Ports News
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Mixed berthing officially allowed in the port of Rotterdam
From the second week of January, inland vessels carrying hazardous cargo will be allowed to berth at about 50 mixed berths in the port of Rotterdam. This will allow so-called cone ships (named after the 1 or 2 blue cones specifying the cargo’s hazard category) to berth right next to…
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Ports of Rotterdam and Shanghai renew cooperation
During the North Bund Forum 2022 in Shanghai, the Port of Rotterdam and the Port of Shanghai renewed the Memorandum of Understanding to further strengthen the sister port relationship. The opening ceremony of the forum was attended and opened by Shanghai Party Secretary Chen Jining. Chinese Transport Minister Li Xiaopeng…
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Port of Barry celebrates new lease with Scott Pallets
The family-run pallet solutions business, Scott Pallets, has completed a deal to renew their lease of a 57,510 sq ft warehouse premises, on a total site of 8.7 acres at ABP’s Port of Barry. The agreement sees the current contract extend by a further five years, and will continue to…
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Port of Rotterdam : Decarbonisation innovators complete 7th edition of PortXL acceleration program
The PortXL community gathered at the RDM Innovation Dock to celebrate the achievements of the 2022 cohort. The solutions of the 13 start-up companies vary from flywheel designs originally meant for space operations to offshore wind turbine floaters that double as hydrogen storage. The goal of the PortXL acceleration program…
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CMA CGM and the Port of Shanghai Accelerate their Decarbonisation Journey
The CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions, and Shanghai International Port (Group) Co., Ltd. (SIPG) signed today a long-term strategic collaboration to develop the mass scale use of “cold ironing” technology, the use of onshore power supply for containerships at the Port of…
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Impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the port of Rotterdam
The Ukraine war has resulted in several countries (including the European Union) imposing sanctions on Russia. The latest, eighth round of sanctions adopted by the European Council on 22 October imposed a price cap on crude oil from Russia and prohibits the import of steel, steel products, machines and certain…
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Hamburg Port info live on your smartphone
Hafen Hamburg Marketing e.V. (HHM) has published a new Port of Hamburg app and added numerous functions to it. It now offers comprehensive information for everyone – whether transport and logistics experts or port and ship enthusiasts interested in tourism. One highlight is the “Port live” function. It shows what…
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Project launched to create Hydrogen Highway from Scotland to Rotterdam
An international consortium is launching a study to transport hydrogen in the form of a LOHC (Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier) from Scotland to Rotterdam. Scotland’s ambition is to produce 5 GW of hydrogen by 2030. The European Union wants to import around 10 GW by 2030. The LHyTS project seeks…
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Mawani :Increase in containers by 8% and 97% in general cargo in November
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s ports witnessed an 8.3 percent increase in cargo throughput volumes in November 2022 compared to the same period a year before, according to the latest release by the Saudi Ports Authority,( Mawani) Containerized cargo across the Kingdom’s ports maintained their upward swing, growing to 631,165 TEUs. The…
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Training of DBP enforcement officers critical to national maritime security
Minister of Transportation, Mauzu Sambo has said that the training of Deep Blue Project’s enforcement officer is not only critical for the nation’s maritime security but will also ensure maximising capacity usage of the platforms acquired for the project. The minister who disclosed this at the Amry Barracks Elele, Rivers…
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