Malta Freeport Terminals recently purchased two megamax cranes, ordered from leading manufacturer Liebherr Container Cranes for €20 million ($23.85 million), which will be assembled on site and installed by the summer 2021. Featuring environmental...
MSC Gate Bremerhaven has received two Liebherr-manufactured gantry cranes, according to operator Eurogate. In a statement, Eurogate said it will begin commissioning and in training as soon as possible. The new container gantries have an overall...
The grounding of the 20,000 TEU container vessel the Ever Green in the Suez Canal has emphasised how important container shipping is to global trade. At the time of writing, more than 200 vessels are waiting to pass through the waterway as the Sue...
The congestion seen on the US West Coast might start to abate as data suggests containerised imports begin to gradually slow down. According to BIMCO, the US imported 986,555 TEU in February 2021, representing the first time since July 2020 that t...
There is hope that vessels will soon be able to transit the Suez Canal again after the Ever Given was partially refloated. According to Leth Agencies, the vessel was refloated in the early hours of the 29 March 2021, after an “impressive effort an...
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has taken over all operations at the Dordrecht Inland Seaport, including all wet and dry infrastructure. In a statement, the Port Authority said it was an expansion on an agreement signed with Municipality of Dordre...
A.P Moller – Maersk (Maersk) will join the Methanol Institute (MI) as it develops methanol fuel technologies for carbon-neutral vessels. Maersk’s first carbon-neutral vessel will be a methanol dual fuel ship, with a capacity of around 2000 TEU. ...
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) saw its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) increase by 889% year-on-year (YoY) in 2020 as it surpassed its income record. In a statement, the Israel-based container shipping line said it capped a “tr...
The Port of Tallinn is exploring options to expand renewably-powered shoreside power facilities for users at Muuga Harbour as it continues to reduce its carbon footprint. The Port installed has installed five shoreside power facilities in five of ...
