Shipping companies CLdN and Transfennica have formed a strategic partnership to connect their services in Zeebrugge, Belgium, providing customers with broader access across Northern and…
Shortsea shipping expert, Fast Lines Belgium, has joined forces with Seafar to support Captains of MV Fast Sim. The primary objective of the collaboration is…
Norwest Ship Management has expanded its fleet with two multipurpose (MPP) vessels following a purchase agreement with Smyril Line. The vessels, named MV Hvitanes and…
Global logistics company Samskip has launched a new dedicated shortsea service connecting Rotterdam, Oslofjord and the UK. The company said the new service follows the…
Stainless steel major Outokumpu is bolstering its cooperation with Finnish shipping company Langh Ship to reduce carbon emissions from its shortsea liner operations.
The European shortsea sector welcomed 2024 with open arms as the first month of the year brought enough cargo at reasonable freight rates.Â
Despite facing multiple challenges, the European shortsea sector has come out the other end of 2023 with a “satisfying after all” mark from the Hamburg-based…
Activity seems to be returning to the shortsea market, as reflected in the Toepfer Transport’s Shortsea Index which has been growing for the past couple…
Demand for reliable shortsea service in the Baltic Sea region has prompted Samskip to launch a new service connecting Latvia and Finland with the United…
Fast Lines Belgium have made their first purchase at Damen Shipyards, signing a contract for the delivery of two Damen Combi Freighter 3850s. The order…
Although September lived up to the expectations, it seems that it is still not enough to warrant the full return of optimism in the shortsea…
Skarv Shipping Solutions, a joint venture by Peak Group and Grieg Edge, has placed an order for up to eight 7,000 dwt, low-carbon multipurpose (MPP)…
In a somewhat similar fashion to the MPP sector, the shortsea shipowners are looking forward to a better negotiating position going forward. Toepfer Transport’s Shortsea…
European shortsea operators are experiencing the full brunt of the summer season as activity as well as cargo volumes drop. It is the second month…
European shortsea operators are seeing more open tonnage and less available cargo as the summer season comes in quick. The lull is reflected in the…
The construction of an innovative general cargo vessel designed by the Groningen-based ship design and engineering office, Conoship, is progressing at the Gelibolu Shipyards in…
The family-run medium-sized shipping company HS Schiffahrts has seen the first steel for its 7,000 dwt multipurpose vessels cut at the Cochin Shipyard (CSL), India.
After three months of rising earning, the European shortsea fleet has now had two months of decline on the trot, according to the latest monthly…
The European shortsea fleet earnings have continued to bounce back, rising again for the third month in a row, according to the latest monthly report…
After the European shortsea fleet earnings broke the downwards trajectory in the past month, the latest monthly report by Toepfer Transport shows another uptick.Â