Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is promoting short sea services as a reliable alternative to road transport across land boarders. Recent measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 have created new disruptions and slowdowns to intra-European tra...
In March 2020, Konecranes won its largest-ever reach stacker contract, from a customer in Germany. The order for 39 reach stackers was won with Konecranes’ distributor Richter Fördertechnik GmbH & Co. KG. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in Q3 20...
SEA Europe, the shipyards and maritime equipment association, has warned that Europe risks losing its place as maritime hub as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, SEA Europe said there was am urgent need for “urgent, tailor-made” su...
The Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), Malaysia, has reported an all-time move record for the exchange of containers at the port. The record, reached on 29 March, saw a total of 137,256 moves in a week, equivalent of 211,997 TEUs. This beat the pre...
The British Ports Association (BPA) has launched a new information resource for UK ports dealing with the coronavirus outbreak, the association said in a statement on 2 April. The ports industry undertakes a vital role in the UK economy, facilitat...
As the COVID-19 Pandemic continues to stifle the global supply chain, the maritime industry is seeing more manual choke points emerge. A few ports have closed entirely for vessels coming in virus-stricken countries inside of 14 days. Others will o...
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has echoed calls from the shipping industry for governments to keep shipping and supply chains open and grant special travel exemptions to seafarers in response to the COVID-19, or coronavirus, pandemic. ...
MSC Federica docked and exchanged 5,452 TEUs at Liverpool2, the Port of Liverpool’s deep-water container terminal, braking a new terminal record , Peel Ports announced on 2 April. The exchange marks the highest number seen from a single vessel in ...
Konecranes has won an order to deliver its innovative S-series overhead cranes to Swiss häuselmann metall GmbH, a new customer. The order was booked in February 2020 and the cranes will be delivered by February 2021. The order for häuselmann, t...
