Big Lift operates vessels of new cooperation 
Big Lift Shipping is to operate the four heavy transport vessels of the new cooperation it inked with Chung Yang Shipping. The combination of two pairs of sisterships – the "Bi Lift Barentsz" and "Big Lift Baffin", plus the "CY Interocean I" and... more
One, two, three - DCT is sold
People have been aware of the negotiations since 2018: now, the consortium around the port operator PSA International has inked the acquisition of Poland's largest port container terminal for a total of EUR 1.1 billion. The international group of investors, which includes... more
22 plant modules shipped to Texas by AAL
The breakbulk and project heavy lift carrier AAL has shipped 22 petrochemical plant modules from the Wilson Heavy Industry Company in Nantong (China), to the ethylene glycol II expansion project (EGEP) in Point Comfort TX (USA) on behalf of the Pacific Ocean Group. The 22... more
DNVGL offering remote vessel inspection surveys
Norway-based DNV has announced that all DNV GL classed vessels are now able to utilise remote surveys for certain inspections. This dispenses with the need for a DNV GL inspector to board a vessel. Instead, documentation, images, video (streaming or recordings), and input... more
DP World investing heavily in terminal equipment
DP World has is purchasing 63 Kalmar hybrid straddle carriers for use at four of its European container terminals. Twelve units will be delivered to GMP in Le Havre (France), 20 to Eurofos in Marseille (France), 19 to Antwerp Gateway (Belgium) and twelve to DP World Southampton... more
Bayernhafen reports balanced results for 2018
The Bayernhafen group (Bavaria, Germany) transhipped a total of 8.8.million t of cargo onto inland barges and trains in FY 2018. Because of low water levels on the Rhine and Danube, the amount of cargo transferred onto barges at the group’s six terminals dropped by 21.2% to... more
Vietnam becomes part of APL's CSE service
The CMA CGM affiliate APL has added Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) as a port of call to its China Southeast Asia Service (CSE), extending the market coverage of the weekly service which currently connects central China to the Southeast Asian markets of Thailand and the Philippines.... more
New generation of PCTC for UECC
The Norwegian shipping company United European Car Carriers (UECC) will construct two new generation PCTC for China Ship Building Trading and Jiangnan Shipyard Group. The contract also includes an option for two further vessels. The first vessel is planned for delivery in 2021. ... more
Fairway clear for larger vessels in Kinshasa 
The maritime port of Matadi, on the river Congo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), reported a major success recently. The door to a new opportunity was opened by the dredging of the river Congo by the Matadi Gateway Terminal (MGT), which is operated by ICTSI. This... more
New vessel to speed up FRS service
The FRS group is introducing a new vessel to operate the Melilla - Motril route. The ro-pax ship, "Golden Bridge", will start operations on the line next May. The vessel, with an overall length of 186 m and beam of up to 24 m, can make the Melilla - Motril crossing in... more