Evergreen names "Ever Linking" 
The Taiwanese Evergreen Group has held a naming ceremony for the "Ever Linking" the second of its L-type vessels to be built by the CSBC Corporation in Taiwan. The event, held at CSBC's Kaohsiung shipyard, was officiated by Bronson Hsieh, second vice-group chairman of... more
New Lille-Dunkirk inland waterway shuttle
A Nord Ports Shuttle (NPS) inland waterway container shuttle began a twice-weekly link between the port of Dunkirk’s Flanders Terminal (TdF), the Lille Container Terminal (LCT) and Lille Dourges Container Terminal (LDCT) on 26 October. The offer targets shippers in the Nord-Pas... more
P3 causing shippers concern 
The news of the P3 alliance announced in June caused quite a commotion in the industry. Now the Global Shippers’ Forum has voiced its apprehensions. more
Hansa Heavy Lift gains ISO accreditation
The German-based specialist Hansa Heavy Lift's management systems for both its offices and its vessels have been ISO 9001:2008 and IS0 14001:2004 certified. The ISO 9001 standard demonstrates Hansa Heavy Lift's commitment to quality, process-oriented management. ISO 14001, the... more
Port of Antwerp steps up fight against cybercrime
The Antwerp port community is to set up a taskforce before the end of this year to stiffen the Belgian port's defences against cybercrime. The initiative comes in response to recent computer hacks that enabled containers to be removed from the port in an apparently legal... more
More storage space on Hamburg's O'Swaldkai
Some 1,300 new slots for the automotive sector have been created at Hamburg’s O’Swaldkai, HHLA’s multipurpose terminal. The vehicle logistics service provider Unikai removed unused sections of the railway facilities and redesigned the former fruit shed no. 45, which can now be... more
APMT announces negotiation result for Dutch labour...
On 23 October APM Terminals Maasvlakte II (Netherlands) successfully established a new collective labour agreement (CLA) with the Dutch unions FNV and CNV. The pact takes effect on 1 January 2014 and lasts until 31 December 2017. Negotiations started in June 2013 and they led... more
EU adopts new ship recycling regulation to end beaching
The European Parliament has adopted a new ship recycling regulation by a large majority. The final text is the result of a compromise reached last June between the Council under the Irish presidency, the Parliament (Schlyter report) and the Commission. The new regulation puts... more
FMC calls for global regulatory summit on P3
The US Federal Maritime Commission chairman, Mario Cordero, has issued a call to fellow regulators in the European Union and the People’s Republic of China to join forces in a global regulatory summit on the proposed P3 global alliance. The summit would take place in... more
Port of Long Beach enjoys peak season
The port of Long Beach CA (USA) reported that its volumes climbed by 14.7% in September, compared to the same month a year ago, fuelled by double-digit gains in both imports and exports of containerized goods. A total of 587,114 teu moved through Long Beach in September. Imports... more