On 16th June, the CMA CGM Balzac containership – which unloaded 745 and load 672 containers – came alongside the extended first pier of the Port of Koper . The arrival of the Balzac via Trieste marks the commencement of the new Phoenician Express weekly container line linking the Northern Adriatic with the Far East . Jointly establishe...
Wärtsilä, as the leading provider of services for the marine and energy industries, continues to expand its services offering. In order to meet the needs of its customers, and to ensure the best lifecycle support of customers' vessels, Wärtsilä introduces a new, comprehensive package of services, designed to cost efficiently manage ho...
Toll Group, the Asian region’s leading provider of integrated logistics services, has reachedagreement for the purchase of 100% of the shares in Perkins Group Holdings Pty Limited, the parent of the Perkins Shipping Group. The conditions for the transaction include competition clearance. The Toll Group generated revenue in excess of A$5....
The world’s leading maritime services network, Wilhelmsen Ships Service, is pleased to announce that TBW Alliance, comprising Teekay Shipping Limited and BW Fleet Management, has renewed their core products contract with the company for the next two years, with an option to extend for a third year. The Nor-Shipping exhibition in ...
Several carriers are trying to secure fresh capital to ride out the crippling downturn that has depressed container shipping to historic lows, reports Alphaliner Weekly Newsletter. The Paris-based agency said Singaporean shipping giant NOL is launching a US$1 billion rights issue, marking the largest shipping deal so far this year. CSAV has implemente...
WHILE most ports suffer a downturn worldwide, Malaysia 's Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) is bucking the trend and finds itself among the 20 busiest container terminals in the world. PTP, which recently signed an agreement with Marseilles-based CMA CGM, expects to handle 6.1 million TEU, up nine per cent from the 5.6 million TEU handled in 2008. Un...
The Clean Innovation Award winner is Stena Bulk AB, Gothenburg in recognition of exceptional efforts to develop new products and services, like the Stena E-MAXair, that contribute to the environmental performance of the world’s merchant fleet. The Stena E-MAXair gas-electric driven chemical tanker project utilizes features such as an unconventional fo...
Hanjin Shipping announced that it is taking delivery of Hanjin SINES, a new cape size vessel from Hyundai Heave Industries, today. Hanjin Shipping notes that Hanjin SINES is built with a double hull fuel tank for safety reasons according to FOTP (Fuel Oil Tank Protection) regulation. Also, its engine consumes less fuel than the existing models. At...
Port of Tallinn is the biggest port authority in Estonia and as far as both cargo and passenger traffic are taken into account, the biggest port on the shores of the Baltic Sea.
Qingdao Saint Voyage Logistics Inc. (SVL) is an Experienced International Shi