


Port of Antwerp-Bruges breakbulk throughput beats geopolitical pressure
Port of Antwerp-Bruges has seen its breakbulk volumes edge up from record volumes in 2021. Conventional breakbulk was up 1.1 percent, reaching 12.4 million tonnes in 2022.Read more
EMCO: A look at Egyptian project cargo
What do 1,300 Russian-made train wagons and a shipment of 213 wind turbine blades have in common? They are both project cargo shipments that have been handled in Egypt by EMCO.Read more
Bornholm prepares to become an Energy Island
InterviewThe Danish island of Bornholm has been selected as the site for one of the two Danish Energy Islands, as per the Danish Climate Agreement of June 2022. The Port of Rønne is expanding, so...Read more
Port Esbjerg takes delivery of LHM 800 mobile crane
Port Esbjerg has brought in some heavy lift reinforcement, as the new Liebherr LHM 800 mobile harbour crane, the world’s largest got delivered. The port authority states that the arrival of the unit, makes Port...Read more
Smart shore power for inland shipping in Port of Amsterdam
The Port of Amsterdam has made shore power even more accessible to the inland shipping operators. Near the end of 2022, the Port of Amsterdam replaced the shore power points on the inland shipping jetty...Read more
DFDS gets shore power facility at Vlaardingen
DFDS ships docking in Vlaardingen will be able to receive electricity via a shore power installation, provided by Rotterdam Shore Power, a joint venture of Eneco and the Port of Rotterdam Authority. Read more
Oversize cargo to keep Ports of Stockholm busy towards year end
Ports of Stockholm will be kept busy over the coming days and weeks with a number of oversize project loads scheduled for arrival. The loads include housing modules, cars and building materials, all destined for...Read more
Seagreen picks Port of Nigg as WTG pre-assembly site
Seagreen, a joint venture between TotalEnergies and SSE Renewables, has picked the Port of Nigg as the pre-assembly site for the world’s deepest fixed foundation offshore wind project. Multiple contracts have been signed with Global...Read more
Rail-shortsea connection upgraded in two Rotterdam terminals
The connection between Rail Service Center Rotterdam (RSC) and Rotterdam Shortsea Terminals (RST) has been upgraded, in collaboration with Samskip.Read more
Port of Rotterdam leads large-scale ammonia cracker study
Port of Rotterdam is at the helm of an 18-company initiative to study the potential for establishing a large-scale ammonia cracker, which will enable the imports of 1 million tonnes of hydrogen per year for...Read more
Port of Savannah Georgia to relocate breakbulk terminal
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) Board has approved the renovation and realignment of the Port of Savannah’s Ocean Terminal docks to accommodate expanding container operations, shifting most breakbulk cargo to Colonel’s Island Terminal in Brunswick.Read more
Voyager automates the demurrage process
Voyager Portal has launched a Demurrage Module, a new online tool for optimising the demurrage process while streamlining claim calculations and management.Read more
Korean Register to support development of methanol bunkering in Ulsan
Korean Register and Ulsan Port Authority signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to support methanol-fueled ships, and establish the port as a low-carbon energy hub.Read more
BigRoll Beaufort brings week of heavy lift ops to Waalhaven
Since the end of last month when BigRoll Beaufort sailed into the Port of Rotterdam heavy lift operations have been taking place at the at Steinweg Pier 6 in the Waalhaven. Four floating sheerlegs from Bonn...Read more
Port of Arendal orders LHM 550 Liebherr mobile harbour crane
The Norwegian Port of Arendal has ordered a new LHM 550 Liebherr mobile harbour crane. It is now the largest harbour crane in the south of the country.Read more
Multi-fuel future: a shared responsibility
In the midst of the energy crisis, questions surrounding the fuel mix that will power the transportation industry in future, while also meeting European Union and International Maritime Organisation target requirements, become increasingly pressing. One thing is...Read more
Port Esbjerg orders two new Liebherr cranes for record-breaking lift capacity
Port Esbjerg has ordered two new Liebherr cranes, an LHM 600 and an LHM 800. The cranes, which will be delivered next summer, will give the port a lifting capacity of 616 tonnes, which is...Read more
Shannon Foynes Port sets sights on becoming offshore wind hub
Bechtel’s review of the Shannon Foynes Port Company’s Vision 2041 masterplan confirms Shannon Estuary’s potential for the development of offshore wind industry. The review notes that the deep waters of the Shannon Estuary would not only...Read more