Strong project cargo shipments increase Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s income
Despite slightly lower volumes, Wallenius Wilhelmsen has increased its income in the first quarter of 2019 thanks to a more favourable cargo mix, strong project cargo shipments in the Atlantic and high fuel cost compensation...Read more
Wallenius starts new forest products JV with SOL
Swedish ro-ro experts Wallenius and Swedish Orient Lines (SOL) have formed a new shipping company to ship forest products and other goods on the North Sea, Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Bothnia. The new...Read more
Breakbulk 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
Grimaldi ship sinks off French coast, crew rescued by British Royal Navy
Grimaldi’s container/ro-ro vessel ‘Grande America’ sank in the Bay of Biscay after having caught fire. The 27 crew of the vessel managed to evacuate the vessel in time and have been rescued by the British...Read more
Niels Smedegaard steps down as CEO of DFDS
Niels Smedegaard has decided to step down as CEO of DFDS at the end of April. Torben Carlsen, who has been the company’s CFO since 2009, will become the new CEO. Niels Smedegaard has been CEO...Read more
Brexit may prove very painful for ro/ro terminals in Zeebrugge
In the case of a hard Brexit, the export of cars from the port of Zeebrugge will drop by 30%. Buyers will also pay substantially more for their vehicles due to a significant increase in...Read more