Port of Virginia pushing intermodal in depth 
The port of Virginia was the first US port to accept megaships from China in 2016, after they passed through the newly-widened Panama Canal. As the country's competing ports have since caught up, the commercial channels in the port of Virginia’s inner harbour and the... plus
Mixed bag of results for European ports in 2018
Last year, the EU’s 15 most important container handling ports grew by 4.8% in teu terms (2017: 4.6% after 2% in 2016). Among the top 15 ports, Gdansk recorded the highest increase (+23.3%), followed by Piraeus (20.9%) and Barcelona (15.3%).The teu throughput remained solid in... plus
À peine +4% en 2019 
Même si 2019 est seulement âgée de deux mois, la société conseil Drewry se penche déjà intensément sur la marche des affaires jusqu’à la fin de l’année. plus
New tool for ship management at Lisbon and Setubal
The Finnish company Wärtsilä has completed the installation of a digital tool called vessel traffic service (VTS) for the management of ship traffic in the ports of Lisbon and Setubal (Portugal). It has also trained the personnel for the operation of this system, which will... plus
Four cranes for two of Yilport's Latin American terminals
Yilport Holding, headquartered in Turkey, now number twelve in the ranking of global container terminal and port operators, recently ordered four mobile harbour cranes for two terminals in Latin America. Two of the cranes will be deployed in Puerto Quetzal (Guatemala) as... plus
Big Four for biofuel
It is an unusual coalition: Ikea Transport & Logistics Services, CMA CGM, the Good Shipping Program and the Port of Rotterdam will cooperate in an innovative partnership to test and scale the use of sustainable marine bio-fuel oil. The test will start with a trial bunkering... plus
First maritime LNG terminal in Chennai in service
Alternative fuels are finding favour in India: GAC recently handled the first tanker that berthed at the newly constructed liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Kamarajar Port, Ennore, in Chennai (India). The Marshall Islands-flagged LNG carrier "Golar Snow" was... plus
European shipowners fix five-year-priorities
The European Community Shipowners’ Associations (Ecsa) recently made public its strategic priorities for the EU shipping policy, which will guide the association’s activities vis-à-vis international and European regulators for the next five years. The goals were fixed at an... plus
MSC gets firmer grip on logistics
MSC, the world's second largest liner shipping company, is turning its eyes towards freight forwarding and logistics. The Geneva (Switzerland)-based carrier is acquiring a stake in the enterprise Atlantic Forwarding. Switzerland’s cartel authority registered MSC’s purchase... plus
Marseille Fos investing in blockchain technology
The Marseille Fos port authority is investing in a blockchain technology pilot scheme that aims to demonstrate enhanced freight logistics on the Mediterranean-Rhone-Saone (MeRS) axis in France. The pilot project was launched at a seminar hosted by the French port. Due to go... plus