From 2.0 to 4.0 
The Port of Barcelona has presented the grants for innovative ideas and projects of Ports 4.0, the corporate open innovation model of Puertos del Estado and the Spanish Port Authorities. The main objective of the Ports 4.0 fund is to develop a new product, service, process,... more
Emission-free on the Baltic Sea
Ferry operator Scandlines has signed a contract with the Turkish shipyard Cemre for the construction of an emission-free cargo ferry to be deployed on the Puttgarden-Rødby route. The ferry is scheduled to begin operating between Germany and Denmark in 2024. It will have a... more
Work begins on Bremen's Columbus quay
Work on the construction of the new Columbus quay in Bremerhaven began in early November. A large part of the construction is scheduled for completion in autumn 2023. By then, 620 m of quay will have been driven into the Weser silt, the spaces in between filled with sand,... more
A trio for Savannah
In the Port of Savannah, which is part of the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) on the US East Coast, the three maritime players Ports America, Ceres Marine Terminals and SSA Atlantic LLC have integrated their respective container terminal, truck gate and stevedoring services under... more
Arkas launches seasonal service
Turkey-based Arkas Line recently launched direct reefer dedicated services from Samsun and Mersin to Novorossiysk, driven by rising demand for perishable product shipments from Turkey to Russia. The Samsun Novorossiysk service, named SNS, began in mid-October and deploys the... more
Investments to cut emissions at Felixstowe
While the COP26 conference is taking place in Glasgow, Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe has placed orders for 48 battery-powered terminal tractors and 17 zero-emission remote controlled electric rubber-tyred gantry cranes (ReARTGs). The new two-wheel drive tractor units,... more
Substantial investments 
Sustainability was at the heart of Grimaldi’s XXIV Euro-Med Convention, held in Valencia. It focused on investment in new technologies for newbuildings as well as vessels already in the fleet, and on intermodal and other strategic measures. According to managing director... more
International trio for green energy
In a declaration of intent released during COP26 in Glasgow, the ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge and the Chilean ministry of energy have announced plans to transport green hydrogen between Chile and Western Europe. The package of measures includes the production of green... more
How bottlenecks impact trades
The Copenhagen-based maritime consultancy Sea-Intelligence recently analysed the impact of bottlenecks in the maritime supply system from the perspective of vessel delays. Thus, vessel delays from 2016-2019 were compared to delays in excess of that baseline for 2020 and 2021.... more
More cranes for Conakry
In Guinea, the Autonomous Port of Conakry recently received four RTGs (rubber tyred gantries). This equipment is added to the eight other models received in 2018 and 2020, bringing their number to twelve at the container terminal of the Port Autonome de Conakry. Entirely... more