Next-gen vessel sets course for ammonia power 
The Grimaldi Group, headquartered in Naples (Italy), has officially named the Grande Shanghai, its first next-generation pure car and truck carrier (PCTC), during a ceremony at China Merchants Heavy Industries in Haimen (Jiangsu, China). Designed in collaboration with Knud E.... plus
SC Ports rail volumes rise
South Carolina Ports closed fiscal year 2025 with growth, handling 2.6 million teu – up 3% year-on-year – and a record number of rail moves as it reported. Inland Port Greer set a new milestone with 205,523 rail moves, nearly 10% above the previous year. Inland Port Dillon... plus
Un géant tourné vers l’avenir 
Baptême du ‘Blue Marlin’. La HGK et Salzgitter AG ont récemment baptisé à Hambourg leur nouveau bateau fluvial ‘Blue Marlin’. Il dispose de panneaux solaires, d’un système de télépilotage et peut affronter les faibles niveaux d’eau. plus
PSAA joins Zepa for cleaner ports
PSA Antwerp (PSAA) has joined the ‘Zero Emission Port Alliance’ (Zepa), a global initiative aiming to accelerate the deployment of battery-electric port equipment. The move is in line with the PSA Group’s climate goals to cut carbon emissions by 50% by 2030 and reach net-zero... plus
Inland shipping proposals for German national climate...
Germany’s federal ministry for digital matters and transport has received the final report of an ‘Expert Forum for Climate-Friendly Mobility and Infrastructure’, developed with the participation of Germany’s Bundesverband der Deutschen Binnenschifffahrt (inland waterway... plus
Anemoi and Lloyd’s Register push for wind standards
Anemoi Marine Technologies and Lloyd’s Register Advisory have released a paper introducing a simplified and accurate method for verifying the performance of wind-assisted propulsion systems (Waps). The on-off testing approach analyses ship data under regular conditions with the... plus
EmissionLink urges action to avoid ‘decarbonisation déjà vu’
EmissionLink has warned that shipowners risk “paying twice” as overlapping climate regulations create confusion and cost. While the IMO’s net-zero targets are set for 2027, the EU’s FuelEU Maritime rules are already in force, leading to concerns about duplicated reporting and... plus
Tri-partnership for autonomous rail pilot in India
DP World, the Deendayal Port Authority (DPA) and Nevomo have signed a mou to explore autonomous freight transport by magnetic railway lines in India. The agreement covers a 750 m long pilot line in the port of Deendayal in Kandla (Gujerat, India) and will make use of Nevomo’s... plus
Port of Bilbao expanding ecosystem monitoring
The Bilbao Port Authority and the University of the Basque Country have renewed their collaboration to continue biomonitoring the port ecosystem. A new four-year agreement, worth EUR 785,000, includes phytoplankton surveillance for the first time, adding to existing studies of... plus
Trailer Bridge executes military contract
Trailer Bridge has successfully completed its first mission under a ‘USTransCom Ports’ contract, providing the US army with stevedoring and port operations in Narvik (Norway). The operation supported the redeployment of US military cargo from Nato exercises. As a prime... plus