to ease the flow of goods into the hinterland, the port aims to enhance the use of the inland waterways.... more
How to develop Britain's maritime business
There is a time after and beyond Brexit. A new report commissioned by the trade promotion unit Maritime London puts forward 36 detailed recommendations to foster the UK's engagement in the maritime services business in particular: marine insurance, ship broking, legal, finance... more
New crane for the Netherlands
The Hoogtij terminal in Zaandam in the Netherlands will go on stream in September 2019. The new Kuenz crane, which will be deployed at the terminal, is equipped with a special cantilever lifting system, which will allow large vessels to travel underneath it without risk of... more
IMO 2020-compliant bunker fuel for Maersk
A big carrier has taken another step in its preparation for the sulphur cap looming in 2020: Maersk Oil Trading and Koole Terminals have agreed on the production of IMO 2020-compliant bunker fuel. The production will take place at the petrochemical industrial distillation (PID)... more
CSM Energy and Waterworks Offshore Services join forces
Columbia Shipmanagement has announced a strategic co-operation between its offshore and energy subsidiary CSM Energy and Waterworks Offshore Services, its German offshore shipbroking houses with a footprint in the offshore renewable market, combining traditional and Hanseatic... more
Seafreight and Innocentive form partnership
In the USA, New Jersey-headquartered Seafreight Labs, a software specialist for the sea freight industry, and Massachusetts-based Innocentive, a player in crowd-sourced innovation, have agreed on a strategic partnership to deliver joint crowd-solving services to the sea freight... more
New jetty to reduce number of trucks 
The new logistics project at the British port of Bristol also has a significant environmental benefit. The port’s role as a key hub for the new nuclear power station has stepped up another gear as EDF, the energy group behind the major project, announced the opening of a new... more
Europe is too big
The Hamburg-based carrier Hapag-Lloyd decided to make two regions out of its current region Europe, coming up to a total of six regions. The new region South Europe, which will have its headquarters in the Italian port city of Genoa, aims to bolster Hapag-Lloyd’s competitive... more
Laurels for OPC as a working place
An award was recently given to Operadora Portuaria Centroamericana (OPC), the Honduran subsidiary of the Philippines-headquartered terminal and port operator International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI). The affiliate was recognised as among the most attractive companies to... more
LNG-to-powership project launched in Mozambique
Tokyo (Japan) -headquartered MOL and Karpowership will launch a joint LNG-to-powership project. The Dutch company Karpower International, a subsidiary of Karadeniz, will cooperate with MOL under the co-brand “Karmol” in Mozambique. Both parties will jointly own and operate a... more