Industrial action under way in ports of Livorno and Piombino

A feeder vessel due to arrive at Hamburg Tollerort terminal today from a port in the Eastern Baltic will be lashed and unlashed by the ship’s crew to reduce costs; MSC offer results now in

The Port of Barcelona and a Québec-based innovation hub focused on the blue economy have formed a strategic partnership

The action concerns the ports of Malmö, Södertälje, Gothenburg and Trelleborg and is likely to spread to other Swedish ports, and perhaps ports in Denmark and Norway

In around 30 months from now ships calling at Livorno and Piombino will be able to hook up to shore power

Finally, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), which represents over 22,000 employees at 29 US west coast ports, and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) which embodies the interests of the employers, have reached agreement on a new labour contract.

The Italian Competition Authority has signalled that MSC group has withdrawn its offer to acquire TDT Terminal Darsena Toscana, Livorno’s biggest container handler