Liberia storms ahead on MLC certification 
94% of qualifying Liberian-flag ships have achieved successful Maritime Labour Convention 2006 compliance, just one week after the convention entered force, putting Liberia far ahead of any other international ship registry. The Liberian-flag fleet is the second... more
HHLA: new site for project cargo
HHLA Logistics, located in the German port of Hamburg, is cosolidating its project and heavylift logistics business at a new site next to the Ubersee-Zentrum (overseas centre). A shed with about 12,000 sqm of space has been equipped to meet the special requirements of the... more
Thamesport’s woes signal UK ports shake up
The analyst Drewry pointed out in its latest report Container Insight Weekly that the English seaport Thamesport does not have any more deepsea services following Evergreen’s recent consolidation of its UK cargo handling needs at Felixstowe and the news that Hapag-Lloyd, OOCL... more
ZIM introduces CGX service in New Orleans
Zim Integrated Shipping Ltd has introduced a new weekly container shipping service to the port of New Orleans' Napoleon Avenue container terminal. The Caribbean Gulf Express (CGX service) offers weekly sailings to Caucedo (Dominican Republic), Altamira and Vera Cruz (Mexico) and... more
Drewry: GRI on Asia/Europe trade unsuccessful
According to Drewry, the general rate increase of USD 445 to USD 500 per teu on the trade lane between Asia and Europe announced by container shipping lines from 1 September was not accepted by the market. The World Container Index’s Shanghai-Rotterdam freight rate... more
Long Beach budget approved
The Long Beach (USA) City Council has approved the port of Long Beach’s USD 1.02 billion budget for fiscal year 2014, allowing the port to forge ahead with an ambitious modernization programme with upgrades of its terminals, roads and a key bridge. To keep up with competition... more
G6 Alliance cancelling departures
The members of the G6 Alliance will cancel two voyages in early October, namely the loop 7 service and the EUM service, both in week 41. The move is said to be due to the national holiday week in China and a vessel maintenance programme. G6 Alliance members are APL,... more
Piraeus privatisation gets closer
The Chinese shipping conglomerate Cosco Holdings will invest EUR 230 million in its container operations in the Greek port of Piraeus, bringing the capacity of Greece’s largest port to 6.2 million teu. Cosco will be exempt from paying fees to the OLP in return for investing in... more
Dutch port infrastructure tops WEF world ranking
Just as in 2012, the Dutch port infrastructure leads the rankings of the World Economic Forum. This was revealed in an investigation into the competitive position of national economies worldwide. The same report showed that the Netherlands dropped from the fifth position to the... more
From black gold to steel boxes 
The Russian port of Novorossiysk has recorded rapid growth in its container volumes in the past few years. Nutep, a container port owned by the Delo group of companies, is banking strongly on this trend continuing and is investing in expansion. The group is planning to increase... more