Port of Casablanca shows resilience 
Morocco's port of Casablanca has reported its throughput figures for April 2020, the first month under Covid-19 anti-pandemic conditions. Total traffic recorded at the end of the month was at almost 10.5 million t, a surge of 6% compared to the same period in 2019. Imports... mehr
Fostering e-bills of lading globally
The Digital Container Shipping Association (Dcsa), in which most of the major carriers seek to standardise their digital activities, has put forward that the current pandemic forges the need to digitise the bill of lading (B/L) in shipping as well. André Simha, global chief... mehr
Gothenburg resilient against the trend
The Swedish Port of Gothenburg has reported its figures for Q1/2020. Container throughput showed an upswing of 8%, from 188,000 teu to 203,000, while the port authority underlined that "there have been no cancelled calls, and none are planned." The handling of... mehr
Container capacity in Koper to grow
The company Kolektor has won the contract for the extension of the container terminal in Koper. With its partners Grafist and Adriaing, it intends to start construction work in the summer. The extension of the Pier I involves the building of additional 98.5 m of quayside and... mehr
Antwerp is on the brink
Throughput in the first quarter of 2020 compensated the decline in April. The Port of Antwerp's total cargo traffic increased by 0.4% in the first four months of this year compared to the same period in 2019. Container flows show an annual growth of 6.1% in teu, yet consequences... mehr
Trotz Corona in der Gewinnzone 
Das Finanzjahr 2019 hat die japanische Containerreederei mit einem Plus abgeschlossen. Das Jahr zuvor beendete sie noch mit einem Verlust. mehr
Rocktree looks back on 2019 with joy
The Singapore-based waterborne logistics company Rocktree has reported handling 28 million t of cargo during 2019 - a record in volumes. Last year saw its newly established subsidiary company Rocktree Consulting awarded its first contracts, while its joint venture company... mehr
MOL's new units with dual-fuel engine
At Mitsubishi’s Shimonoseki shipyard in Japan, the first two LNG-fuelled ferries will be built by Ferry Sunflower, a subsidiary of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL). This newbuild project has been adopted for Japan’s energy conservation rating system for coastal ships, a... mehr
New equipment for port of Wismar
The German port of Wismar on the Baltic Sea is enhancing its equipment with six heavy-duty terminal tractors. The provider is Cargotec, with delivery of the machines scheduled for the early part of Q4/2020. Wismar seaport on Germany’s northern coast handles a wide variety of... mehr
Long Beach feels pandemic impact in April
The waves of the measures against the Covid-19 pandemic continued to hit the US West Coast port of Long Beach in April. The port posted a throughput of almost 520,000 teu, down 17.3% from April 2019, which remains the port’s busiest April on record. While imports decreased... mehr