December, 2019 ‣ WorldCargo News

Lashings – European shortsea and feeder lines challenge legality of Dockers’ Clause extension

News31 Dec 2019

European shortsea and feeder ship operators are challenging efforts by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) to redefine c...

Dutch test slower freight trains

News27 Dec 2019

Dutch rail infrastructure manager ProRail has started testing slower test trains during night hours to see if noise and vibration nuisance v...

People on the move – Uffe Ernst-Frederiksen new Chairman of COA

News27 Dec 2019

Maersk man is new Chairman of the Container Operators’ Association; Shipping Corporation of India gets its first woman CEO...

Gulftainer out of Jeddah

News27 Dec 2019

Gulftainer has lost its concession to operate the North Container Terminal at the Port of Jeddah....

300 TEU autonomous vessel from Navigation Brilliance

News27 Dec 2019

Navigation Brilliance, a Qingdao-based smart ship technology company, has placed an order at Yangfan Shipbuilding’s Qingdao Shipyard for t...

7.1M TEU Antwerp expansion plan approved

News24 Dec 2019

The government of the Belgian Flanders Region has taken a "final" decision in favour of a new Antwerp tidal dock on the River Scheldt’s le...

Grimaldi orders its first ro-paxes in Asia

News24 Dec 2019

Grimaldi of Italy has placed an order at China’s Avic Weihai yard for two Super Star class ferries, for its affiliate Finnlines...

New Stena Line ro-paxes will boost freight capacity on Irish Sea routes

News24 Dec 2019

Stena Line’s newest ferry STENA ESTRID has arrived in the Irish Sea after a five-week 10,000 mile journey from the AVIC Weihai Shipyard in...

Kalmar equipment for ARISE Mauritania

News24 Dec 2019

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has concluded an agreement to supply yard cranes and mobile equipment to ARISE Mauritania...

Pilgrim’s Progress at Associated British Ports Immingham

News21 Dec 2019

Six all-electric RTGs are on the way from China to Immingham, as part of ABP’s £33M "Project Pilgrim" upgrade to Humber Container Termina...

MOL looks beyond LNG to fuel cell-battery hybrid propulsion

News20 Dec 2019

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd has signed a MoU with linked Japanese company e5 Lab to conduct a joint study of a hybrid pure car carrier equipped wit...

Helsinki to be “carbon neutral by 2035”

News20 Dec 2019

The Port of Helsinki has committed to the Carbon Neutral Helsinki 2035 programme and has created its own associated programme, Carbon Neutra...

Brigade mustered in La Spezia

News20 Dec 2019

LSCT La Spezia Container Terminal (Contship Italia) has installed a patented acoustic alarm system to enhance safety of operations...

COSCO SHIPPING Ports live with N4 at Lianyungang

News20 Dec 2019

Lianyungang is the first COSCO SHIPPING Ports Group terminal to switch to N4 in China as part of a pilot programme for go-lives in the futur...

Interim operator for Douala

News20 Dec 2019

A Cameroonian company, Régie du Terminal à Conteneur (RTC), has been given a contract to operate Douala container terminal from 1st Januar...

SAL adds three type 171 vessels to its fleet

News20 Dec 2019

SAL Heavy Lift has announced that it will expand its fleet with three heavy lift vessels with 800t lifting capacity in early 2020...

Lashings – European shortsea and feeder lines challenge legality of Dockers’ Clause extension

Dutch test slower freight trains

People on the move – Uffe Ernst-Frederiksen new Chairman of COA

Gulftainer out of Jeddah

300 TEU autonomous vessel from Navigation Brilliance

7.1M TEU Antwerp expansion plan approved

Grimaldi orders its first ro-paxes in Asia

New Stena Line ro-paxes will boost freight capacity on Irish Sea routes

Kalmar equipment for ARISE Mauritania

Pilgrim’s Progress at Associated British Ports Immingham

MOL looks beyond LNG to fuel cell-battery hybrid propulsion

Helsinki to be “carbon neutral by 2035”

Brigade mustered in La Spezia

COSCO SHIPPING Ports live with N4 at Lianyungang

Interim operator for Douala

SAL adds three type 171 vessels to its fleet

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New container loader for paper rolls

Shenzhen, Long Beach ports, South Coast AQMD sign green framework

EU inland waterways freight transport drops in 2023

FBI boards Dali’s sister vessel

FMC urges industry to follow rules ahead of potential strikes

Lashings – European shortsea and feeder lines challenge legality of Dockers’ Clause extension

Dutch test slower freight trains

People on the move – Uffe Ernst-Frederiksen new Chairman of COA

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New container loader for paper rolls

Shenzhen, Long Beach ports, South Coast AQMD sign green framework

EU inland waterways freight transport drops in 2023

FBI boards Dali’s sister vessel

FMC urges industry to follow rules ahead of potential strikes

Finland – London short sea run inaugurated

Lowering the GWP