MPP spot market falls short of expectations
Toepfer Transport ReportWhile shippers and carriers keep talking of upcoming demand the activity levels remain subdued, leaving even the experienced analysts at a loss for words, shrugging their shoulders. Both shippers and carriers keep reporting upcoming demand,...Read more
Raymond van Eijk joins Onego Shipping & Chartering
In the dynamic and ever-evolving world of shipping and maritime logistics, Onego Shipping & Chartering have been able to bring a seasoned professional on board. Marking a new step in his own career, Raymond van...Read more
Hapag-Lloyd goes on about its business, HHLA offer not interesting
German shipping and container transport giant, Hapag-Lloyd has decided to pool its infrastructure holdings in a single entity based in Rotterdam, Hapag-Lloyd Terminal Holding. It is well in line with the comments made by the...Read more
Up to 40 pct of global carbon-neutral fuels production in 2030 needed by shipping
DecarbonisationOn its path to decarbonisation, the shipping industry is looking at a major share of the future production capacity of carbon-neutral fuels. According to the latest Maritime Forecast to 2050 issued by the DNV, shipping...Read more
Can data crunching eliminate 16-hour wait time for breakbulk ships?
“The best fuel for the environment is the fuel that isn’t burned,” says Nicolas Maes, Head of Product & IT, at Royal Dirkzwager, a company that has been the eyes and ears of the maritime...Read more
Fast Transit Logistics Sri Lanka moves 21 metre silos
Fast Transit Logistics Sri Lanka moved cargo including two silos measuring just over 21 metres, and weighing 5,2 tonnes each, from Belgium to Colombo, Sri Lanka. Hoppers and accessories were also transported.Read more
7 Worldwide Logistics ships industrial equipment from Germany to Iraq
7 Worldwide Logistics’ (7WL) team in Bremen transported 10 Units of Secondary Quench Exchanger, some spare parts, and lifting devices, on behalf of a producer of Heat Exchangers, in the oil and gas sector. The...Read more
Louis Dreyfus Armateurs gets Airbus A220 components transport deal
Louis Dreyfus Armateurs Group has been tagged by Airbus to transport A220 components from the production plant in Shenyang, China to the final assembly plant in Mirabel, Canada. Leaning on its experience in transporting A380,...Read more
Charter rates rise above 10,000 dollars
ShippingThe charter rates continue their upward trend and have now broken through the 10,000 dollar barrier. While the rates are up 61% year-on-year, shipping broker Toepfer Transport says the current levels do not represent record...Read more
Roll Group to monitor all its vessels’ performance with Digital Twin
PRESS RELEASE – We4Sea and Inmarsat have secured the fleet-wide uptake of We4Sea’s web-based vessel performance monitoring service with the Roll Group. The heavy-lift shipowner placed the order after having trialled the cloud-based ship performance...Read more
AAL improves safety and efficiency with performance control room
ShippingAAL Shipping (AAL) is improving its safety and operational standards to meet the latest 2020 IMO Intact Stability Code standards, which currently are only mandatory for new vessels. “Nevertheless, we decided to harmonize these new...Read more
Drewry and Freightender team up to provide new procurement solution
ShippingPRESS RELEASE – Shipping consultant Drewry has partnered with Freightender to combine Drewry’s combining ocean freight cost benchmarking and procurement support services with Freightender’s cloud-based procurement technology platform.Read more
Nils Aden joins Harren & Partner Group
ShippingPRESS RELEASE – German shipping and logistics group Harren & Partner is strengthening its management team with Nils Aden joining the group as Managing Director on 1 May 2021.Read more
AAL ships 53-metre barge from China to Tahiti
PRESS RELEASE – AAL Shipping has demonstrated the lifting and cargo intake capability of its mega-size A-Class fleet with the transport of a heavy lift barge from Taicang, China, to Papeete, Tahiti. The barge weighed-in...Read more
Norwegian Maritime Authority releases photos showing damage Eemslift Hendrika
The Norwegian Maritime Authority has visited the Eemslift Hendrika in Ålesund and published pictures of the damage on board. The ship got into difficulties due to shifting cargo on Monday 5 April, which caused it...Read more
Jumbo Shipping and SAL Heavy Lift joint venture becomes reality
Jumbo Shipping, the Dutch maritime heavy lift transport and engineering contractor, and SAL Heavy Lift, the German breakbulk and project cargo specialist, are commencing operations with their joint venture. The Jumbo-SAL-Alliance combines both fleets and...Read more
IMO: “Crew change crisis is far from over”
Crew changeThe crew change crisis caused by Covid-19 restrictions continues to cause challenges, despite some improvement in the numbers, the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization has warned. Currently, some 200,000 seafarers are waiting to be...Read more
DHL is delivering 676 coaches from Hungary to Egypt
Project logisticsDHL Industrial Projects is supporting Dunakeszi Járműjavító Kft with the transport of the largest order of rolling stock in the history of Hungary. A total of 676 coaches are being transferred from the production site...Read more