More reefers for Zim ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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The Haifa (Israel)-based carrier Zim is expanding its monitored containers fleet in 2019 by adding advanced Star Cool containers manufactured by MCI. These reefers have the refrigeration unit integrated into the container box. This design has several advantages, including... more
Regional industry supports port of Lübeck masterplan ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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The German port of Lübeck acts as a logistics hub for trade between Central Europe and Scandinavia. Guido Kaschel, the new boss of the Lübeck port authority, recently presented the 2030 port development plan to Lübeck’s industry and chamber of commerce’s committee for traffic... more
AP Moller goes for Traxens too ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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The Marseille (France)-headquartered data service provider Traxens and A.P. Moller–Maersk have announced that Maersk will join CMA CGM and the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) as a key shareholder and customer of Traxens. Founded in 2012, Traxens created, inter alia, a... more
New inland shipping services in Serbia ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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Austria-based provider Cargo-partner has been providing a new inland navigation service in Serbia since December 2018. The new service includes transport solutions for bulk cargo, project cargo, oversized and heavy cargo and liquid cargo. In addition to short sea shipping in... more
Danish carrier reducing Med network ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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Maersk Line recently reviewed its current network and as a result reduced the number of Mediterranean ports that it calls at directly with mother vessels that are deployed on Far East-Europe service. Maersk Line has decided not to offer Malta a direct call from the Far... more
CMA CGM teaching 50,000 containers to talk ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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The Marseille (France)-based CMA CGM Group has placed an order for 50,000 trackers from the smart container creator Traxens. A shareholder and the first company to invest in Traxens in 2012, CMA CGM participated in the tracking systems’ development and introduced them... more
Plans to send smart container on two year journey ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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The port of Rotterdam is sending Container 42 as a data provider round the world. The foundations for the project rely on the port's existing internet of things (IoT) platform. The Dutch port authority will use this cloud-based platform to collect and process data coming in... more
Starting shot for CIP in Corpus Christi ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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On 29 May 2019, the port of Corpus Christi is to celebrate the start of its ship channel improvement project (CIP). After a 40 year ban on crude oil exports, the port was able to handle the export of the first shipment of US crude oil in December 2015. Three years later, the... more
At the heart of conflict ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_Franz_Deu_ohne_Schloss.png)
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London remains the centre of some service aspects of the global maritime industry, such as the arbitration market, according to research by the specialised law firm HFW. more
Port Kyushu's crew managed by Danica ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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The crew management company Danica Crewing Services has taken on the crew management of another newbuilding - the ultramax "Port Kyushu" for Lisbon-headquartered Portline Bulk International. The 62,550 dwt "Port Kyushu", now on her maiden voyage from... more