ROTTERDAM : Dutch maritime start-up accelerator PortXL presented its 2024 cohort at the RDM, the Rotterdam space for innovative companies, technology education, high-quality test facilities and field labs. Ten start-ups and scale-ups presented themselves
TOKYO : Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced that on September 10, the naming ceremony of the new LNG carriers REX TILLERSON and UMM GHUWAILINA-the first and second vessels, respectively, built and chartered as part of QatarEnergy‘s historic
RIO DE JANEIRO : Wilson Sons, a leader in port and maritime logistics in Brazil, reported that, in the first seven months of the year, its Shipping Agency posted a 60% increase in services
HONO (SWEDEN) : UAE-based shipyard Mark Marine has saved both time and costs by initiating a collaboration with BERG Propulsion to use BERG Rotordynamics Services. Mark Marine is delivering eight vessels to Rawabi Vallianz
ZURICH : ABB has won an order from Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (SHI) to equip 15 liquified natural gas (LNG) carriers with the permanent magnet shaft generator technology. The 174,000-cbm capacity ships are
COPENHAGEN/HAMBURG : In February 2025, Maersk A/S (Maersk), an entity under A.P. Moller – Maersk, and Hapag-Lloyd AG (Hapag-Lloyd) launch their operational collaboration Gemini Cooperation. The ambition is to deliver a flexible and interconnected
SEOUL : HMM maps out a mid-to-long-term strategy to expand its business portfolio for future growth and proceed with global green initiatives. Under the sustainable growth plan, the South Korean ocean carrier will invest
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : India’s new container transhipment hub at Vizhinjam is making rapid strides, with Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) seen to be its most potential long-term liner customer. The Geneva-based carrier has already hosted a
OSLO : Shipowners and operators face sharply increased costs as they gear up to comply with a slew of new decarbonisation regulations coming on stream over the next few years. The need to develop,
PortEconomics member Theo Notteboom compiled a table showing the year-on-year TEU growth in the top 15 container ports in the European Union during the first six months of the year. “While 2023 was characterized