»Shipping does not need new regulations2014-07-08

The Liberian Registry has called on regulators to ensure effective implementation of existing rules before creating new ones, according to Shipping Gazette.

»HAROPA is voted Europe's best port2014-07-08

HAROPA has been named the best of Europe's eight biggest ports, beating Rotterdam, Antwerp and Hamburg, for the fourth year in a row, according to Shipping Gazette.

»MSC cuts fuel bill2014-07-08

Kalmar's hybrid straddle carrier claims to have set a fuel consumption and emissions standard in operations at MSC Home Terminal in Antwerp since they were introduced last October, according to Shipping Gazette.

»ISS helps equip port of Algeciras with four super cranes2014-07-08

THE Spanish port of Algeciras is installing four new STS cranes brought onshore by Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), acting as agents for the break bulk carrier to transport the cranes, the Zhen Hua 25 ZPMC, according to Shipping Gazette.

»Environmental permit granted for LNG terminal in Gothenburg2014-07-08

The County Administrative Board in Västra Götaland has granted Swedegas and Vopak LNG Holding a permit under the Environmental Code for an LNG ¨C liquefied natural gas ¨C terminal at the Energy Port in Gothenburg. The terminal will be capable of supplying shipping, industry and heavy transport with gas as fuel as they make the switch from oil.

»Kalmar delivers ten straddle carriers to MCT in Gioia Tauro, Italy2014-07-08

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has gained an order to supply ten electric straddle carriers to its long standing customer Medcenter Container Terminal (MCT), part of the Contship Italia Group, in Gioia Tauro, Italy. The order was booked into Kalmar's second quarter order intake with deliveries scheduled for November 2014.

»Incoming Hapag-Lloyd chairman confident of IPO in 20152014-07-07

German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd's designated chairman Michael Behrendt said he was confident that market conditions would support plans for an initial public offering (IPO) at the end of next year, according to a German newspaper.

»Hyundai Merchant Marine takes in 3rd of five 13,100-TEUers for A/E2014-07-07

Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has received the third of five same size ships with the arrival of the 13,100-TEU Hyundai Drive from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) for US$129 million per vessel.

»Hiab selected by Finnish Defence Forces for extensive equipment renewal programm2014-07-07

Hiab, part of Cargotec, has gained a significant order from Scania Finland to supply 172 MULTILIFT XR21Z hooklifts, 13 HIAB X188 cranes and 16 MULTILIFT CHU units to the Finnish Defence Forces.

»Deutsche Bank to sell Maher Terminals in North America2014-07-07

Deutsche Bank is seeking a buyer for all, or part, of Maher Terminals container handling facilities in the United States and Canada that it purchased for US$2.3 billion including debt in 2007.

»DELO invests heavily in Russian shipping with NUTEP expansion2014-07-07

Russia's DELO group, a private transport firm, is doubling the capacity of the NUTEP terminal it acquired half of recently from 350,000 TEU to 600-700,000 TEU," said DELO group CFO Andrei Bubnov.

»Hiab searching for the best crane driver at the 2015 World Crane Championships2014-07-04

Hiab, part of Cargotec, invites the world's best crane drivers to compete in the 2015 World Crane Championships. The winning driver will win a prize worth EUR 25,000.

»Nantong port five-month container volume up 17pc2014-07-04

The Port of Nantong in eastern China's Jiangsu province posted a 17.1 per cent year-on-year increase in container volume to 267,900 TEU in the first five months of the year, reports Xinhua.

»Wuhu port's five-month box volume increases 21.8pc2014-07-04

The Port of Wuhu in eastern China's Anhui province posted a year-on-year 21.8 per cent increase in container volume to 143,000 TEU in the first five months of the year, reports Xinhua.

»Evergreen takes chartered 13,808-TEU newbuilding from Enesel2014-07-04

Evergreen has received the 13,808-TEU Thalassa Niki from Greek owner Enesel, the sixth ship in a series of 10 neo-overpanamax ULCS ordered by Enesel in July 2012 from Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI).

»First of 9,400-TEU ships in 28-ship series is sent to CMA CGM2014-07-04

The CMA CGM Danube, first in a series of 28 new vessels under construction for the French shipping line, is undertaking its maiden voyage from China on a bareboat charter to CIMC.

»Hiab searching for the best crane driver at the 2015 World Crane Championships2014-07-03

Hiab, part of Cargotec, invites the world's best crane drivers to compete in the 2015 World Crane Championships. The winning driver will win a prize worth EUR 25,000.

»EU sets June 2015 deadline to open single data entry window for ships2014-07-03

The EU's single window, a directive to help simplify maritime port regulations, calls on ships entering EU ports to submit electronic data via one single entry effective from June 2015.

»Wuhu port's five-month box volume increases 21.8pc2014-07-03

The Port of Wuhu in eastern China's Anhui province posted a year-on-year 21.8 per cent increase in container volume to 143,000 TEU in the first five months of the year, reports Xinhua.

»Rolf Habben Jansen to become Chief Executive Officer of Hapag-Lloyd2014-07-03

Rolf Habben Jansen, who has been a member of the Hapag-Lloyd AG's Executive Board since 1 April, has assumed the position of CEO effective 1 July.