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Sea trials for Brittany hybrid ship

Brittany Ferries’ LNG-electric hybrid vessel Saint-Malo is carrying out sea trials in the Far East, ahead of her transit to Europe in November. From February next year she will link Portsmouth with her namesake port, operating on liquefied natural gas (LNG) at sea and on electric power when manoeuvring and alongside in port, with shore-side power. Preparatory work is underway in the port, ready for the arrival of shore-power ready ... [+]

CMA CGM to take Santos stake

CMA CGM Group has signed an agreement to acquire a 48% stake in terminal operator Santos Brasil. The company operates five terminals in Brazil, including the largest container terminal in the Port of Santos and the whole of South America, handling 40% of Brazilian volumes, ... [+]

Forwarder seeks to quell pre-Christmas panic

Aramex regional CEO for the UK and Europe Umar Butt has called for calm among retailers rushing to bring forward their Christmas plans due to shipping disruptions in the Middle East. Reconfigurations to regular service due to attacks in the Red Sea by Houthis rebels have ... [+]

WEC opens in Nantes, France

Dutch shortsea operator WEC Lines has opened a new office in Nantes, France to oversee operations of the once a week service to Saint-Nazaire port. Chief executive Caesar Luikenaar said it would allow WEC to serve the local market better and provide a sustainable, but ... [+]

VICT reaches five-million mark

Melbourne’s fully automated Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT) has reached the five million TEU mark since commencing operations. A recently completed terminal expansion has increased capacity by 30% to 1.25 million TEU a year and allowed handling of larger vessels. [+]

First bio-LNG for Brittany Ferries

Energy company Repsol has started supplying liquefied biomethane (bio-LNG) to Brittany Ferries’ LNG-fuelled vessels Salamanca and Santoña at the LNG-bunkering terminal in Santander (Spain). The three truck-loads, totalling 60 tons was the first supply of its kind in Spain. BioLNG can reduce the CO2 emissions by up to 100% compared ... [+]

Stena appoints investment chief

Anders Tenfält has been appointed as Stena Line’s new chief investment officer and part of the group management team.He joined Stena in 2015 as investment manager at Stena Adactum and has since 2019 been the chief business controller for the Stena AB Group. He has ... [+]

Dover is key to government growth plans

The Port of Dover revealed a new framework to unlock its full potential and drive economic growth at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool on 23 September. Port of Dover 2050: Empower Exchange aims to facilitate an rise in the value of trade of up to ... [+]

State of the art screens boost learning at the Dublin dockers’ school

Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform Paschal Donohoe visited St Joseph’s Co-Ed School in East Wall, Dublin to announce the completion of a €140,000 IT refurbishment, courtesy of Dublin Port Company. It includes the installation of interactive digital screens and three Special ... [+]

Dutch heavylift lines come together

Netherlands-based maritime and offshore logistics services provider ForestWave is to join fellow Dutch operator the Spliethoff Group from 30 September. It will increase the number of vessels operated by Spliethoff to over 140. Group members Spliethoff and Sevenstar Yacht Transport and ForestWave have already been ... [+]

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