EU looking into establishing a Somali coast guard 
During a recent press conference, Etienne de Poncins, head of the EU’s regional maritime capacity-building mission EUCAP Nestor, mentioned the possibility of a Somali coast guard. As there is currently no coast guard in that country at all but only the Puntland maritime police... mehr
ECSA endorses new status of regular shipping services
The European Shipowners' Association has welcomed the fact that EU member states recently endorsed the Commission's proposal to grant further customs facilitations to shipping companies operating ships with the regular shipping service status. Union goods carried onboard... mehr
Ocean carriers have coped pretty well says Drewry
Drewry Maritime’s latest annual Container Market Annual Review and Forecast 2013/14 highlights that while there is a good deal of excessive market behaviour resulting in weak freight rates, ocean carriers have coped pretty well with deployment of tonnage in the main east-west... mehr
Scandinavian Shipping & Logistics AB and Neptumar AB merge
Scandinavian Shipping & Logistics AB, owned by the Swedish transport group Greencarrier AB, has merged with Neptumar AB, which belongs to the German transport group Menzell & Döhle. The new company will operate under the name of Scandinavian Shipping & Logistics AB... mehr
MSC boosts capacity on transpacific service
The Swiss carrier MSC has boosted its capacity for the Pearl River Express transpacific service, which the company runs jointly with the French line CMA CGM. Each liner company provides three vessels. MSC has now replaced its three 11,600 and 13,000 teu ships with three 14,000... mehr
«Disziplin ist unsere zentrale Strategie» 
Die singapurische Reederei Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) betreibt ihr Containergeschäft durch die Tochtergesellschaft American President Lines (APL). Kenneth Glenn, President von APL, erklärt ITJ-Redaktorin Antje Veregge, welche Strategie das Unternehmen verfolgt, um dem rauen... mehr
Three bidders for Chennai's new container terminal
The terminal operators DP World, PSA International and Adani Group have bid for the public-private partnership contract to run the new container terminal in the Indian port of Chennai. The terminal will boast an annual capacity of an estimated 800,000 teu. The cost of the... mehr
Legal issues, piracy and sanctions top shipowners' list of...
Legal and contractual issues, piracy and crime, and international sanctions are the most important areas of concern to merchant shipowners, as the UK P&I Club's latest member survey has revealed. Close behind are crewing and personnel, insurance regulation, loss... mehr
Portopia becomes reality
The Portopia project has started under the coordination of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Free University Belgium) and twelve academic and industrial partners from nine European countries. The scheme aims at creating an integrated knowledge base and a port performance... mehr
CMA CGM introduces new Egypt-Black Sea feeder
The French carrier CMA CGM has re-introduced its seasonal container line service between Port Said and Damietta (both Egypt) to Greece, Turkey and the Black Sea. The FAS Marmara feeder service comes with start of the perishables season in Egypt. The new service has replaced the... mehr