ZIM's new dedicated e-commerce product 
The Haifa (Israel)-based shipping company ZIM launches a new service from South China to Los Angeles US West Coast. The name of the new product speaks for itself: ZIM eCommerce Xpress (ZEX). It will deploy five sprinter vessels and is designed to support time-sensitive cargo... more
Carrier reliability better than expected
In its latest global liner performance (GLP) report, the Copenhagen (Denmark)-based maritime consultancy Sea-Intelligence lists the reliability figures of worldwide shipping for the month of April. According to this analysis, global schedule reliability declined marginally... more
Transatlantic service to start from Cork
The Penn Terminal in Pennsylvania and the port of Wilmington in North Carolina will be the destinations of the new service to be launched from the Port of Cork by the Independent container Line (ICL). Ireland's first direct container service to the USA for decades will start... more
New link between the Netherlands and Russia
On 4 June 2020, the Danish feeder and short sea operator Unifeeder will launch a weekly service between the Netherlands and Russia, connecting the RST South terminal in Rotterdam and FCT & Seafishport terminals in St. Petersburg. Lead time will be six days and Rotterdam... more
Perils for crews and idle fleets
The coronavirus pandemic has left a lot of ships lying idle, which has created a number of new challenges, as a new publication of the Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (Agcs) shows. The difficulties include delays in servicing and inspections and a shortage of... more
Maiden call in Stockholm Norvik
The first container ship has called at Sweden’s most recent freight port, Stockholm Norvik Port. The unifeeder vessel "SCA Tunadal" claims the port’s maiden container ship call. The container terminal is run by Hutchison Ports, one of the major container terminal... more
Cutting emissions in Valencia
Captain Nemo reaches for Valencia: The Fundación Valenciaport participates in the Nemo project, which aims to improve air quality and reduce the impact of noise in cities in the European Union. It involves eighteen partners from eleven countries and has a budget of around EUR... more
ZIM sailing into the black?
The Haifa (Israel)-headquartered shipping company ZIM has reported its Q1/2020 results. All major indicators improved in comparison to the same period in 2019, yet a net loss of USD 11.9 million compared to USD 24.3 million in Q1/2019 resulted at the of the quarter. While... more
Change of systems in the port of Bordeaux
The French port company Bordeaux Informatique Portuaire + (BIP +), a subsidiary of Union Maritime et Portuaire de Bordeaux, has chosen Ci5, a product of Marseille Gyptis International (MGI), to manage the port's digital flow of goods. Ci5 will succeed the former cargo... more
Biggest megaship carries more than 19,600 boxes
On its maiden voyage from Asia to Europe, the hitherto biggest ultra large container vessel "HMM" Algeciras carries 19,621 teu, which is a record load. The total capacity of the ship is higher, though. At maximum capacity, the ship can carry slightly more teu than its... more