Resurgence in fuel prices, set to be passed on by carriers, means cargo owners will have to contend with higher bunker adjustment factors on top of already high freight rates Shippers are being warned to prepare for higher bunker adjustment factors on top of already high freight rates as carriers… Read more »
DP World-owned Unifeeder partnering in world-first marine trial of carbon-neutral synthetic natural gas (SNG)
Today, in a world first for the marine industry, Unifeeder-operated ship ‘ElbBlue’ was fuelled with liquefied SNG for a trial voyage in a major boost for the shipping industry’s efforts to reduce its carbon emissions. The liquefied SNG, produced at Kiwi’s Power-to-Gas facility in Werlte, Germany is a synthetic… Read more »
Freight Association, BIFA, sees no change in container shipping fundamentals for months … possibly years
In response to concerns expressed by its members, the trade association that represents UK freight forwarding and logistics companies has been monitoring conditions in the global container market for some time, liaising with international organisations in order to compare market conditions around the world. BIFA has now prepared a report… Read more »
Bestseller secures carbon-neutral ocean transport through new partnership with Maersk
A.P. Moller – Maersk today announced the signing of a fully carbon-neutral transport agreement on ocean services with BESTSELLER. The open-ended agreement on lifestyle logistics covers all of BESTSELLERs global transportation requirements and includes inland logistics and CFS handling (warehousing). “I am very pleased that BESTSELLER, one of the top… Read more »
Stena Line adds new temporary ferry service between Holyhead and Belfast
Leading ferry company Stena Line has confirmed details that it will be operating a new temporary weekend service between Holyhead and Belfast, starting on Fri 25th June. The extra capacity on the new route from Holyhead will be available until Sunday 18 July. Stena Estrid, one of Stena Line’s newest… Read more »
Comment from Logistics UK re the refloating of the EverGiven in the Suez Canal
Alex Veitch, General Manager for Public Policy at Logistics UK, the business group representing the sector, said in response to the freeing of the EverGiven (29 March 2021): “News that the stranded cargo vessel, the EverGiven, has finally been refloated and is no longer blocking the Suez Canal is excellent… Read more »
ONE conducts successful trial use of sustainable biofuel for decarbonization
Ocean Network Express (ONE) is pleased to announce the successful trial use of biofuel to power the M/V MOL Experience. The trial was completed on 7th February 2021, following bunkering at the port of Rotterdam, Netherlands in November 2020and was performed in collaboration with shipowner Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and leading… Read more »
DFDS increases scheduled frequencies to Great Britain from Cuxhaven
Since 1 February, the Danish shipping company and member of the Cuxhaven Port Association (HWG) DFDS has expanded its scheduled freight liner traffic between Cuxhaven and Immingham by one additional departure, which means there are now six weekly vessel departures. Thanks to unaccompanied trailer transits, the route through Cuxhaven has… Read more »
Samskip renews Amsterdam-Hull for UK trade requirements
Multimodal transport operator Samskip is responding to recovering North Continent-UK unitised traffic by reintroducing direct links between Amsterdam and Hull, in a service renewal that reinforces containerised short sea options ahead of finalised Brexit trade negotiations. Starting from September 5th, the three-times weekly service will depart from the TMA Terminal… Read more »
Stena Line adds freight capacity to Belfast-Liverpool-Heysham routes
Following the dramatic COVID related drop in freight volumes, Stena Line was forced to remove one freight ship from its Belfast hub which resulted in reduced capacity and frequency. Stena Line has announced that it will charter a RoRo vessel to help boost freight capacity on its Belfast to Liverpool… Read more »
