A cargo ship with 100% wind power 
Vela, a designer and owner of cargo sailboats, has unveiled the design of its new vessel. It is a first-of-its-kind trimaran cargo ship that will allow the French company to transport goods across the Atlantic Ocean using 100% wind power. The trimaran also enhances stability... more
Logistics platform to boost trade in Abu Dhabi
AD Ports Group’s digital arm, Maqta Gateway, has signed an agreement with the general administration of customs, Abu Dhabi and the Abu Dhabi department of economic development (Added). The advanced trade and logistics platform (ATLP) will provide digital customs services for... more
First Hapag-Lloyd vessel in Wilhelmshaven
On 13 June 2023, the almost 20,000 teu "Al Zubara" made the first-ever call of a Hapag-Lloyd-owned vessel in the FE2 service at the Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven (CTW). It is part of the regular rotation of the "FE2" service in the sailing schedule of the... more
Fifth MSC service in Halifax
Port of Halifax welcomed the 300 m long vessel "MSC Elma" for the first time on 11 June 2023. With the 9,408 teu vessel, the port – which describes itself as "Canada’s Ultra Atlantic Gateway" - now counts five MSC services. The "Ecuador to NWC... more
Eight straddle carriers for fourth berth
The global container terminal operator DP World has ordered eight new straddle carriers from Kalmar to service the ground-breaking GBP 350 million fourth berth at its London Gateway logistics hub. The innovative new machines will be part of the first all-electric fleet in... more
Three more STS container cranes for Hamburg
After the delivery of two ship-to-shore (STS) cranes in 2015 and three in 2017, Liebherr Container Cranes has sold three large dual trolley STS container cranes once again to Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA). They will be operated in HHLA’s Container Terminal Tollerort.... more
Milestone in Manzanillo
The first carbon-neutral container in North America has been processed at Contecon Manzanillo (CMSA), the Mexican branch of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (Ictsi). A bespoke ceremony took place to also celebrate the arrival of the first LNG-powered container... more
Providing access to digital shipping
The freight platform Shipnext and XL Projects Network clinched a strategic partnership agreement at last week’s Breakbulk Europe in Rotterdam, the world’s largest project cargo and breakbulk event. Signed by Alexander Varvarenko, the Belgium-based shipping and tech... more
Kalmar’s sustainable reachstacker
At the TOC Europe in Rotterdam (Netherlands) this week, Kalmar, a part of Cargotec, showcased its new sustainability options for its eco-efficient electric reachstacker. Mette Kjems Bærentzen, head of sustainability: "These new options provide customers with even more... more
Record numbers of boxes and vessels at VCTPL
After a successful April 2023, with the handling of over 42 vessels, Visakha Container Terminal (VCTPL) at the port of Visakhapatnam (India) set two new records in May, when 49 vessels were processed and the number of teu handled amounted to 61,468 (previous record in March:... more