Crew fighting fire on "Yantian Express" 
The Hamburg-headquartered carrier Hapag Lloyd has announced that an incident occurred the "Yantian Express". On 3 January, a fire broke out in one container on the deck of the vessel and spread to additional containers. While the crew of eight officers and 15 seafarers... more
Port of Dunkirk automates customs clearance
The long shadow cast by Brexit also falls on the French side of the Channel. The Regional Directorate of the Customs Authorities in Dunkirk has now authorized customs clearance round the clock in the port of Dunkirk. The freight forwarding company DSV, which made the... more
Moore Stephens: green times looming on horizon
The London-based accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens is positive about the financial future of shipping. The industry will continue to attract investors in 2019 if it fulfils its environmental, social and governance (ESG) responsibilities, said Richard Greiner, a... more
IRClass expands activities in Middle East
The Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass), a classification company, is expanding its activities. In a bid to further strengthen its footprint in the Middle East, IRClass has received authorisation as a RO from the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Furthermore, the company has also... more
Port of Antwerp clinks "grand cru" glasses
The port of Antwerp expects its 2018 figures to outshine those from 2017, and has spoken of a "grand cru year". Antwerp says its position as a major European port and Europe's largest integrated chemistry cluster was reinforced last year. The throughput forecast... more
Is world trade gaining ground again?
The container throughput index published by the German research body Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI - Leibniz) and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) came in at 133.7 points in November 2018 (validated). That was a slight... more
Montreal and Trois-Rivières ink innovative agreement
The port authorities of Montreal and Trois-Rivières in Quebec province (Canada), recently ratified the first-ever cooperation agreement to improve and enhance their respective port services. Focused on sharing information and intelligence and exchanging best practices, the... more
UAL going ever further west
Netherlands-based Universal Africa Lines (UAL) is expanding into the Caribbean. Given the recent developments in the oil and gas industry in Trinidad, Guyana and Suriname, the company is witnessing an increased demand for direct shipping services to that area. UAL is... more