Breakbulk Europe 2018

HGK Shipping, which is Europe’s largest inland waterways shipping company, is acquiring the tank container business of Köppen GmbH, which is a leading provider of inland and intermodal transport services for the chemical industry.

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has started calling at the Red Sea port of Neom in Saudi Arabia and, in conjunction with its logistics arm Medlog, will invest in the port. Initially, cargo moving to/from Neom, formerly called Duba, will be relayed over King Abdullah Port (KAP), which is located just over 500 miles to the south

Bulk wine shipments are on the rise and flexitanks are in a good position to play a bigger role in this trade.

Korea’s CyberLogitec, a subsidiary of EUSU Holdings, has signed a contract for four software modules with Japanese container shipping company Kambara Kisen.

DFDS, which operates one of the most extensive freight and passenger ferry networks in the North Sea, Baltic Sea and eastern Mediterranean regions, is spending approximately €200M to buy Tarifa (Spain)-based FRS Iberia/ Maroc, a leading operator of ferry services across the Gibraltar Strait. FRS operates seven vessels on three services across the Gibraltar Strait, linking Algeciras and Tanger Med, Algeciras and Ceuta, and Tarifa
and Tanger Ville.

Kuehne+Nagel has acquired Morgan Cargo, expanding its perishables network and connectivity for customers to and from South Africa, UK and Kenya.