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SUCCESSOR HANS NAGTEGAL
As of March 1, the Port of Rotterdam Authority has appointed Hanna Stelzel as director of containers within the port authority’s commercial department. She succeeds Hans Nagtegaal, who held the position for more than eight years and will now become commercial manager customer sustainability at the port authority.
Hanna Stelzel Source: Port of Amsterdam
CONTAINER TRANSPORT
WEC Lines will start a shortsea connection between Moerdijk and Casablanca this month. The shipping company has set up a weekly scheduled service between the Brabant port and the Moroccan capital.
Hanna Stelzel Source: Port of Amsterdam
SUCCESSOR HANS NAGTEGAL
As of March 1, the Port of Rotterdam Authority has appointed Hanna Stelzel as director of containers within the port authority’s commercial department. She succeeds Hans Nagtegaal, who held the position for more than eight years and will now become commercial manager customer sustainability at the port authority.
CONTAINER TRANSPORT
WEC Lines will start a shortsea connection between Moerdijk and Casablanca this month. The shipping company has set up a weekly scheduled service between the Brabant port and the Moroccan capital.
GREECE
The container ship ‘Luna Maersk’ (4,000 teu) will sail again on Wednesday, after the vessel was startled by a fire in one of the containers it had on board near the Greek coast on Monday evening.
The ship of the Danish container shipping company Maersk was on its way from Piraeus to Thessaloniki on Monday when a fire broke out in one of the containers. The crew managed to contain the fire themselves before it could spread to surrounding containers, but then turned back to Piraeus to let the authorities take stock.
GREECE
The container ship ‘Luna Maersk’ (4,000 teu) will sail again on Wednesday, after the vessel was startled by a fire in one of the containers it had on board near the Greek coast on Monday evening.
The ship of the Danish container shipping company Maersk was on its way from Piraeus to Thessaloniki on Monday when a fire broke out in one of the containers. The crew managed to contain the fire themselves before it could spread to surrounding containers, but then turned back to Piraeus to let the authorities take stock.
407 MILLION EURO
Vopak sells three terminals in the port of Rotterdam to British investor and BCTN owner Infracapital. This concerns a deal worth 407 million euros. Vopak reports this in a message to investors. The sale includes the chemical terminals in the Botlek and the Chemiehaven and the TTR terminal. Together they have a storage capacity of 1.4 million cubic meters. Biofuels, chemicals and petroleum products, among other things, are stored in the tanks.
407 MILLION EURO
Vopak sells three terminals in the port of Rotterdam to British investor and BCTN owner Infracapital. This concerns a deal worth 407 million euros. Vopak reports this in a message to investors. The sale includes the chemical terminals in the Botlek and the Chemiehaven and the TTR terminal. Together they have a storage capacity of 1.4 million cubic meters. Biofuels, chemicals and petroleum products, among other things, are stored in the tanks.
FIRE NOT YET EXTINGUISHED
If fuel were to leak from the still burning car carrier ‘Fremantle Highway’ north of Ameland, the Netherlands in the coming days, it would spread to the north and not towards the Wadden Islands. This is due to “the current and foreseen wind and wave direction for the coming days,” writes outgoing minister Mark Harbers (Infrastructure and Water Management) in a letter to the House of Representatives.
FIRE NOT YET EXTINGUISHED
If fuel were to leak from the still burning car carrier ‘Fremantle Highway’ north of Ameland, the Netherlands in the coming days, it would spread to the north and not towards the Wadden Islands. This is due to “the current and foreseen wind and wave direction for the coming days,” writes outgoing minister Mark Harbers (Infrastructure and Water Management) in a letter to the House of Representatives.
In early summer, the state-owned Xinhua forest farm in Linhe district, Bayannur, North China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is lush with greenery, casting a shade on the sand.
In early summer, the state-owned Xinhua forest farm in Linhe district, Bayannur, North China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is lush with greenery, casting a shade on the sand.
Saverex, the family holding company of Nicolas Saverys, is making a public takeover offer for all shares of shipping company Exmar that it does not yet own. The offer amounts to 11.10 euros per share and runs until 6 July.
The Khorgos Terminal handled over 7,000 China–Europe trains in 2022
In 2022, the Khorgos Dry Port on the China-Kazakh border served 7,000 trains on the China-Europe route. Last year, the reloading capacity of the local container terminal was expanded.
Saverex, the family holding company of Nicolas Saverys, is making a public takeover offer for all shares of shipping company Exmar that it does not yet own. The offer amounts to 11.10 euros per share and runs until 6 July.
Recently, the very first fully electric container lift on the European mainland has been operating at PSA’s MPET terminal in the port of Antwerp. Manufacturer Konecranes applied the latest battery technology during its construction, so that the e-straddle carrier can run continuously for more than four hours. A charge takes about 90 minutes.
Recently, the very first fully electric container lift on the European mainland has been operating at PSA’s MPET terminal in the port of Antwerp. Manufacturer Konecranes applied the latest battery technology during its construction, so that the e-straddle carrier can run continuously for more than four hours. A charge takes about 90 minutes.
Russia and Venezuela are working on establishing a joint shipping company, foreign maritime websites reported based on Russian media reports.
The shipping company would focus on transporting bulk commodities, such as grain and fertilizer from Russia and cocoa beans and coffee from Venezuela, and could start sailing early in the summer.
Russia and Venezuela are working on establishing a joint shipping company, foreign maritime websites reported based on Russian media reports.
The shipping company would focus on transporting bulk commodities, such as grain and fertilizer from Russia and cocoa beans and coffee from Venezuela, and could start sailing early in the summer.
Hapag Lloyd almost doubled its pre-tax result (EBIT) last year (+86%) to 17.5 billion euros on a turnover of 34.5 billion euros (2021: 22.3 billion). This is evident from the provisional figures of the German container shipping company for the 2022 financial year. Last year’s extreme profit jump was also entirely due to the high container rates in the first nine months of the fiscal year. For example, the average price per teu last year at the German shipping company was at a record level of 2,863 dollars (2,625.8 euros). The transported volume, on the other hand, fell slightly (-100,000 TEU) to 11.8 million TEU.
The South Korean state-controlled Korea Development Bank wants to sell its 20.7% stake in container shipping company HMM, the South Korean press has reported.
The South Korean state-controlled Korea Development Bank wants to sell its 20.7% stake in container shipping company HMM, the South Korean press has reported.
BACK TO NORMAL?
Spot rates in container liner shipping are now falling even faster, especially between Asia and Europe. The average Shanghai-Rotterdam rate is down 15% compared to a week ago in consultant Drewry’s World Container Index, which was updated on Thursday.
BACK TO NORMAL?
Spot rates in container liner shipping are now falling even faster, especially between Asia and Europe. The average Shanghai-Rotterdam rate is down 15% compared to a week ago in consultant Drewry’s World Container Index, which was updated on Thursday.
BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW
The Biden-Harris government announces that it will invest $703 million in improving port infrastructure. The amount will be invested in, among other things, the construction of railways and roads and the electrification of port equipment.
BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW
The Biden-Harris government announces that it will invest $703 million in improving port infrastructure. The amount will be invested in, among other things, the construction of railways and roads and the electrification of port equipment.
After it sold two supertankers earlier this week, Euronav is now also reporting the sale of the Suezmax Cap Philippe. Built in 2006, this tanker has a deadweight of 158,920 tons. The sale will generate an accounting capital gain of USD 12.9 million for the shipping company.
