K Line remains a Dow Jones Index component 
The Japanese shipping group K Line has been selected again as an Asia Pacific index component of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI), one of the global indices on socially responsible investment (SRI). The carrier has been selected for eight consecutive years since 2011.... mehr
Corpus Christi resumes ops after Invest 95L
The Texan port of Corpus Christi has returned to normal operations following the development of Invest 95L, a potential tropical storm, but remains in hurricane condition 5 – seasonal alert, which lasts from 1 June until 30 November every year. As part of this status,... mehr
Port of Antwerp awarding new concessions
MOL Chemical Tankers, a Mitsui O.S.K. Lines subsidiary, and the Sea-invest Group are to build a new tank farm in the port of Antwerp. The two partners have founded a joint venture (JV) named Sea-Mol that will invest some EUR 300 – 400 million in the project. The tank farm... mehr
Teesport: new hub for Scandinavian imports
Already operating at the port of Tilbury in southern England, Seacon (SG), part of the Seacon group of companies, has decided to use Teesport as its logistics hub in northern England. Seacon, a UK port-based terminal operator, freight forwarder and one of the country’s... mehr
Enhancement for Grimaldi's GG5G vessels
Grimaldi’s green 5th generation (GG5G) vessels will be enhanced by the products of Silverstream Technologies, a provider of air lubrication technology. The technology, which produces a thin layer of micro-bubbles for the flat bottom of the vessel, will be installed on twelve... mehr
Port of Antwerp extends tender deadline
Potential investors have six months more time to fine tune their projects for the Churchill industrial zone, an approximately 88 ha site with multimodal access next to the Churchill dock in the port of Antwerp. The Antwerp port authority issued an international request for... mehr
Sunny August for port of Los Angeles
The port of Los Angeles handled almost 827,000 teu in August 2018, 2.5% less than in 8M/2017. However August 2017 was the Californian port’s busiest August to date and August 2018 turned out to be the second-strongest August in the port’s history and its sixth busiest month... mehr
Port of Long Beach nets USD 50 million grant
The Californian port of Long Beach has received preliminary approval for a USD 50 million grant from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for the demonstration of a near-zero and zero-emissions supply chain. CARB has preliminarily awarded the grant for the sustainable... mehr
Canadian port surveys local population
Canada: Trois-Rivières port authority (TRPA) has mandated the firm Cible Recherche to conduct a survey among the population of Trois-Rivières. In recent years, there has been a significant development in the port’s activities as well as an increase of its presence in the... mehr
Another step forward on digital trail at DP World Antwerp
The software company BT has installed a wireless backbone network on behalf of DP World Antwerp Gateway in Belgium. The solution is a part of DP World’s digital transformation of the terminal, which handles about 3,000 trucks per day and almost 950 ships per annum. The... mehr