Spanish Ports stay on deck 
Spanish ports moved 397.6 million t of goods from January to October 2023, 4.0% less than in the same period of 2022 and just 0.3% above the figure for 2021. Both containerised goods, which total 132.9 t (-8.2%), and bulk liquids, with 131.4 t (-3.7%), recorded notable... more
Cosco & BP forge new strategic paths
Cosco Shipping and BP have signed an MOU to leverage the strengths of both entities, enhance synergies, and explore new avenues of collaboration. The strategic partnership involves expanding the use of Castrol marine lubricants, the transport of hydrocarbons, offshore... more
Alfa Laval to power Maersk's eco-fuel transition
Alfa Laval has been selected by Maersk for a methanol retrofit project on the container vessel "Maersk Halifax". With their collaboration, the partners intend to demonstrate the practicality of retrofitting existing vessels for methanol propulsion. Alfa Laval's... more
DNV certifies world's largest car carrier
DNV (Det Norske Veritas) has awarded an approval in principle (AIP) certificate to China Merchants Jinling Shipyard for its new pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) design. Recognized as the world’s largest PCTC, the vessel will be 234 m long and 40 m wide, capable of holding... more
Kalmar launches electric cargo handlers
Kalmar, a subsidiary of Cargotec, has begun the production of its electric reachstacker and Essential forklift truck range at its Shanghai facility. The electric reachstacker, capable of lifting up to 45 t, enhances eco-efficiency in cargo-handling operations without... more
Nestlé significantly cuts sea freight emissions
The food and beverage company Nestlé has significantly reduced its greenhouse gas emissions in sea freight by using Maersk's Eco Delivery solution for all cargo transported by Maersk in 2023. This initiative, which can be extended beyond 2024, uses second-generation biofuels... more
Bilbao: 20 years of telematics platform
The Port Authority of Bilbao is celebrating 20 years of its digital platform E-puertobilbao, a critical tool for efficient port management. Evolving from a single service with 30 companies, it now offers 20 services to around 800 companies, enhancing efficiency, security, and... more
CO2 partnership to link Bahrain with Japan
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Bapco Energies have signed an MOU to jointly develop a CO2 transport and sequestration system. The partners aim to establish a carbon capture and storage (CCS) value chain, involving MOL's maritime transport of liquefied CO2 and Bapco Energies’... more
WIN adds Jaxport to network
Ocean Network Express (ONE) will introduce its West India North America (WIN) container service in May 2024 to directly connect Jaxport with seven ports in Pakistan, India, Saudi Arabia, Spain, and Egypt. Utilising nine vessels, the WIN service will operate weekly rotations... more
DP World's climate promise
DP World has joined the First Movers Coalition (FMC) and committed to powering at least 5% of its short-sea shipping with zero-emission fuels by 2030. The FMC, led by the World Economic Forum and the US government, targets decarbonisation in hard-to-abate sectors like shipping,... more