Duisport holds its course in difficult conditions 
Despite a cooling economic climate, the duisport group reported a turnover of EUR 278.6 million in FY 2018, up 11.6% or EUR 28.9 million compared to the EUR 249.7 million generated in 2017. The operative result (ebitda) grew by 4.9% (from EUR 40.5 to EUR 42.5 million). Total... plus
Singapour a des vues sur Gdansk 
PSA International participe à l’achat du plus grand terminal à conteneurs polonais. Celui-ci joue un rôle clé comme gateway pour le pays et le centre de l’Europe de l’Est. plus
RMI: 15 years of qualship 21 certification
The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) has been recognised on the US coast guard's qualship 21 roster for 2019-2020. The USCG programme rewards vessels for commitment to safety and quality when calling at ports in the United States. Only flag states which maintain a port... plus
Svitzer for Suez
The towage operator Svitzer recently inked a ten-year agreement with the Egyptian port of Suez. The company will provide two newly built 70T ASD tugs for supporting the operations in Port Said and the Suez Canal. Svitzer has been operating in Egypt since 2005 for Egyptian... plus
Cosco also goes for Anfield
The Big Five are in the game: Five global shipping lines are all now calling at Liverpool following confirmation that Chinese giant Cosco Shipping is to ship via the port. The carrier will take slots on an existing Canadian service via Montreal with OOCL. It joins MSC,... plus
More barges to/from North Brabant
The port of Rotterdam Authority, the Multimodal Coordination Foundation and Brabant Advice Centre (MCA Brabant) have just signed a partnership agreement. The objective of the partnership is to increase container transport volumes on inland waterways between Rotterdam and North... plus
UAL feels the wind beneath its wings
Against the backdrop of the oil & gas industry’s recuperation, the carrier Universal Africa Lines (UAL) recently witnessed a special event – three of its vessels, the “UAL Cologne, UAL Houston and the Lieke” were in the port of Antwerp (Belgium) at the same time. UAL,... plus
New equipment for MICT in the Philippines
Four new hybrid rubber-tyred gantries (RTG) have been acquired by the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT), the flagship of International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI). The new RTGs, manufactured by the Japanese company Mitsui Engineering &... plus
Casablanca est bien doté
L’Agence Nationale des Ports du Maroc (ANP) lance un grand programme d’investissement dans la modernisation des ports. Casablanca en profitera tout particulièrement. Le port de la plus grande ville marocaine compte construire un nouveau chantier naval et améliorer les... plus
Carlyle to build terminal at Port of Corpus Christi
The port of Corpus Christi Commission has approved a 50 year lease agreement with Lone Star Ports, a joint venture between the Carlyle Group and the Berry Group. The pact pertains to approximately 800 sqkm on Harbor Island to develop a new petroleum export terminal. The... plus