Laurels for Palau in US port state control examinations 
The United States Coastguard (USCG) targets flags for additional port state control examinations if their detention ratio scores are higher than the three-year rolling average detention record. The Palau International Ship Registry (Pisr) has recorded a zero percentage... more
Hamburg Süd reshuffles Latin American coverage
Hamburg Süd, in cooperation with its new parent company Maersk, is remodelling its services on the Europe–Central America, Caribbean and South America West Coast trade lanes. The companies said there is a new stand-alone service - SAWC1 - covering Europe to/from Central... more
Breb and Iberdrola opt for Mukran Port
Efforts to transform Mukran Port in Sassnitz, on the island of Rügen (Germany), into a state-of-the-art universal port are continuing. To this end, the shipping company Breb and Mukran Port have concluded a long-term contract. With its continental line, Breb offers services... more
HMM joins the digital coalition
The CEO of the Korean carrier Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM), Jae-hoon Bae, has announced that it will join the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) with CMA CGM, Evergreen, Yang Ming and ZIM as members. CMA CGM was confirmed as a founding member of DCSA and... more
Yang Ming expands its footprint in Indonesia
In Indonesia, Yang Ming has joined forces with partners to form a subsidiary named PT Yang Ming Shipping Indonesia. Benson Chou has been nominated as president director for the first term in Jakarta. Among ASEAN countries, Indonesia has the largest economy. Yang Ming has... more
Germany launches master plan for inland navigation
Andreas Scheuer, Germany’s minister for transport, presented the “master plan for inland shipping” in Berlin recently. The ministry’s aim is to support the modal shift and increase the amount of traffic on the inland waterways to 12% of the country’s total transport volume by... more
Big brownfield project in Hunterston
Peel ports has revealed its plans for the major port and industrial centre at Hunterston, a development site in North Ayrshire, Scotland (UK) that comprises a brownfield of more than 1,000 square kilometres, deepwater, and rail connections. About GBP 140 million will be... more
Shipowners call on WTO for free trade
The international chamber of shipping, the Asian shipowners’ association and shipowners’ associations in the EU have all expressed concern over recent protectionist measures at the World Trade Organisation in Geneva and presented two position papers. This comes at a time... more
Schulte Group introduces Innoport
The Schulte Group has launched Innoport, a dedicated venture capital unit which identifies investment opportunities in the global maritime start-up ecosystem to equip entrepreneurs with smart capital. The Innoport team, based in Hamburg (Germany), Limassol (Cyprus) and... more
Cargotec picks start-ups as partners
Cargotec has chosen seven start-ups as partners as an outcome of the rainmaking trade & transport impact programme, a maritime start-up collaboration platform. The purpose of this programme is to address the largest challenges in maritime, cargo transport and logistics.... more