Venice looks offshore

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The Italian Port of Venice has launched an ambitious, €1.3B (US$1.8B) plan to build a container terminal 8 nautical miles off the mainland...

Japan focuses on African ports

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The Japanese government is playing an increasingly important role in transport sector development in Africa...

Zambia-Nacala line reopened

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The railway between Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia has reopened, many years after it was closed down as a result of bombing during the Mozamb...

Trelleborg ups presence in Japan

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Leading fendering, mooring and berthing systems supplier Trelleborg Marine Systems has demonstrated its commitment to the Japanese market by...

Trans Ocean goes kosher

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Leading flexitank manufacturer and operator Trans Ocean has gained Kosher certification for its range of flexitanks....

Maersk in Hong Kong fuel switch

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Following successful government-supervised testing on Eleonora Maersk on 5 September, Maersk Line has announced that the company will start ...

Unite slams Dover privatisation plans

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Britain’s largest trade union, Unite, has thrown down the gauntlet over the Dover Harbour Board (DHB)’s plans to privatise the Port of D...

New Ustica ro-ro service

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Italy-based ro-ro/ro-pax operator Ustica Lines is starting up a new ro-ro service between Venice (Chioggia) and Augusta in Sicily and Vallet...

People on the move

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Our regular review of "who's who" in the global shipping and allied industries...

First RTG in New Zealand

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The Lyttelton Port Company (LPC) in New Zealand’s South Island has become the first port in the country to order a yard gantry crane...

…in rail row with SPC

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Relations between Asciano and the Sydney Ports Corporation (SPC) have reached a new low after the company’s Patrick container terminal div...

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