HHLA releases Q1/2023 results 
Despite the challenges caused by ongoing geopolitical tensions, EU economic sanctions and slower economic growth in the first months of 2023, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA) “continues to implement its strategy based on sustainability and profitable growth,” so chief... more
First gearless vessel to call Port Moresby
Motukea International Terminal (MIT), a unit of International Container Terminal Services (Ictsi) located in the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, has welcomed its first gearless vessel. This is a ship without cranes that relies on shore-based equipment... more
Three Canadian ports take up net-zero challenge
After Canada’s federal minister of environment and climate change issued the net-zero challenge in August 2022, the ports of Montreal, Quebec City and Trois-Rivières began to join forces to accelerate the decarbonisation of maritime transport on the St. Lawrence River corridor.... more
Historic moment for Jaxport
The Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport), Florida’s No. 1 container port by volume and one of the USA’s major vehicle-handling ports, set a new port record with the arrival of the vessel “One Stork”, the largest container ship to ever call Jacksonville. This vessel is... more
Anglo-Eastern uses Wärtsilä’s FOS
Wärtsilä, a specialist for innovative technologies and lifecycle solutions, is partnering with DNV’s industry cloud platform Veracity to create secure and seamless connectivity between Wärtsilä’s fleet optimisation solution (FOS) and the platform. FOS provides a unique... more
UECC introduces Autostar
United European Car Carrier (UECC), which provides high quality and sustainable short sea transport services for cars, launched a new service, the Autostar, on 5 May 2023, establishing a direct link between the Port of Pasajes (Spain) and the Port of Cuxhaven (Germany). Per... more
Stena Line's newest acquisition 
After opening a route between Latvia and Travemünde, Liepaja, in 2021 and 2022, and a route between Nynäshamn, Sweden, and Hanko, Finland, in 2022, the ferry company Stena Line has now acquired the operations of the ferry and ro-ro terminal in the Port of Ventspils, Latvia.... more
US container imports on the rise
Descartes System Group (DSGX), a Canada-based multinational technology company that provides logistics and supply chain management software for the logistics industry, has released its global shipping report for May 2023. This monthly benchmark analyses the US import data in all... more
PSA Marine: a stake in Panama
PSA Marine has completed its acquisition of a 45% stake in Meyer’s Tugs (MTSA) from Inversiones Maritimas CPT in Panama. Peter Chew, managing director of PSA Marine: “CPT and PSA Marine share a passionate belief of growing the towage service offering in Panama.” Located in... more
MSC: the Dragon is back
The new Dragon service from the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is returning to Hutchinson Ports Best. After a change of route since Covid-19, MSC decided to reintroduce the Dragon service linking the Asian continent with the Mediterranean Sea: it will have a new weekly... more