A big investment in Liverpool 
Peel Ports Group, one of the largest port groups in UK, has earmarked GBP 28 million for a new facility at the Port of Liverpool in its biggest single investment in warehousing this year, a project expected to be completed by April 2024. The project will be led by the... more
Anker opens a new office building in Emden
Anker Schiffahrts-Gesellschaft, a German seaport transhipment and terminal operator, has inaugurated its new office building at the port of Emden. The property took two years to build and spans 1,050 sqm on three floors. It complies with the latest requirements of the German... more
Navigating with "Windwings"
Finnish naval architects Deltamarin and BAR Technologies, a British marine engineering consultancy, are once again partnering in a wind propulsion project and working on a new build design, called Aframax/LRII. The announcement comes off the back of previous collaboration on... more
Yang Ming orders five LNG 15,000 teu vessels 
The Taiwanese shipping company Yang Ming Marine Transport (Yang Ming) has signed a new shipbuilding contract for five 15,500 teu LNG dual fuel container vessels with the Korean ship builder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries. These units will be able to optimise Yang Ming’s fleet,... more
Quay and road access improvements in Matadi
At Matadi Gateway Terminal (MGT) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (Ictsi) has provided new funds to advance the terminal’s efficiency and provide easier access to the port of Matadi. Kongo central governor Guy... more
A partnership to build ammonia-fuelled engines
Wingd, a Swiss marine power company specialising in the decarbonisation of marine transport through sustainable energy systems, and the Japanese shipbuilder and technology developer Mitsubishi Shipbuilding have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU). The agreement... more
Time to vote for wind - until 18 June!
The public voting portal has opened for industry stakeholders and the general public to choose their favourite windship poster designs. The youth poster design contest "Wind Ship – the Future" is an initiative launched by the International Windship Association (IWSA)... more
Kalmar: another big order from New Zealand
Kalmar, which is part of Cargotec, a provider of cargo and load handling solutions, has secured a large order for four Kalmar hybrid straddle carriers from its long-term customer, the Port of Tauranga on New Zealand’s North Island. New Zealand’s largest container terminal... more
MOL Sunflower is born
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has announced the name of the new company which will integrate two wholly owned ferry and coastal ro-ro vessel operators. It will be called MOL Sunflower. The new company is a combination of two companies, MOL Ferry and Ferry Sunflower. Regular... more
From Thailand to Felixstowe
Port of Felixstowe, located on the UK’s Southeast coast and part of Hutchinson Ports’ network, has signed an agreement for an additional 100 battery-powered autonomous Q-Trucks with Shanghai Westwell Technology. Clemence Cheng, CEO of the Port of Felixstowe and executive... more