Ports with vision can return to the heart of business life as new enablers of...
Although we live in an era of continual and unprecedented disruption to supply chains – think trade wars, Brexit and climate change –some constancies remain: because water covers 71% of the world’s...
View ArticleUnifeeder extends its network on the east coast of Sweden
Unifeeder is introducing a new weekly service between Poland and the East coast of Sweden. It is an addition to its existing service, now connecting three ports in Sweden and four major continental...
View ArticleDiversity pays off for DP World as profits rise strongly in a weakened market
Betting big on logistics looks likely to pay off for DP World, with the port operator reporting double-digit profit growth, despite a weakened container market. Profits (reported as adjusted ebitda)...
View ArticleUnifeeder vessel to trial synthetic natural gas as a ‘climate-neutral’ fuel...
A Unifeeder-chartered vessel is to be used for the first trial of synthetic natural gas (SNG) fuel as a key part of the shipping industry’s quest to decarbonise shipping. In 2017, the 1,036 teu...
View ArticleUnifeeder expands global footprint with takeover of shortsea rival Feedertech
Unifeeder has expanded its global reach and closed the gap on market leader X-Press with its acquisition of a majority stake in Singapore-based feeder and shortsea operator Feedertech Group. DP...
View ArticleDelay alert with feeder lines in ‘radical’ new year container handling shake-up
Unifeeder is preparing to charge its customers a fee for lashing and unlashing containers on its vessels from 1 January. In compliance with the new “Dockers Clause”, which comes into force on the same...
View ArticleFeeder operators look to downsize fleets as demand for services falls
North European feeder operators are downsizing their fleets to mitigate the impact of falling demand from ocean carrier customers. One Hamburg-based broker told The Loadstar yesterday there were “very...
View ArticleDP World set to enter the blockchain arena as it signs up to Tradelens
DP World has joined the blockchain TradeLens platform, developed by Maersk and IBM. It has outlined plans to connect its 82 terminals around the world, as well as its feeder companies and logistics...
View ArticleDP World completes purchase of majority stake in TIS box terminal in Yuzhny
Dubai’s DP World has completed its acquisition of a 51% stake in TIS Container Terminal in the Ukrainian port of Yuzhny, after winning the regulatory green light from the government. The deal...
View ArticleONE ‘caught on the hop’ when Hapag-Lloyd ended Baltic feeder cooperation
The much-hyped feeder cooperation agreement between THE Alliance members Hapag-Lloyd and ONE has fallen victim to Covid-19. Since October 2018, a “bilateral strategic feeder network cooperation...
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