This is how Wallenius Wilhelmsen mothballs vessels
Wallenius 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
CLdN starts direct service between UK and Spain
CLdN has started a new pure ro/ro service between the UK, Ireland and Spain to keep cargo moving amidst the corona crisis. With all cargoes being moved unaccompanied by truck drivers or passengers, the service...Read more
Firemen injured following explosion on car carrier Höegh Xiamen
Fire fighting operations on board of the ro/ro carrier Höegh Xiamen are still ongoing following a fire outbreak in the port of Jacksonville, USA on June 4th. The 21 crew members of the vessel were...Read more
Wagenborg opens new office in Terneuzen
PRESS RELEASE – Wagenborg has opened a new office in Terneuzen to expand its services in the Netherlands and Belgium. Specifically, the office will support the company’s ro/ro liner service to and from the Baltic...Read more
Port of Felixstowe Upgrades Ro/Ro Facilities
PRESS RELEASE – In her first port visit of 2020, Maritime Minister Nusrat Ghani MP has inspected the site of work to upgrade Roll-on/Roll-off facilities at Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe. The works will allow the...Read more
Breakbulk volumes in Antwerp take massive hit
Conventional breakbulk volume in Antwerp has taken a massive beating in 2019, dropping 18% year-on-year. Port of Antwerp describes the decrease as “a consequence of the turbulence in the world”, pointing at the ongoing trade...Read more
Port of Esbjerg’s new multipurpose terminal open for business
Port of Esbjerg’s new multipurpose terminal has opened its doors last week. With the new facility, the port wants to accommodate the growth of its ro/ro and project cargo volumes. Car carrier City of St.Petersburg...Read more
Höegh Autoliners ships six 32-tonne breakbulk units
Höegh Autoliners has shipped six large multimedia filters for an offshore project on modified trailers. Four units were shipped on a double-wide concept, while the other two units were placed on a trailer with beams...Read more
Yet another Grimaldi ship caught fire
Another Grimaldi-operated ro/ro vessel has caught fire. On November 21, a fire broke out in the engine room of the 1997-built Eurocargo Trieste just after it had left the port of Livorno. None of the crew...Read more
WW invests in crane to speed up project cargo operations
PRESS RELEASE – Wallenius Wilhelmsen has invested in a new mobile crane for its terminal in Zeebrugge. This means breakbulk customers will soon no longer need to rely on the availability of hired cranes, speeding...Read more
Ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge restart merger negotiations
The ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge have restarted merger negotiations. Previous talks stranded in April as Antwerp wanted all mandates and boards to be divided proportionally, which would mean Zeebrugge would hardly have a say...Read moreAntwerp’s breakbulk volume severely hit by trade war
The trade war and economic slowdown have negatively impacted breakbulk volumes in Antwerp. Overall breakbulk volumes including ro/ro dropped by 9% in the first nine months of this year. The throughput of conventional breakbulk, which...Read more
Golden Ray to be dismantled in place
The capsized car carrier Golden Ray will be dismantled in place as safely righting and refloating the vessel is not possible anymore, according to the Unified Command responsible for the salvage operation. “Maritime experts engaged in...Read more
CLdN grows fleet by 70% with six more vessels yet to come
PRESS RELEASE – With the arrival of the MV Hermine (5400 lane meter), CLdN has welcomed the sixth new vessel since the new build strategy was announced in 2016, with a target to introduce twelve new...Read more
UECC orders third battery hybrid LNG car carrier
PRESS RELEASE – Close on the heels of their call for two new battery hybrid LNG Pure Car & Truck Carriers (PCTC), UECC has confirmed an option with China Ship Building Trading and Jiangnan Shipyard...Read more
Project carriers face increased competition from ro/ro companies
The project cargo industry faces increased competition from car carriers as the sector struggles with slow growth rates and political uncertainty in the car business. Companies like Wallenius Wilhelmsen are working hard to expand their...Read more
NYK conducts world’s first Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships trial
PRESS RELEASE – NYK has conducted the world’s first Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) trial as the company begins tests to realize its target of manned autonomous ships for safer operations and a reduction in...Read more
NYK completes first carbon-neutral voyage
NYK is the first Japanese shipping company to complete a carbon-neutral voyage by offsetting the emitted 5,000 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) with the purchase of carbon credits. The shipping giant will now offer its...Read more