The Port of Gothenburg had a record-breaking level of rail traffic in 2019, while total freighted tons suffered a bit, with the port receding 4 percent.
Veritas Petroleum Service, which tests fuel, has issued seven warnings in just one month about excessive sediments in new fuels with 0.5 percent sulfur.
MPA Singapore screens passengers and seafarers from incoming ships for the corona virus that has cost several people their lives following an outbreak in China.
The port in Karachi, Pakistan, has introduced a ban on ejecting washwater from open-loop scrubbers in the port's waters.
DP World enters a strategic partnership with Swissterminal, with the port major acquiring nearly half the shares in the Swiss terminal operator.
Container lines should prepare for a "bumpy ride" in 2020 despite expectations of increased growth in volumes compared to the previous year, projects consultancy Drewry.
One of the world's largest port operators, PSA International, grew its business last year, when new terminals provided a boost.
Originally, China's Cosco was not meant to have a big owner's share of APM Terminals' new, large container terminal in Italy. But without the deal, it was not certain that the company would have become a customer, says the latter's CEO Morten Engelstoft, who expects more similar deals.
APM Terminals can be streamlined further, says CEO Morten Engelstoft, who has been driving up earnings in the port company for years. New investments are also set to be made in far closer collaboration with Maersk than before.
Shipping should report under the EU's quota system, so there is a backup in case the IMO fails to deliver ambitious targets for CO2 emissions in 2023, says the Port of Rotterdam.
Investment firm Blue Ocean Capital gets a new partner, Tommy Mølgaard, who has more than 25 years' experience in the industry, especially under Maersk, where he has been CFO at the group's logistics firm Damco.
Maersk and not least COO Søren Toft's decision to join competitor MSC attracted the biggest number of readers on ShippingWatch this year. The year's other top stories include DSV's acquisition of Panalpina.
Chinese Merchants Port looks set to get access to the most interesting ports in CMA CGM's portfolio with the recent agreement signed by the two companies. According to Alphaliner, this leaves the French company with the ports that are not particularly attractive.
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