New operator for Cherbourg

The new connection in Kiel is capable of reducing CO2 E from the STENA SCANDINAVICA and STENA GERMANICA by 2,700 tpa. Separately, Stena Line is boosting freight capacity on the Rosslare-Cherbourg crossing

Ro-ro vessels operated by French shipping company, LD Seaplane (ex-FRET CETAM and part of Louis Dreyfus Armateurs) have started a regular service to the port of Cuxhaven. The ships, which specialise in operating project cargo between Hamburg and Montoir, are now also transporting new trucks from France to Cuxhaven for the German market

Bolloré Africa Logistics has acquired a 49% stake in ABG Container Handling, an affiliate of ABG Infralogistic for R48.64 Cr (US$7.5M)

After receiving clearance from India’s Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB), French shipping Line Louis Dreyfus Armateurs SA (LDA) has bought a 49% stake in the bulk port business of ABG Infralogistics Ltd for Rs900M (US$18.7M).

While LD Lines, the original front-runner, has announced it will not make an offer for a 75% stake in SeaFrance, Brittany Ferries has put in a bid

GLD has pulled the plug on its loss-making Toulon-Civitavecchia service