Tanger Med looks with glee 
2018 was a good year for the port of Tanger Med, which handles more than 50% of Morocco's exports. Last year, a total of 13,293 ships docked at the port that offers direct sea connections to 186 ports and 77 countries. Tanger Med lifted more than 3.47 million teu in 2018, 5%... more
Dual-fuel technology stands test in Barcelona
Energy transition is the key word: the Port of Barcelona is completing pilot operations using LNG and CNG as alternative fuels throughout its maritime and intermodal supply chains. The operations involve eleven partners and twenty-six trucks, which have been converted to a... more
No Brexit fears at Bristol Port
Bristol Port in the UK is Brexit-ready according to a new information sheet. CEO David Brown, reported: “65% of the cargo that Bristol Port deals with is non-EU. We remain confident that our systems and operations will continue to function smoothly and efficiently once... more
Global container trade remains bullish
The container throughput index of the RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) largely as well as surprisingly recovered in December 2018 from its decline in November. It rose from (revised) 134.0 to 135.3 points,... more
Good things come... 
The two lines Mediterranean Shipping Company and Ignazio Messina & C. have said that a transaction they have agreed upon, due to be implemented soon, represents the best-possible solution for both partners. The largest obstacle to MSC taking over parts of Messina seems to have... more
Bremenports preparing more space for BLG
The German port operator Bremenports has announced that a triangular tract of land close to the Weserport quay in the eastern port zone is to be newly developed in the near future. The just over 2 ha-sized fallow plot is one of the last that is available for expansion... more
Asashi Tanker and MOL pooling resources
The Japanese carrier MOL and Asahi Tanker have signed a contract to establish a pool operation company named Asahi MOL Tankers, and inked an agreement to launch MR-type product tankers that will be assigned to the new pool. MR stands for medium range and refers to product... more
Port of Oakland optimistic for 2019
The US port of Oakland says it is optimistic about its growth prospects in 2019. Maritime director John Driscoll acknowledged, however, that it is too soon to know exactly how freight markets will respond. He pointed out that Oakland’s containerised cargo volume reached an... more
A fair quinquennium
Smiles all round at the 2019 media conference of the port of Dunkirk, which is on the Channel but traditionally stages this event in Lille. Its results for 2018 fitted seamlessly into the recovery that the hub has managed since the difficult years of 2008–2010. more
APL rolling out new service
The CMA CGM affiliate APL is set to launch a new weekly sailing - the China Malaysia Service (CMS connecting north, central and southern China to the niche ports of Port Kelang, Penang and Pasir Gudang in Malaysia. Jointly developed with its vessel sharing partners, CMS will... more