MacAndrews offers new service from Teesport 
The feeder operator MacAndrews, part of the French container shipping line CMA CGM, has introduced a new weekly multimodal logistics service into the UK's Teesport, run by PD Ports. This new weekly service connects Teesport with Iberia, Sweden and Poland. MacAndrews has... more
Massive boost for Rotterdam LNG hub
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has been granted two European subsidy applications relating to liquid natural gas (LNG9 The European Union supports the development of a Rotterdam LNG hub through a subsidy of EUR 40 million for LNG infrastructure for the Rhine-Main-Danube area... more
CaroTrans expands transpacific services
CaroTrans, a global NVOCC (non-vessel operating common carrier) and ocean freight consolidator, has announced a direct Los Angeles (USA) to Suva (Fiji) LCL export service with a twelve day transit, which is said to be the fastest in the market. This transit has been reduced... more
EC to maintain maritime state aid guidelines
The European Commission (EC) has decided to retain the current form of the guidelines relating to state aid to maritime transport, which include EU tonnage tax regimes. The decision follows an EC review of the guidelines and has been formally communicated to the European... more
German ports handle less cargo
According to the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) the country's volume of maritime freight declined by 2.6% in H1/2013 year-on-year. German seaports handled nearly 148 million t, down from almost 152 million t in H1/2012. In relative terms, intra-German... more
Eurogate said to be bidding for two new ports in Israel
According to Israeli newspapers, the German port operator Eurogate intends to bid to run two newly built and privately operated Israeli ports in the Mediterranean cities of Haifa and Ashdod. The Israeli government wants to construct privately owned ports, claiming that they... more
Four new super post-panamax cranes arrive in Miami
In preparation for the opening of the expanded Panama Canal in 2015, the port of Miami FL (USA) has taken delivery of four new super post-panamax cranes to handle the new generation of super-sized container cargo vessels that will begin passing through the canal in less than two... more
GSF questions Brussels on P3 global alliance
The Global Shippers’ Forum (GSF) has officially raised its concerns over the proposed P3 global alliance between Maersk Line, CMA-CGM and the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) by submitting detailed questions to the European Commission Competition Directorate in... more
Brokers quit container futures market
According to the British analyst Alphaliner, poor demand for container freight derivatives forced the closure of Clarksons' container swap desk at the end of September because the market failed to gain any traction with key participants. Clarksons, an international ship... more
PDS launches new intra-Pacific islands service
Pacific Direct Line (PDL), an affiliate of Singapore's Pacific International Line (PIL), will increase the coverage of Fiji and the Gilbert Islands by launching a new service. The new loop, offering one departure every 18-19 days, is to link Suwa, Tarawa and Majuro and Honiara... more