Sea

Super-B number three for AAL

Project heavy lift carrier AAL Shipping took delivery of the third Super B-Class vessel in its eight-vessel-strong programme. The AAL Houston is a 32,000dwt dual fuel multipurpose heavy lift vessel prepares for her maiden voyage and was named at a ceremony in Guangzhou, China. She can transport up to 90,000 freight tons of project and breakbulk cargo, as anc comes with three port side cranes with a maximum lifting capacity ... [+]

Promotion and a departure at Forth Ports

Forth Ports has appointed current Tilbury asset and site director Paul Dale as chief operating officer. In addition to his existing responsibilities at the Port of Tilbury, he will lead the transformation of its infrastructure and technology and oversee its Marine, Engineering and Safety functions. ... [+]

We’re the cleanest, claims CLdN

Belgian-owned short-sea line CLdN says its weighted average fleet emissions were 19% lower than its next-best performing short sea competitor and more than twice as efficient as road transport, in its fleet emission data for 2023, published on 19 September. The emissions figure of 39g ... [+]

Italian heavylift firms join forces

Harren Group, Kestrel Italia and Intermare have joined forces in a joint venture, KestrelMare to offer project and heavy lift cargo services in Italy. The new company will be based in Genoa and will take over all Intermare and Kestrel Italia business units. Its team ... [+]

That’s a-maize-ing – Liverpool handles record feed shipment

The Port of Liverpool welcomed the UK’s largest shipment of feed maize in mid-September when the bulk carrier Lowlands Future arrived from the US East Coast with a 55,000-tonne cargo. The import was managed by ADM Agriculture and will be stored in ADM's dedicated facilities at ... [+]

WEC adds Hamburg to Portugal route

WEC Lines has added a Hamburg call to its North-west Continent-Portugal service. It creates a fast weekly sailing route from the German port to Leixões and Setúbal, departing from Hamburg on Sundays and arriving in Leixões on Saturdays and Setúbal on Mondays and an alternative ... [+]

Cargo group laments lack of safety reports

The Cargo Integrity Group (CIG) is calling on more national administrations to report the findings of their container inspection programmes after an analysis found that less than 5% were regularly submitting results to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) in publicly available form. Under resolutions adopted more ... [+]

Rhenus signs Uzbek and Kazakstan deals

Chief executive and chairman of the Rhenus Group, Tobias Bartz, joined a delegation to Central Asia led by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The forwarder signed an agreement to establish a joint venture in which Rhenus Group has a majority share -  with the Uztemir’yolkonteyner arm ... [+]

Belfast looks to the stars to cut emissions

Belfast Harbour will welcome the first ever European Space Agency (ESA) Port Decarbonisation and Environmental Sustainability Workshop on 17 September. At the one-day event, hosted jointly by the port, ESA’s Business Applications and Space Solutions (BASS) programme, Redshift Associates and the UK Space Agency, experts from ... [+]

Dangerous goods contact number – a reminder

The Cargo Integrity Group – which includes FIATA, the Global Sipper Forum and TT Club - has issued an urgent reminder of the need for an emergency contact number for shipments of dangerous goods. The requirement forms part of many national dangerous goods regulations for transport ... [+]

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