Drewry downgrades multipurpose shipping outlook, but still expects growth
Drewry has downgraded its outlook for multipurpose shipping. Weaker projected global economic growth, greater competition from the dry bulk and container sectors, and slower ship demolitions are expected to negatively impact the industry. The ongoing trade...Read more
North Sea Port records growth, but breakbulk suffers another hit
North Sea Port booked a throughput of 36.6 million tonnes in the first half of 2019, reflecting a growth of 2%. However, increased containerisation of food products led to a drop of 10% in breakbulk...Read more
AAL launches regular heavy-lift service between Europe and Far East
AAL Europe has formally launched a regular heavy-lift shipping service between Europe and the Far East. AAL’s 19,000 dwt S-Class heavy-lift vessels with a maximum lift of 700 tonnes will form the “backbone” of the...Read more
Port of Esbjerg expands with new multipurpose terminal
Port of Esbjerg is investing two million euros in a new multipurpose terminal to facilitate further growth of ro/ro and offshore wind cargo. It is expected to be completed by the end of the year. The...Read more
How Europe’s biggest breakbulk port is looking for growth
Since its foundation through the merger of Zeeland Seaports and Port of Ghent, North Sea Port is officially the largest breakbulk port of Europe. The port plans to maintain that position by wooing manufacturers and...Read more
CyberLogitec develops multipurpose terminal operating system
CyberLogitec has developed a new terminal operating system specifically designed for multipurpose terminals. The IT system can handle containers and all types of cargo from vehicles to breakbulk, project cargo and bulk cargo in one...Read more
Mike Hynekamp new COO at Wallenius Wilhelmsen Solutions
After 19 years as Wallenius Wilhelmsen Solutions’ chief operating officer, Ray Fitzgerald has announced his retirement. Mike Hynekamp took over on June 3rd. Mike Hynekamp’s automotive industry background and the breadth of his experience across...Read moreMarguisa and United Heavy Lift open joint service to West-Africa
Marguisa Shipping Lines and United Heavy Lift have teamed up, opening a new joint project cargo and breakbulk service between Europe and Africa. The new joint service agreement is effective since the 1st of June, 2019....Read more
G2 Ocean ready to retire its paper Bill of Lading
G2 Ocean is ready to retire its paper bill of lading. The shipping company has successfully completed trials with a smart bill of lading that uses blockchain technology for data transfers. “The document transaction reliability...Read more
Inoperable cranes ruin ESL’s experience with new LNG-powered vessels
ESL’s new LNG-powered flagship bulk carriers were unable to operate as planned during the first quarter due to serious technical issues with the cranes. According to the company’s parent Aspo Group, these problems are now...Read more
BBC Amethyst first vessel to make crossing to Antwerp’s Brazilian port Açu
Multipurpose vessel BBC Amethyst is the first vessel to make the crossing from Antwerp to Porto do Açu in Brazil, a private port in which Port of Antwerp participates with the ultimate goal to strengthen...Read more
MACS changes terminal in Antwerp
Multipurpose vessel operator MACS has changed its terminal in Antwerp. As from June 1st, all MACS vessel will call at Zuidnatie Breakbulk which is able to handle MACS entire cargo portfolio, the company states. “Zuidnatie’s experienced...Read more
Port of Rotterdam: “We see room to grow our breakbulk throughput”
The Port of Rotterdam saw its conventional breakbulk volumes grow with 3.1% in the first quarter of 2019. The lifting of the American import ban on Russian aluminium had a lot to do with that,...Read moreAgain less breakbulk for Port of Antwerp
Europe’s biggest breakbulk port, Antwerp, posted another decline in throughput of conventional breakbulk cargoes. The port contributes the decrease to the “exceptional” first quarter of 2018 when anticipated US import levies drove a build-up of...Read moreBreakbulk and ro/ro volumes North Sea Port down
North Sea Port, the newly formed, biggest breakbulk port of Northwest-Europe, saw its breakbulk volume slide in the first quarter of 2019 due to increased containerization of perishables like bananas. Ro-ro volume was also down. Total...Read more
Porsche puts cars on train to China
Porsche has traditionally relied on trains for its logistics in Europe but from April 2019 the sports car manufacturer will use rail transport for its transcontinental logistics as well. Part of the vehicles will travel...Read more
New record for Rotterdam, but breakbulk remains flat
Throughput in Rotterdam reached a new record in 2018 thanks to growth in container transhipment, but growth in breakbulk remained flat. At 469.0 million tonnes, the port of Rotterdam’s total throughput volume ended up slightly higher...Read more
Wijnne Barends Logistics receives large breakbulk vessel
On the Thursday afternoon of 15 November, Wijnne Barends Logistics received the breakbulk vessel Ioanna D in Eemshaven. (more…)Read more