Ports & Logistics
Reduced cargo transhipment for North Sea Port in 2023
(Posted on 18/01/24)In 2023, companies based in North Sea Port recorded a volume of 65.9 million tons of seaborne cargo throughput. That is a fall of 11%, or 7.8 million tons of goods, compared to the record year 2022. For inland waterway transhipment, the impact remained more limited.The year 2022 was the best year ever, on the one hand due to growth...
ESPO concern over impacts of escalating Red Sea conflict
(Posted on 18/01/24)Following the serious attacks on ships, mainly - but not only - container ships, in the Red Sea by the Houthi movement, shipping lines decided to redirect their ships around the Cape of Good Hope in order to avoid the operators risks of attacks to both vessel and crew. With these attacks the rebels are seriously hampering the traffic...
Rhenus Weserport builds its first rail loading facility
(Posted on 12/01/24)For more than 25 years, Rhenus Weserport Bremen has stood for expert and professional transshipment of various goods and materials. As a member of the Rhenus Group, the port agency has previously focused on transferring cargo from seagoing vessels onto trucks and inland waterway vessels. But for its recently forged partnership with...
Blue Wolf finalizes Logistec acquisition and announces new CEO
(Posted on 10/01/24)Blue Wolf Capital Partners LLC, a middle market private equity firm specializing in the industrial and healthcare sectors, has completed its acquisition of Montreal-based LOGISTEC Corporation.LOGISTEC Corporation is based in Montréal (QC) and provides specialized services to the marine community and industrial companies in...
Trois-Rivières first vessel of 2024 arrives with cargo of alumina
(Posted on 09/01/24)The Lowlands Hope is the first vessel to call at the Canadian Port of Trois-Rivières in 2024. It docked at the Port on January 2 at 3:42 am, after an seventeen-day crossing of the Atlantic. The vessel, with its 21 crew members of Indian and Philippine nationalities, left the port of Sao Luis in Brazil on 16 December 2023....
Red Sea unrest impact on Rotterdam to be slight as not all bulkers to reroute
(Posted on 05/01/24)The recent disruptions at the Red Sea entrance are anticipated to exert additional strain on the Port of Rotterdam’s container terminals in January 2024. However, the overall impact on the port of Rotterdam's throughput is projected to be minimal. The Port of Rotterdam Authority foresees a decrease of approximately 1.25 million...