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New crane batch for CWIT

News3 Oct 2024

New batch of RMG, STS cranes arrives at Colombo West International Terminal (CWIT) in Sri Lanka....

CLdN branches into Lo-Lo segment with ten ship order

News25 Sep 2024

CLdN orders ten container ships as it expands into the Lo-Lo segment....

Grimaldi completes acquisition of majority stake in the Port of Heraklion

News19 Sep 2024

The Grimaldi Group has finalised the acquisition of a 67% stake in the Heraklion Port Authority S.A. for €80 million....

ATF 2024 kicks off in Abidjan: “Africa has one big advantage”

News18 Sep 2024

The AfDB Transport Forum in Abidjan focuses on sustainable transport, highlighting resilient port infrastructure and private sector investme...

Finland – London short sea run inaugurated

News18 Sep 2024

Finnlines is set to launch a new short sea freight service this month (Sept ’24) from Finland to Peel Ports London Medway and other destin...

MUNZ: Loss of freighter threatens New Zealand’s supply chain

News29 Jul 2024

The Maritime Union of New Zealand warns the loss of a New Zealand-operated coastal freighter could jeopardise the resilience of the country'...

X-Press Feeders launches feeder network powered by green methanol

News11 Jul 2024

X-Press Feeders has launched a green methanol-powered feeder network, with the Eco-Maestro as the first of 14 dual-fuel vessels....

Unifeeder teams up with MPCC

News19 Jun 2024

Unifeeder and MPC Container Ships ASA to invest in retrofits featuring advanced energy efficiency technology....

Short sea US/Canada link

News14 Jun 2024

HOPA Ports and Beowulf are partnering to create a short shipping route across Lake Ontario, connecting existing and new ports on opposite sh...

Diamond Line and Tarros link Egypt and Greece with Algeria in new service

News6 Jun 2024

Diamond Line and Tarros announce new weekly PAE service connecting Egypt and Greece with Algeria....

Ammonia-powered designs steer ahead with new approvals

News5 Jun 2024

Ammonia-powered container ship designs get green light at Posidonia....

Xeneta: Freight rates to surpass Red Sea crisis peak

News31 May 2024

Xeneta Chief Analyst: Businesses are already shipping cargo for the Christmas period in May...

Scandlines to convert two ferries to plug-in hybrid operation

News24 May 2024

Scandlines to convert two ferries to a plug-in hybrid solution on the Puttgarden, Germany – Rödby, Denmark route as part of a plan to ac...

HOPA Ports to establish Lake Ontario Short Sea Shipping Corridor with US

News23 May 2024

The partnership aims to create a bi-national, low-emission, short sea trade corridor connecting the Port of Oshawa, Ontario, with a new port...

First methanol-powered feeder joins X-Press Feeders’ fleet

News23 May 2024

X-Press Feeders welcomes its first methanol-fuelled feeder as it readies to launch Europe's inaugural feeder routes powered by green methano...

NYK teams up with GCMD to address concerns of long-term biofuels use

News10 May 2024

NYK Line and the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) to study the long-term effects of continuous biofuel usage on vessel ope...

New crane batch for CWIT

CLdN branches into Lo-Lo segment with ten ship order

Grimaldi completes acquisition of majority stake in the Port of Heraklion

ATF 2024 kicks off in Abidjan: “Africa has one big advantage”

Finland – London short sea run inaugurated

MUNZ: Loss of freighter threatens New Zealand’s supply chain

X-Press Feeders launches feeder network powered by green methanol

Unifeeder teams up with MPCC

Short sea US/Canada link

Diamond Line and Tarros link Egypt and Greece with Algeria in new service

Ammonia-powered designs steer ahead with new approvals

Xeneta: Freight rates to surpass Red Sea crisis peak

Scandlines to convert two ferries to plug-in hybrid operation

HOPA Ports to establish Lake Ontario Short Sea Shipping Corridor with US

First methanol-powered feeder joins X-Press Feeders’ fleet

NYK teams up with GCMD to address concerns of long-term biofuels use

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Guidelines on safe transport of charcoal in containers published

Port of Oakland, NWSA join FLOW

Xeneta: Shippers are not out of the woods

Port of Gothenburg gets direct Ro-Ro connection to Asia

Port of Vancouver’s container volumes recover

New crane batch for CWIT

CLdN branches into Lo-Lo segment with ten ship order

Grimaldi completes acquisition of majority stake in the Port of Heraklion

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Guidelines on safe transport of charcoal in containers published

Port of Oakland, NWSA join FLOW

Xeneta: Shippers are not out of the woods

Port of Gothenburg gets direct Ro-Ro connection to Asia

Port of Vancouver’s container volumes recover

ILA says it will move forward with strike on Tuesday

Map of major ports affected by strike on US East and Gulf coasts

Will port strike severely disrupt US economy?

ILA shuts down ports on Atlantic and Gulf coasts

Fire from overturned truck carrying lithium-ion batteries shuts down Port of LA, POLB terminals