Crew survey applauds 'Welcome' Wi-Fi 
Elcome International’s 'Welcome Maritime Wi-Fi' has marked one year of service with strong results from a global crew survey. According to the company seafarers reported high satisfaction, with 44% awarding a perfect score for internet speed and 88% rating video call quality... more
HHLA reports strong H1 growth
HHLA recorded strong growth in the first half of 2025, despite economic headwinds and geopolitical tension. Group revenues rose by 16.3% year-on-year, to EUR 885 million, while ebit increased by24.5% to EUR 79.4 million. Container throughput climbed by 7.9% to 3.17 million... more
Arkas bunkers biofuel in Istanbul
Arkas Bunker has completed two ‘Bio24F’ bunkering operations in Istanbul, supplying a total of 685 t of sustainable biofuel and advancing its low-emission maritime goals. On 26 July 500 t of ‘Bio24F’ fuel (with 0.1% sulphur) was delivered to the vessel ‘Carlos Fischer’,... more
Advancing further with ‘Avance’
Crowley’s fourth ‘Avance’ class vessel, the ‘Torogoz’, has entered commercial service, sailing from Port Everglades FL (USA) to Central America. Its capacity to carry 1,400 teu, including 300 refrigerated units, makes the LNG-powered ship well-designed for frequent,... more
PCTC to boost East Asia–Northern Europe service
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the "Grande Tianjin", the first of seven pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) ordered from Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding. The 9,241 ceu vessel, ammonia-ready and equipped for shore power, will enter service in mid-August on... more
Solarport to build PV plants in Duisburg
Solarport Duisburg, a joint venture between Duisport and the public utility Stadtwerke Duisburg, is building two large photovoltaic systems in Duisburg (Germany). The 1.65 MW installation on Mercator Island will be on a new logistics hall, scheduled for completion next... more
Electric freight ferry to debut on Fehmarnbelt route
Scandlines’ new all-electric freight ferry has completed its second sea trial in the Sea of Marmara (Turkey) and will soon begin its voyage to the Fehmarnbelt between Germany and Denmark. Set to enter service on the Puttgarden–Rødby route in late 2025, the vessel will offer zero... more
Callao’s record year
DP World’s terminal at the port of Callao (Peru) has reported a 19% rise in container throughput following the expansion of its Bicentennial Pier. The terminal handled a record 1.96 million teu in 2024, with total capacity now approaching 3 million teu. The upgraded facility can... more
Terminal digitalises yard dispatch
Florida International Terminal (FIT) has expanded its use of Tideworks Technology’s Mainsail TOS by deploying the traffic control aiming to improve safety and yard performance. The system digitally coordinates container moves and equipment dispatch, replacing manual processes... more
Scalable, mobile, rapidly deployable 
Meeting the energy needs of today and tomorrow. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (Mol) and Kinetics have signed an mou to launch the world’s first integrated floating data centre platform, powered by mobile and renewable energy and offering scalable digital infrastructure from a retrofitted... more