One of Belgium’s largest carbon dioxide emitters, the port of Antwerp-Bruges, has started to test alternative fuels for its own sprawling fleet. European laws are being introduced that require the maritime sector to cut emissions by at least 55 per cent over the next decade. The EU’s green...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/belgian-port-has-high-climate-hopes-for-test-hydrogen-tugboat/
Kalmar has inked an agreement with its longstanding Brazilian partner Super Terminais to provide a comprehensive range of equipment and services for the Manaus terminal in northern Brazil.
Super Terminais has ordered four Kalmar reach stackers, two Kalmar empty container handlers, eight Kalmar Essential terminal tractors and the Kalmar Insight performance management tool. The machines are scheduled to be delivered in the third quarter of 2024.
“We currently operate a fleet of over 40 Kalmar...
As of 15 December 2023, Thecla Bodewes and Jacqueline Prins have assumed roles on the Port of Rotterdam Authority Supervisory Board.
Miriam Maes, having completed two terms, is stepping down as the chair of the Supervisory Board. Koos Timmermans will take on the role of chair, while Wouter van Benten will be appointed as the new vice chair.
Nominated by the Board and appointed by shareholders, members serve a four-year term.
According to a statement, Thecla Bodewes, a seventh-generation...
https://container-news.com/supervisory-board-changes-at-port-of-rotterdam-authority/
An expansion of more than a million TEU (Phase 2) was delivered at APM Terminals Tangier MedPort, Morocco today. The expansion covers 18 Hectares, with seven additional container stacks and an additional 400 metre berth. Electric equipment, shore power and auto-mooring will also contribute to APM...
South Carolina Ports’ A1 credit rating was reaffirmed by Moody’s Investors Service, reflecting the credit agency’s confidence in the company’s long-term development trajectory and strong market position.
The continued movement of people and businesses to the US Southeast, along with South Carolina’s growing industrial activity, is driving expansion at SC Ports, according to the credit agency’s opinion.
Furthermore, SC Ports has invested in crucial infrastructure improvements to enable this...
https://container-news.com/sc-ports-maintains-moodys-a1-credit-rating/
The northern German ports are constantly expanding their rail connections. It is set to become the means of transport of the future. In the Port of Hamburg, a good half of all hinterland transport is already carried by rail. Last year, 47.3 million tonnes of cargo weight were transported by rail....
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/northern-germanys-seaports-need-an-efficient-rail-network/
APM Terminals has completed the second phase of the 1 million TEU expansion at APMT Tangier MedPort in Morocco.
The expansion covers 180,000m², with seven additional container stacks and an additional 400 metre berth. Additionally, electric equipment, shore power and auto-mooring will contribute to APM Terminals Net Zero emissions ambition.
The second phase of the expansion project aims to increase the total capacity of the terminal by an additional 1 million TEU and is expected to be completed...
https://container-news.com/apm-terminals-tangier-medport-completes-1-million-teu-expansion/
SLS Bucharest Intermodal Terminal, the logistics and transport operator under the ownership of FAN Courier, has officially opened the intermodal terminal located in one of Romania’s most complex industrial parks.
The new investment is part of the company’s medium and long-term development strategy, announced in 2020, following its entry into the FAN Courier portfolio. The investment made by SLS Cargo in partnership with P3 has a value of around US$2 million and gives the company the status of...
Abu Dhabi is set to buy a stake in a key Turkish port, according to four sources aware of the deal, in a further sign of a rapprochement between the once bitter geopolitical rivals. Under the potential agreement, state-controlled group AD Ports Group would invest in an entity to be established by...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/abu-dhabi-nears-deal-to-buy-stake-in-turkish-port/
Egypt’s Suez canal authority said on Sunday it was closelymonitoring the impact oftensions in the Red Sea after recent attacks by Yemen’s Houthis on vessels in the southern part of the basin. Two major freight firms including MSC, the world’s biggest container shipping line, said on Saturday they...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/egypts-suez-canal-authority-monitoring-tensions-in-red-sea/