Stubbings name national chair at BIFA
John Stubbings has been elected national chair of the British International Freight Association for a two-year period. Rachel Morley, general manager at Spatial Global, has been elected vice-chair....
View ArticleWork starts on Tilbury2
Work has started on construction of Tilbury2, the £200 million port next door to the existing Tilbury docks. It will be the UK’s largest unaccompanied ferry port and the country’s biggest construction...
View ArticleShipping giants join blockchain initiative
CMA CGM and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company are joining TradeLens, the blockchain-enabled digital shipping platform, jointly developed by Maersk and IBM. It means that almost half of the world’s...
View ArticleHybrid straddle carriers for Southampton
DP World Southampton has invested in 12 hybrid straddle carriers to cut its emissions and reduce its carbon footprint. The hybrids use 20 per cent less fuel than standard machines. DP World Southampton...
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11 new straddle carriers for Forth Ports
Forth Ports is investing in 11 new Kalmar straddle carriers – six have already been delivered to the London Container Terminal at Tilbury, and five will be delivered to Grangemouth early next year. In...
View ArticleFour growth drivers for DFDS
DFDS has set out four key growth drivers for the business over the next five years enabling it to increase EBITDA from DKK3.6 billion last year to DKK5.5bn in 2023. The four drivers are: Grow solutions...
View ArticleH&M backs Maersk’s carbon-neutral shipping product
Fashion retailer H&M is supporting Maersk’s carbon-neutral shipping product, the company has revealed, saying: “It is important to the H&M Group that tangible steps towards the decarbonisation...
View ArticleHMM to join THE Alliance
Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM), the South Korean liner shipping company, is to join THE Alliance as a full member. Until now it has been an associate of the 2M Alliance, which includes Maersk and MSC,...
View ArticleMore shipping lines join blockchain initiative
Hapag-Lloyd and Ocean Network Express have become the latest shipping lines to join the TradeLens blockchain platform developed by Maersk and IBM. Other lines participating include MSC and CMA CGM....
View ArticleP&O Ferrymasters links Budapest and Rotterdam
P&O Ferrymasters is expanding its intermodal network to include services from Budapest to Rotterdam in the Netherlands and Duisburg in Germany. The service will use existing rail routes through a...
View ArticleGroup plans to boost diversity in shipping
The Diversity Study Group is to take a barometer of all aspects of diversity across the shipping sector and establish centre of excellence to improve diversity via a survey to be available in November....
View ArticleDSV bid acceptances reach 98pc
DSV says it has now received acceptances for 97.98 per cent of Panalpina’s shares in its takeover bid for the company. It expects to publish the definitive notice of the final result of the offer on...
View ArticleMPs to probe impact of global trade on the environment
MPs are to look at how the growth of international trade is affecting the environment – including the impact of transporting goods. The House of Commons International Trade Committee will examine how...
View ArticleProfits rise 17 per cent at Maersk
AP Moller – Maersk increased EBITDA by 17 per cent to 1.4 bn in the second quarter, on revenue up slightly at $9.6bn. The Ocean business continued to recover with enhanced unit cost, utilisation and...
View ArticleProfits rise 17 per cent at Maersk
AP Moller – Maersk increased EBITDA by 17 per cent to 1.4 bn in the second quarter, on revenue up slightly at $9.6bn. The Ocean business continued to recover with enhanced unit cost, utilisation and...
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DSV completes Panalpina takeover
DSV completes its takeover of Panalpina today, creating DSV Panalpina, which will have sales of some £14.5 billion and employ 60,000 people in 90 countries. It said appointment of a new executive...
View ArticleAEO status for Peel’s ports
Peel Ports has been received Authorised Economic Operator accreditation at its principal ports ahead of Brexit. The accredited ports are: Clydeport Operations, Port of Sheerness, The Mersey Docks and...
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World’s biggest container ship completes maiden voyage
The world’s largest container ship, the 23,756 teu MSC Gülsün, has completed its maiden voyage from the north of China to Europe. The ship was built at the Samsung Heavy Industries’ Geoje shipyard in...
View ArticlePort of Tyne streamlines supply chain for Ringtons
The Port of Tyne has handled 45 tonnes of coffee beans in the first three weeks of its partnership with north-east of England coffee firm Ringtons. It is the first time the Port of Tyne has handled...
View ArticlePort of Liverpool expansion by 2021
The next phase of the redevelopment of the Port of Liverpool will begin in November after Peel Ports appointed civil engineering firm McLaughlin & Harvey to deliver the expansion. The multi-million...
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