Tidewater to dispose of nearly 50 vessels this year
Oil & GasOffshore supply vessel operator Tidewater plans to dispose of 46 vessels in an attempt to improve its balance sheet. Despite improving market conditions and a 20% hike in revenue, the company recorded a net loss...Read more
North Sea Port’s breakbulk volume also takes hit
Breakbulk throughputFollowing the dramatic decline of breakbulk volumes in Antwerp, North Sea Port has also recorded a significant drop in the throughput of breakbulk. Cargo volume fell by 6.6% to 11 million tonnes in 2019. Part...Read more
Breakbulk volumes in Antwerp take massive hit
BreakbulkConventional breakbulk volume in Antwerp has taken a massive beating in 2019, dropping 18% year-on-year. Port of Antwerp describes the decrease as “a consequence of the turbulence in the world”, pointing at the ongoing trade...Read more
ICHCA 20/20 Cargo Vision conference to discuss future cargo operations
PRESS RELEASE – From 11 to 14 November, ICHCA is hosting its 3-day conference and exhibition 20/20 Cargo Vision in Malta, where delegates from all over the world will discuss the future of cargo operations....Read more
Thank you for a wonderful Project Cargo Summit!
The Project Cargo Summit 2019 is a wrap and Promedia Group thanks everyone who attended! The organization looks back at a wonderful edition with twice as many visitors and three times as many exhibitors, compared...Read more
Project Cargo Summit announces full event program
In less than a week, the second edition of the Project Cargo Summit will kick-off in Rotterdam. At this unique two-day international exhibition and conference project cargo professionals from all over the world will gather...Read more
Boskalis suffers from “drastically changed attitude” in offshore wind
Dutch offshore contractor Boskalis has recorded a strong decline in its operational result in the first half of 2019 posting a loss of EUR 33.1 million. The company says it is suffering from a drastically...Read more
Forest product carriers take top spots in breakbulk top 10
Thanks to their fleet of large forest product carriers, G2 Ocean and Saga Welco take the top spots in the breakbulk operator top 10, according to Dynamar. The Dutch analyst firm compared the multipurpose vessel operators...Read more
TechnipFMC’s orderbook skyrockets in second quarter
TechnipFMC has booked record inbound orders in the second quarter of 2019, with total company orders reaching a value of USD 11.2 billion. CEO Doug Pferdehirt contributes the success to TechnipFMC’s fully integrated EPCI solutions...Read more
Containers drive growth in Rotterdam, breakbulk remains stable
The port of Rotterdam has recorded a total throughput of 240.7 million tonnes in the first six months of 2019, 3.4% more than in the first six months of 2018. The growth was mainly driven...Read more
More ro/ro, less breakbulk in port of Zeebrugge
ThroughputThe port of Zeebrugge has recorded a growth of 12.5% in the first semester of 2019. In total, the Belgian port handled 21.9 million tons of cargo. The growth is mainly attributable to the roll-on/roll-off traffics...Read morePort of Antwerp sees decline in breakbulk stabilize
Interim resultsThe total freight volume handled by Port of Antwerp was up 0.7% in the first half of 2019. Strong cargo volumes in June boosted both the container and dry bulk throughput, while also stabilising the...Read more