Encounter box facilitates navigation on the Elbe
Since January 29, ships with a combined width of up to 98 meters have been able to pass each other safely on an expanded section of the Elbe, the so-called meeting box.
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read more...3D crane simulator in the Port of Duisburg
The duisport Group has unveiled its own crane simulator in Duisburg's free port: This is not only intended to set new standards in the field of technical development in the logistics industry, but the inland port is also investing in the training and further education of its own employees.
read more...HHLA to be a climate-neutral company by 2040
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) is stepping up its efforts to protect the climate and conserve resources: the entire Group aims to be climate-neutral by 2040.
read more...Port of Antwerp: seventh record year in a row
The port of Antwerp recorded significant growth for the seventh year in a row in 2019. The total freight volume rose by 1.3 percent to 238 million tons.
read more...JadeWeserPort: Port fees remain stable
The Supervisory Board of JadeWeserPort Realisierungs GmbH & Co. KG has decided not to increase the port charges currently in force at Germany's only deep-water container port, JadeWeserPort Wilhelmshaven.
read more...Monitor refrigerated containers
Hamburg Süd launches Remote Container Management
Hamburg Süd customers can now use Remote Container Management technology for their reefer container shipments. RCM monitors parameters such as temperature, relative humidity, oxygen and carbon dioxide concentration inside the reefer container in real time.
read more...HHLA remains successful
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) continued its positive business development in the first nine months of the year.
read more...Rhenus-Arkon-Shipinvest places order for four eco-ships
The shipping company Rhenus-Arkon-Shipinvest has started to build up its own eco-shortsea fleet.
read more...Three new container gantry cranes for the Port of Hamburg
Three new container gantry cranes for Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG's (HHLA) Container Terminal Burchardkai (CTB) arrived in Hamburg on November 5. HHLA is thus creating additional capacity for handling particularly large container ships.
read more...Container handling: Port of Rotterdam records sustained growth
112.4 million tons of goods were handled in the port of Rotterdam in the third quarter. A total of 353.5 million tons were handled in the first three quarters of the year, an increase of one percent compared to the previous year.
read more...Container tracking: Port of Rotterdam Authority presents new solution
The Port of Rotterdam Authority recently introduced the "Boxinsider" app. This enables shippers and freight forwarders to see where their containers are at any time.
read more...Hydrogen tugboat for the port of Antwerp
The "Hydrotug" is to be the first of its kind: The port of Antwerp has commissioned the construction of a hydrogen-powered tugboat.
read more...Largest container ship in the world reaches Bremerhaven
The "MSC Gülsün", currently the largest container ship in the world, called at the MSC Gate Terminal in Bremerhaven for the first time on August 19.
read more...Digital transportation platform
Port of Rotterdam Authority founds new company
On August 8, the Port of Rotterdam Authority presented the newly founded company PortXchange. The aim is to make the digital transport app Pronto accessible to all ports in the world.
read more...HHLA grows and focuses on sustainability
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) closed the first half of the year with increased revenue and earnings. Profitability also improved again compared to the previous year.
read more...More containers, more bulk goods in inland shipping
The data on inland shipping published by the Statistical Office of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (Statistisches Landesamt Nord) reports an increase of 20 percent for the Port of Hamburg in the first quarter compared to the same period last year, with 34,640 TEU (20-foot standard containers).
read more...Contargo prepares for the summer of the...
Contargo prepares for low water
June 2019 was the warmest June since weather records began - a possible sign that a long summer with low water levels on the Rhine is imminent, as in 2018. As a precautionary measure, Contargo has therefore commissioned the conversion of four barges in its fleet.
read more...Port of Duisburg feels economic slowdown
The global economy is cooling noticeably, which is also reflected in duisport's half-year balance sheet: Duisburger Hafen AG's container throughput is down slightly compared to the previous year.
read more...Series of events stops off in Bremen
Port meets mainland at Roland Umschlag
Around 150 guests met on July 18 for the Port Meets Mainland event at the Roland Umschlagsgesellschaft site in the Bremen Freight Village. Company representatives were invited to gain an impression of the efficiency of the ports of Lower Saxony with Germany's only deep-water container port, Wilhelmshaven.
read more...Best quarter ever for the port of Antwerp
In the first six months of this year, 119.6 million tons of goods were handled in the port of Antwerp, 0.7 percent more than in the previous record half-year in 2018.
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