EU funding for Swedish and Finnish ports 
The Ports of Stockholm are to benefit from European investments. In total, the EU has decided to support eight Swedish infrastructure projects this year with grants from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Fund. One of the agreements has now been signed, with the goal to... more
Seasonal REX service is back
The Turkish shipping company Arkas and its partner Sealand Europe & Med, a Maersk affiliate, have decided to resume their seasonal reefer service. REX, the "Russia Express Service", will commence with the departure of the "Bomar Resolve" from Mersin on 31... more
K Line and NYK set LNG landmark
In Japan, K Line has launched its LNG bunkering business in the Chubu region through its joint venture company with Jera, the Toyota Tsusho Corporation and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK). The first LNG bunkering vessel in Japan, the "Kaguya” owned by the joint... more
8.8% decline in Rotterdam
In the first nine months of 2020, the port of Rotterdam, Europe's biggest sea hub, handled 8.8% less volumes and recorded a total of 322.3 million t (353.480 million t in 2019). The volume of containers handled in Rotterdam up to and including Q3/2020 was less affected. It... more
Haropaports acts upon greenhouse gas
Haropaports, the coalition of French ports, has joined the “getting to zero” initiative. The coalition was launched on the occasion of the United Nations climate action summit (September 2019), as part of a partnership between three intergovernmental organisations (the Global... more
Two newbuilds for Grimaldi
The Neapolitan company Grimaldi recently took delivery of vessels of new series. The "Eco Valencia", the first of twelve hybrid ro-ro ships belonging to the new Grimaldi green 5th generation (GG5G) class and ordered from the Chinese Jinling shipyard located in... more
New short sea service to the Black Sea
Marseille (France)-based carrier CMA CGM will launch a short sea weekly service between Southern Turkey and the Black Sea. The East Med-Black Sea Express (EMBX), starting from Wednesday, 4 November 2020 from the Turkish port of Mersin, will be aiming to transport... more
Benelux inland ports for e-power
The Ports of Antwerp, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, the North Sea Port Netherlands, Drechtsteden and De Vlaamse Waterweg plan to set up a single shore-based power system for inland shipping and the river cruise industry. This facility is used to provide moored vessels with electric... more
Alibaba teams up with ZIM
The carrier ZIM and the Chinese online firm Alibaba.com have entered into a cooperation agreement for the direct purchase of sea freight, improving logistic services to the Alibaba.com platform sellers. Under the agreement, ZIM provides sea freight and services through a direct... more
Uptick in Valenciaport continues
In the Spanish port of Valencia, the flow of goods continues the upward trend that began in August. While in August half a million teu were handled, levels passed a Spanish threshold in September by handling more than 477,000 boxes. The figures also reflect the reactivation... more