The MS Finneco II was baptised by Mrs Elina Haapasaari, representing the Port of Helsinki. This ceremony took place on 20 September 2022, in Vuosaari Harbour. After this third and last baptism, all three new...Read more
The Port of Antwerp’s Euroterminal (AET) will expand its RoRo capacity by one quarter. A six floor car-park and multi-purpose terminal are bringing 148,000 square metres of additional capacity, occupying only 24,000 square metres.Read more
The Helsinki-based maritime transportation company, Finnlines, has officially named their first new hybrid ro-ro vessel, the Fineco III vessel. The ceremony took place in Vuosaari Harbour, on Finland’s southern coast, on 6 September 2022.Read more
The Naples-based Grimaldi group welcomes the Eco Adriatica to its Green 5th Generation (GG5G) fleet. This ship is the eleventh of twelve GG5G hybrid vessel units, ordered from Jinling shipyard in Nanjing, China. They are...Read more
Between July 1, 2021, and June 30, 2022, the 2022 financial year, there was a 103.7% increase in break bulk cargo in the Port of Virginia, compared to the previous year. A total of 172,734...Read more
“More heavy and bulky transport must be moved from the already congested roads to the water,” stated Oliver Luksic, Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure of Germany, at the...Read more
The RoRo ship New Amsterdam left Eemshaven on 25 July for the port of Klaipeda in Lithuania. The Dutch Ministry of Defence will charter the ship from TransProCon for the next ten years; previously the...Read more
The Finnlines MS Finnpulp will operate two weekly round sailings between the Belgian Port of Bruges, and Rosslare Europort, a modern seaport located at Rosslare Harbour in County Wexford, near the southeasternmost point of Ireland.Read more
Neptune Marine Services, and the French marine contractor groups, Jifmar Offshore Services, and Zéphyr & Borée, known together as Alizés, have collaborated in the creation of the world’s first sailing cargo vessel Canopée, now in...Read more
InterviewOver five years ago, the freight forwarding and project logistics specialist deugro completed a unique transportation concept that included tailor-made transportation vessels with a special roll-on/roll-off (RO/RO) function: the sister vessels Rotra Mare and Rotra...Read more
Ro/roHyundai Glovis is expanding its cargo business to use its pure car and truck carriers for breakbulk transport to diversify its business portfolio, reports the Korea Herald. The ro/ro carrier aims to double its volume...Read more
ShippingPRESS RELEASE – Wallenius Wilhelmsen has decided to reactivate the last three of its vessels that were placed in cold layup last spring due to the COVID19 pandemic. Reactivation will take place in the third...Read more
SustainabilityRo/ro carrier United European Car Carriers (UECC) has reduced the carbon intensity of the 20-year old vessel Autosky by almost 60% using a biofuel from Goodfuels. “This result gives a tantalising view of how ageing...Read more
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
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
Ro/roPRESS RELEASE – Höegh Autoliners has shipped three 45-metre long rotor blades from Santander to Melbourne in Australia. The ro/ro carrier was contracted by DSV Projects Portugal which transported the blades overland from the factory...Read more
Ro/roPRESS RELEASE – CLdN is ramping up preparations for the end of the Brexit transitional phase on 31 December 2020 by introducing additional capacity on its UK routes. As from last week, 25% extra capacity...Read more
Ro/roPRESS RELEASE – Wallenius Wilhelmsen has transported a 39-metre long drag conveyor across the Atlantic for Spanish manufacturer Intrame. Together with other parts of a dismantled asphalt plant, the cargo was transported over sea from...Read more
Ro/roWagenborg Shipping Sweden is expanding its ro/ro liner services in the Baltic region. The company has now started a new ro/ro line between Riga in Latvia and Oxelösund in Sweden.Read more
Ro/roWallenius Wilhelmsen has laid up ten vessels in response to factory closures and bottlenecks in the supply chain caused by Covid-19. Seven of those vessels are anchored in Norwegian fjords and another ten vessels could...Read more
