Wagenborg opens new office in Terneuzen
PRESS RELEASE – Wagenborg has opened a new office in Terneuzen to expand its services in the Netherlands and Belgium. Specifically, the office will support the company’s ro/ro liner service to and from the Baltic...Read more
United Shipping Group plans further fleet expansion
It’s been a busy year for United Shipping Group, launching a new heavy transport company, expanding into the US and growing its vessel fleet. And the German project carrier is not finished yet, managing director...Read more
Wallenius Wilhelmsen books USD 285 million loss in first quarter
A combination of the pandemic and slower markets have seen Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s volume drop by 20 percent. As a result, the carrier’s sales declined by 18% and the company booked a net loss of 285...Read more
Nordic fund plans large offshore wind investment at Port of Esbjerg
Nordic infrastructure fund Infranode plans to invest 134 million euros in offshore wind infrastructure at Port Esbjerg in Denmark as the port is readying itself for a fivefold increase in North Sea projects. (more…)Read more
Wagenborg’s second EasyMax vessel is taking shape
PRESS RELEASE – Following the installation of the bow in March, Wagenborg has now installed the bridge deck of its second EasyMax multipurpose vessel. The EasyMax2 is being built at the Royal Niestern Sander Shipyard...Read more
Maersk uses its sophisticated software to grow in breakbulk
You can’t see it from the outside, but Maersk’s container vessels bring a lot more into port than just containers. There is some piece of breakbulk on every sailing nowadays and the Danish shipping giant...Read more
Universal Africa Lines opens new chartering desk in Denmark
PRESS RELEASE – Universal Africa Lines (UAL) has established a new chartering desk in Denmark to serve the oil and gas industry with breakbulk transport to Africa. (more…)Read more
Rik Pek takes over forwarding business at Broekman Logistics
PRESS RELEASE – Broekman Logistics has announced a leadership change in its senior management. Former Managing Director Forwarding & Shipping Albert Hoek has stepped down and handed over the helm to Rik Pek. (more…)Read more
Chipolbrok said to be in talks for USD 120 million MPV order
Shipping company Chipolbrok is said to be in talks with a Chinese shipyard for the construction of up to four new 62,000 dwt multipurpose vessels with a total value of USD 120 million. (more…)Read more
Throughput in Rotterdam falls 9.3%, further decline expected
Cargo throughput in the port of Rotterdam fell by 9.3% to 112.4 million tonnes in the first quarter. The coronavirus outbreak has resulted in significantly lower demand and a large number of cancelled sailings. The...Read more
Antwerp’s breakbulk sector continues to be battered
Antwerp’s breakbulk sector has taken another massive beating in the first quarter of 2020, dropping a staggering 27.8%. The Antwerp port authority says “the vicissitudes of world trade since mid-2019 continue to weigh on the...Read more
“Project cargo demand stays positive if virus contained by Q4”
Drewry expects demand growth for breakbulk and project cargo to stay positive if the coronavirus is contained by the fourth quarter of 2020. “We expect demand for this year to be on par with 2019...Read more
IEA: Corona crisis threatens to derail renewables growth
2020 was forecasted to be a record year for the renewables industry but without government action, the corona crisis could considerably disrupt its momentum, warns the International Energy Agency (IEA). In Europe, wind turbine manufacturers...Read more
12% less breakbulk in North Sea Port but steel volumes rise
North Sea Port’s breakbulk and ro/ro volumes dropped significantly in the first quarter of 2020. The decrease is mainly a result of the global economic environment and not of the corona crisis. “But the impact...Read more
BIFA: extend Brexit transition to cushion corona shock
PRESS RELEASE – The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is calling upon the UK government to request an extension to the Brexit transition period. As a result of the coronavirus, “members will be less well...Read more
WW: “4,000 cbm of project cargo is our sweet spot”
Wallenius Wilhelmsen is heavily investing in the expansion of its breakbulk business. But rather than just being another competitor, the ro/ro company considers itself to be complementary to the traditional breakbulk carriers. “In terms of...Read more
Industrial equipment manufacturer JCB halts all UK production
PRESS RELEASE – Industrial equipment manufacturer JCB has stopped production at all of its UK manufacturing plants as disruption resulting from the worldwide Coronavirus pandemic causes an unprecedented reduction in global demand. The company has halted...Read more
WW reduces fleet and cancels dividend in COVID-19 response
PRESS RELEASE – Wallenius Wilhelmsen (WW) is taking “decisive action” in response to the coronavirus. The company will reduce its active fleet by sending 10 vessels into cold lay-up, scrapping another four vessels and possibly...Read more