Arkas orders eco-vessels 
Arkas, a leading Turkish container shipping line, is scaling up its liner fleet to 59 vessels by 2028, reinforcing its strategic role in regional and intercontinental trade. The company has ordered ten next-generation containerships — six 4,300 teu and four 3,100 teu units —... more
Emissions guideline for car carriers
Six leading ro-ro operators and the Japanese ship classification society ClassNK have launched the first industry-wide guidelines to calculate GHG emissions intensity in ro-ro shipping. The guidelines, developed with the Smart Freight Centre, enable accurate scope 3 emissions... more
Strengthening port infrastructure and international trade
Ports of Indiana hosted a high-level trade mission from the port of Antwerp-Bruges recently to expand economic ties and explore new container routes between Europe and the US Midwest. The visit builds on a 2024 memorandum of understanding and targets sectors such as advanced... more
CMT warns of compliance risks after Marpol sampling update
CM Technologies (CMT) is urging shipowners to upgrade their sampling practices following new IMO rules under Marpol annex VI and SOLAS II-2. The revised guidelines require a 50% increase in sample volume – now 600 ml – and stricter handling, sealing and documentation... more
Port Everglades signs lease with MSC terminal
Port Everglades has signed a ten-year lease and operating agreement with Everglades Company Terminal (ECT), a subsidiary of MSC, securing its presence on a 39-acre site in the Southport cargo area of Fort Lauderdale through to 2034, with options to extend by ten more... more
Two ports, one aim 
New sub-concessions for the inland ports of Arles and Lyon combine public and private forces to strengthen the Rhône-Saône corridor. Their focus, presented at Sitl in Paris, is on sustainability, intermodality and the ability to compete. more
Finnlines - a blue ship for a 'Green Lane'
Finnlines has introduced its 'Green Lane’ service, offering low-carbon sea transportation through the use of biofuels or electricity. Fully-electric shipments are now available on the Naantali–Kapellskär route, using the hybrid ro-pax vessels... more
Protect whales without shutting down Gulf oil industry
The US National Marine Fisheries Service has issued a revised biological opinion on offshore oil and gas activities in the Gulf of Mexico, narrowly avoiding a potential industry shutdown. The update introduces new protections for the critically endangered Rice’s whale, including... more
Monthly record before expected drop in Long Beach
The port of Long Beach handled 867,493 teu in April, marking its busiest April ever and a 15.6% year-on-year increase. Imports rose by 15.1% to 419,828 teu, while exports declined by 4.5% to 93,842 teu. The number of empty containers surged by 23% to 353,824 teu. However,... more
Tallest quay cranes in the Americas
Contecon Manzanillo (CMSA), the Mexican unit of International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) headquartered in Manila (Philippines), has enhanced its terminal with two quay cranes and four hybrid RTGs, delivered on 11 May. Standing 60 m tall, the quay cranes are the... more