Ust-Luga box terminal handles first ship

Unifeeder’s vessels will be calling Oranjestad (Barcadera) and Willemstad weekly, Maracaibo bi-weekly, and Guanta and Guaranao every 4 weeks.

In February of this year alone, Russia’s container market rose by 23.5 per cent year-on-year to 533,000 TEU. The preceding month also saw growth.

While Ukraine has managed to expand throughput via its sea harbours to 75% of pre-war levels, further growth is hindered by reduced production volumes.

The Aarhus-headquartered Unifeeder Group, which is owned by DP World Marine Services, has confirmed orders for two 1,250 TEU capacity dual-fuel methanol capable ships. They will be delivered in 2026.

Unifeeder, which is owned by the port, logistics and shipping group DP World, has extended its operations in the Caribbean basin with the start of a new service between Panama and Colombia.

In a further move to drive down its emissions and meet its objective of having net zero emissions by 2050, DP World has joined the First Movers Coalition (FMC) and set a target that by 2030 at least 5% of fuel used by vessels in its short sea services will be zero emissions.