Major chemical player expands in port of Antwerp 
Ineos, a London-headquartered group of companies in the chemical business, has chosen the port of Antwerp as the location for a EUR 3 billion investment. The British chemical group plans to build a propane dehydrogenisation (PDH) plant and an ethane cracker unit in the... more
Taking next blockchain technology step
The pilot blockchain project that the carrier Zim ran over the last year is now entering its next phase. The blockchain technology-based paperless bills-of-lading platform has been tested for trade activities on multiple shipping lanes since November 2017. Supported by... more
More about scrubbers and sulphur
The Clean Shipping Alliance 2020 (CSA 2020), a group comprised of around 30 companies in the commercial shipping and cruise industries formed in late 2018, has contracted Maritime AMC (Mamcl) to provide secretariat services for the CSA. The latter wants to expand its knowledge... more
Clarkson paints sceptical picture of shipping in 2019
Research undertaken by London-headquartered Clarkson revealed that the growth rate of the demand for world maritime transport rose by 2.7% to 11.9 billion t in 2018, compared to 4.2% in 2017. The ton per mile (tpm) growth, though, remains at an acceptable 3.1%. However, the... more
ITF against cartels 
The International Transport Forum has published a report in which it presents its arguments against extending the EU’s cartel law exemption for shipping alliances. more
Triest's 300th anniversary to spread over 2019
Trieste was granted free port status by the German Emperor Charles VI on 18 March 1719. In the following three centuries, the Italian port played a fundamental role in trade relations between the Old World and the Orient. The decision of Charles VI and his successor,... more
16 new eco-friendly RTGs for Manila
16 new hybrid rubber-tyred gantries (RTG) recently went into service at the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT), the flagship of Philippines-headquartered International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI). MICT is awaiting the delivery of two super post-panamax quay... more
Four more Evergreen offices in the new world
Taiwan-based Evergreen Line recently expanded its network of offices in the Latin American region. The carrier has just opened an agency in Colombia, following the establishment of other offices in Peru, Chile and Mexico over the past few months. Evergreen is banking on the... more
SCPA expands facilities for agri-exports
The South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) has just opened the new C&M Hog Farm’s transload facility. The platform supports the handling of soybeans and other local US products bound for overseas markets via Inland Port Dillon. “The expansion of C&M reflects the... more
Fleet augmentation for CMA CGM
The “Fort de France” is the first of four containerships that will go into service on the French West Indies trade for the shipping group CMA CGM. The 219 m long newbuild, with a capacity of 3,500 teu, is specially adapted for ports in the French West Indies and the local... more