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
Ro/roCLdN 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
Ro/roFire 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
Ro/roPRESS 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
Ro/roPRESS 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
BreakbulkConventional 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
Ports & TerminalsPort 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 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
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
Ro/roPRESS 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 & TerminalsThe 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 more
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
Ro/ro shippingThe 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
Ro/roPRESS 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
Ro/ro shippingPRESS 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
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
Autonomous shipsPRESS 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
Green shippingNYK 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
Starting November 2019, Wallenius SOL will include the in Finland in its regular liner service between the Baltic Sea and Belgium. The service expansion is made by possible through a long-term co-operation with technology company...Read more
Turkish terminal operator Yilport has entered the Italian market by opening its first facility in the country, a multipurpose terminal in the Port of Taranto.
Yilport signed a concession agreement with Port of Taranto on 20...Read more