Sea

New fleet boosts Rosyth agri-imports

Forth Ports Rosyth has invested in ten tractors and 13 trailers mainly to support bulk cargo import work for agri feed specialist Cefetra, Cefetra, a long-term customer of the Port of Rosyth, Scotland’s largest agricultural products hub supplies the Scottish market with key raw materials for the feed, food and drink industries, and has imported over 2 million tonnes of agri bulk into the port since the partnership started in 2020. Asset ... [+]

Charity starts at home for DP World

DP World London Gateway and Southampton have donated over £26,000 to six local charities in Essex and Hampshire following the annual ‘Great Place to Work’ survey, which saw the port operator contribute to a specified charity after each completed employee response.   Little Haven’s Hospice in Essex, ... [+]

New cranes for Nigerian hub

Onne Multipurpose Terminal (OMT), International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) operation near Part Harcourt in south-eastern Nigeria, has put two new mobile harbour cranes and a container freight station into operation. The new cranes, valued at over US$25 million, will improve OMT’s efficiency  and reduce vessel ... [+]

Roll Group opens Saudi site

Heavylift transport specialist Roll Group has expanded its operations in Saudi Arabia with a 4,000-square-meter facility in Jubail, Saudi Arabia. Established in 2023, Roll Group Saudi Arabia offers heavy-lift engineering and transport services and is already involved in a number of major projects. The company says ... [+]

Belfast unveils plan to become major player in offshore wind

Belfast Harbour has launched new five-year strategy to enhance its position as a key player in the development of UK and Ireland’s offshore wind sector. Advance Regional Prosperity 2025-2029 outlines more than £300m investment in capital projects over the next five years - £208m in port ... [+]

WEC and partners to offer Dutch-Germany link

WEC Lines, in cooperation with A2B-online, Tailwind Shipping Lines and inland shipping operator Danser Group, is offering a twice-weekly barge connection between the port of Moerdijk Combined Cargo Terminals in the Netherlands to Germany’s Duisburg Gateway Terminal, the world’s largest inland port. From 3 February, ... [+]

Red Sea attacks raise global emissions and lead times

The Red Sea crisis created an extra 35.7 million tonnes of CO2 emissions in the past year, according to supply chain management consultancy Inverto, part of Boston Consulting Group. Ships were forced to sail around Africa to avoid the risk of being attacked by the Houthi ... [+]

Stena restarts Holyhead services

Stena Line ferry services on the Holyhead - Dublin route have resumed (16 Jan) following the closure of the ferry berths at Holyhead Port in early December due to storm damage. It will operate its normal sailing schedule of four sailings from Holyhead to Dublin with ... [+]

Saint-Malo electrifies Portsmouth

Brittany Ferries new LNG-electric hybrid ship Saint-Malo called at Portsmouth for the first time, arriving and departing on pure battery power. The ship’s first commercial voyage to St Malo will take place on 12 February – the first call was to carry out ramp trials in ... [+]

Zim joins Move to Minus-15°

Israel’s ZIM Integrated Shipping Services has joined the Move to -15 coalition. The line operates a fleet of reefer containers and its ZIMonitor service provides real-time monitoring to ensure optimal cold chain conditions. The Move to -15°C initiative aims to cut carbon emissions in the frozen ... [+]