The multipurpose (MPP) and breakbulk Market Sentiment Index has continued its upward trajectory, increasing slightly for the fourth time in a row. The Hamburg-based One…
Earlier this month, the International Container Terminal Service started operations at its East Java Multipurpose Terminal (EJMT) in Lamongan Regency, Indonesia. The facility has been…
The independent maritime research consultancy Drewry has made a change to its monthly reporting on the multipurpose sector by replacing the Multipurpose Time Charter Index…
As a response to the growing demand for multipurpose heavy lift cargo coverage ex Europe, AAL Shipping has expanded its service with the addition of…
With July winding down, the summer doldrums in the multipurpose vessel sector seem to be less effective than expected. In its latest report, the Hamburg-based…
Demand for tonnage in the multipurpose vessel (MPV) space is expected to grow, but the newbuild order activity is still not following the expected trajectory.…
The Drewry Multipurpose Time Charter Index has once again gone above the mark forecasted by the shipping consultancy, and the upward trend is expected to…
Norwegian cleantech company TECO 2030, along with BLOM Maritime and Samskip, secured a grant for a pre-project to explore converting a Samskip multipurpose vessel, the…
A high-speed catamaran named Red Jet 4 is on its way to South Korea onboard the heavy-lift multipurpose vessel, AAL Kobe. The catamaran was loaded…
The Drewry Multipurpose Time Charter Index has beaten the consultancy’s prediction from last month helped by the jump experienced by larger multipurpose vessels.
VINETA-owned maritime carriers MACS Maritime Carrier Shipping (MACS) and HUGO STINNES Schiffahrt (HSS) set up a joint agency operation in Spain, effective May 15th, 2024.
The multipurpose (MPP) shipping sector has not been spared from the disruptions in traffic flows in the Panama and Suez Canals. According to shipping consultancy…
Toepfer Transport’s MPP Index is continuing its rise as a circumnavigation of the risk area in the Red Sea is positively impacting fleet utilisation.
The first vessel to depart the Port of Baltimore through a temporary 35-foot deep channel, since the Maersk chartered container vessel Dali lost power and…
Grimaldi Group has continued the expansion of its multipurpose RoRo fleet with the latest addition, the Great Abidjan. The vessel belongs to the innovative G5…
Vessels operating within the recently established JSI Alliance, comprising Jumbo Maritime, SAL Heavy Lift and Intermarine, have been busy supporting the ongoing Project Panther in…
Norwest Ship Management has expanded its fleet with two multipurpose (MPP) vessels following a purchase agreement with Smyril Line. The vessels, named MV Hvitanes and…
Stainless steel major Outokumpu is bolstering its cooperation with Finnish shipping company Langh Ship to reduce carbon emissions from its shortsea liner operations.
After three years of Jumbo SAL Alliance, the members Jumbo Maritime and SAL Heavy Lift have been joined by their American sister Intermarine. The addition…
The latest edition of the multipurpose Market Sentiment Index, issued by One World Shipbrokers, is experiencing its January renaissance, rising above the October 2023 mark.…