AAL establishes monthly service between Asia and US
ShippingCapitalising on the frequency of sailings between Asia and the Americas in the past 12 months, AAL Shipping has decided to establish a monthly tramp service to strengthen the trade lane going forward into 2021....Read more
Ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge merge
Ports & TerminalsThe City of Antwerp and the City of Bruges have reached an agreement to merge their ports. The combined port, to be named Port of Antwerp-Bruges, won’t climb the ladder in ranks but will further...Read more
Wagenborg takes second EasyMax vessel into service
ShippingPRESS RELEASE – The second EasyMax vessel was delivered to Wagenborg and taken into service under her official name, Máxima, named after the Dutch queen. The ship left for her maiden voyage to Antwerp from...Read more
Project Cargo Summit: final programme announcement
Project Cargo Summit Online 2021Just one more week until the second online edition of the Project Cargo Summit begins! With a stacked programme fully dedicated to the offshore wind industry, you’re bound to gain valuable insights into the booming...Read more
Spliethoff experiments with “nose job” for P-Type vessels
ShippingDutch breakbulk and project carrier Spliethoff is experimenting with a new bulbous design to improve the efficiency of its recently acquired fleet of P-Type heavy-lift vessels. The “nose job” is intended to optimize fuel consumption...Read more
AntwerpXL postponed to December 2021
Industry eventsAntwerpXL has been postponed from March 2021 to 7-9 December 2021 due to the continuing circumstances surrounding the pandemic. The live event will be held at the Antwerp Expo in Belgium.Read more
Mantsinen and Heavy Handling extend partnership to cover France
Ports & TerminalsPRESS RELEASE – Mantsinen Group and its Belgian distributor Heavy Handling have agreed to deepen their co-operation by appointing Heavy Handling as the distributor for France as well. Read moreGE, Broekman, Liebherr and European Commission join PCS 2021
Project Cargo Summit Online 2021Following last week’s reveal of the first speakers for the Project Cargo Summit Online, Project Cargo Journal is pleased to announce that GE Renewable Energy, Broekman Logistics, Liebherr and the European Commission have also joined...Read more
DHL invests USD 8 million in new cargo facility in South Africa
Project logisticsPRESS RELEASE – DHL Global Forwarding is investing USD 8.3 million into a new facility in Johannesburg, South Africa. Aimed at cementing its position in South Africa, the new 13,000 sqm facility will be located...Read moreSpliethoff adds 10th P-type heavy-lift vessel
ShippingSpliethoff has acquired another P14-type multipurpose heavy-lift vessel on Tuesday, December 15, 2020. The vessel is renamed ‘Pottersgracht’ and reflagged to the Dutch register.Read more
dship Carriers launches new multipurpose vessel MV Ronnie
Shippingdship Carriers is expecting a new vessel, the F-500 type multipurpose vessel MV Ronnie. The vessel has just been launched at the yard and is designed to reduce fuel consumption and increase stowage flexibility. Read more
Wagenborg secures 3-year paper trade contract to US
ShippingPRESS RELEASE – Wagenborg Shipping has signed a 3-year shipping contract to transport large paper volumes from the Baltic to the US East Coast.Read more
Marguisa appoints Wasa Projects as agent in Brasil
ShippingPRESS RELEASE – Marguisa Shipping Lines has appointed Wasa Projects & Chartering as its general agent in Brasil as of January 2021. The appointment is part of an ongoing expansion plan with full container services...Read more
ALS transports drilling rig in 121 packages
Project logisticsPRESS RELEASE – Abnormal Load Sevices (ALS) has transported a drilling rig in 121 packages totalling a volume of 6,750 cubic meters and 1,705 tonnes. Despite Covid-19, the company was able to deliver the cargo...Read more
Drewry launches time charter index, rates keep rising
ShippingDrewry has launched the Multipurpose Time Charter Index, which tracks one-year period charter rates across a basket of vessel types and sizes and forecasts the market movement over the coming month. The vessel types include...Read more
Charter rates keep rising
ShippingCharter rates for multipurpose vessels keep rising bit by bit since the sudden fall at the beginning of the year. Day rates increased by 114 dollars to USD 6,729 this month, Toepfer’s multipurpose shipping index...Read more
P&O Maritime to expand its breakbulk business
ShippingP&O Maritime Logistics has just secured two new contracts for its deck carrier Topaz Amur, after three years of delivering large project cargoes from the Baltic and Black Seas to the Caspian Sea. With more...Read more
UAL starts direct service between Netherlands and East Africa
ShippingPRESS RELEASE – Universal Africa Lines is starting a new, direct service between Northwest Europe and East Africa, with calls planned in Mozambique, Tanzania and Kenia.Read more