HMM joins the digital coalition 
The CEO of the Korean carrier Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM), Jae-hoon Bae, has announced that it will join the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) with CMA CGM, Evergreen, Yang Ming and ZIM as members. CMA CGM was confirmed as a founding member of DCSA and... more
Yang Ming expands its footprint in Indonesia
In Indonesia, Yang Ming has joined forces with partners to form a subsidiary named PT Yang Ming Shipping Indonesia. Benson Chou has been nominated as president director for the first term in Jakarta. Among ASEAN countries, Indonesia has the largest economy. Yang Ming has... more
Germany launches master plan for inland navigation
Andreas Scheuer, Germany’s minister for transport, presented the “master plan for inland shipping” in Berlin recently. The ministry’s aim is to support the modal shift and increase the amount of traffic on the inland waterways to 12% of the country’s total transport volume by... more
Big brownfield project in Hunterston
Peel ports has revealed its plans for the major port and industrial centre at Hunterston, a development site in North Ayrshire, Scotland (UK) that comprises a brownfield of more than 1,000 square kilometres, deepwater, and rail connections. About GBP 140 million will be... more
Shipowners call on WTO for free trade
The international chamber of shipping, the Asian shipowners’ association and shipowners’ associations in the EU have all expressed concern over recent protectionist measures at the World Trade Organisation in Geneva and presented two position papers. This comes at a time... more
Schulte Group introduces Innoport
The Schulte Group has launched Innoport, a dedicated venture capital unit which identifies investment opportunities in the global maritime start-up ecosystem to equip entrepreneurs with smart capital. The Innoport team, based in Hamburg (Germany), Limassol (Cyprus) and... more
Cargotec picks start-ups as partners
Cargotec has chosen seven start-ups as partners as an outcome of the rainmaking trade & transport impact programme, a maritime start-up collaboration platform. The purpose of this programme is to address the largest challenges in maritime, cargo transport and logistics.... more
APL goes for the Sandwich Islands
The CMA CGM affiliate APL is adding Honolulu (Hawaii) as a port of call to its Eagle Express X (EXX) service. Directly connecting central China, Korea and Japan to Hawaii, the fortnightly call to Honolulu will be offered by the EXX service. APL has its own office on the spot.... more
LNG sees itself at the top of the class 
A study has found that using LNG as a marine fuel can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 21%. more
Arkas Line/Hapag-Lloyd VSA starts operations
Arkas Line and Hapag Lloyd have concluded a new vessel sharing agreement (VSA) that is now being implemented after the Westmed Black Sea service (WBS), formerly operated by Emes Feedering, was taken over by Arkas Line and Hapag Lloyd yesterday (14 May). The previous WBS was... more