Construction work starts on ACL's new vessel 
An official steel cutting ceremony took place last week in Shanghai for Atlantic Container Line's five generation 4 (G4) ro-ro containerships, marking the begin of actual construction. The signing of the contract with Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding (HZS) for the construction of... more
Apec starts training activities in Brazil
The Antwerp/Flanders Port Training Center (Apec), the Flemish ports' training and education centre, will organize local training programmes in several Brazilian ports. With this initiative Apec will meet the demand of the Brazilian maritime sector for special port training... more
Making better use of Europe's waterways
The European Commission has adopted the Naiades II package "Towards quality inland waterway transport" as a new measure to get more freight onto Europe's rivers and canals. The programme looks at improving transport of waterborne freight by upgrading locks, bridges and... more
KR signs cooperation pact with Panama Maritime Authority
The Korean Register (KR) – an IACS member classification society – has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) to allow cooperation on technical research and to work together on a range of international activities. The MoU is... more
A.P. Moller disposes of DFDS shares
The A.P. Moller Group is selling its 31.3% stake in the Danish ferry operator DFDS. The group expects to get about EUR 228 million from the transaction. The Lauritzen Holding, the main shareholder of DFDS, is prepared to buy an additional 2% of the shares. (nau) www.dfds.com more
New Russia link from port of Dunkirk
The Danish shipping company Unifeeder, based in Aarhus, is starting a weekly service from the French port of Dunkirk to St Petersburg (Russia) at the beginning of November. Unifeeder will assign two ships to the rotation and offer a wide range of range of equipment, consisting... more
Saecs merges with MedShuttle/225
Saecs member lines DAL, Maersk, MOL and Safmarine are merging the current Saecs service with the MedShuttle/225 sling. The enhanced joint service will operate with larger vessels and the weekly named-day frequency will continue to be maintained by eight vessels. Transit times... more
IBIA: Asia tops world's bunker growth
Speaking on 10 September 2013 at the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) seminar entitled "Asian Growth: Global Recovery? How should London respond to the challenge?" former IBIA chairman, Nigel Draffin, predicted that all bunker growth will be in Asia,... more
Terex to supply STS cranes for Tanjung Priok port
Terex Port Solutions (TPS) will deliver four ship-to-shore (STS) cranes manufactured at its Xiamen (China), location to the Indonesian Meratus Line Group (MLG) towards the end of 2014. MLG will deploy the cranes in at Jakarta's Tanjung Priok Port, which will also be... more
Hansa Heavy Lift sets new weight record
The German service provider Hansa Heavy Lift set a new record when it shipped to Russia its heaviest ever cargo since the company’s launch in 2011. The P2-Class vessel “HHL Lagos” transported four reactors and two barges for the Achinsk Refinery Plant, and discharged them at the... more