Shortsea

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

With uncertainties over the vector of deepsea container flows in the wake of political upheavals, the emphasis is increasingly focusing on shortsea shipping. How will this develop and what are the key…

25th July 2024

Shortsea renaissance

25th July 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The trajectory of European ports is changing – fundamental structural changes are underway. Andrew Penfold identifies the catalysts to change and paints a picture of the port sector 10 years on

30th May 2024

Europe – a new reality

30th May 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Felicity Landon charts the key talking points at the recent Coastlink Conference

30th May 2024

Bold decisions required

30th May 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Felicity Landon charts the key talking points at the recent Coastlink Conference

30th May 2024

Bold decisions required

30th May 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The West Mediterranean port region is seeing a surge in container demand in 2024. AJ Keyes assesses the position and asks what, or indeed where, the solution might be moving forward

30th May 2024

Congestion looms

30th May 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Indonesia is a key trading partner for Singapore, with this transshipment hub responsible for aggregating container traffic for the country, AJ Keyes asks how ports in Indonesia are developing to keep pace…

19th April 2024

Regional role affirmed

19th April 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Southeast Asia is a crucial region supporting container transshipment activity. But is it in danger of overdeveloping and generating too much capacity? A J Keyes assesses the position

19th April 2024

Upping the transshipment stakes

19th April 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Rotterdam Shortsea Terminals (RST) is looking to source new cranes from Europe due to cost increases…

19th April 2024

RST Crane Plan

19th April 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Maurice Delattre, Area Manager, Port of Amsterdam, talks one to one with Port Strategy highlighting short sea shipping as being key to sustainability, as the port readies to host this year’s Coastlink…

27th February 2024

Short-sea shipping under the spotlight

27th February 2024

SHORTSEA

SHORTSEA

Poland’s ports are looking to consolidate their current strong position. Will this continue the steady erosion of the role of German ports serving the Baltic? AJ Keyes looks at the shape of things…

26th July 2023

Cranking up capacity

26th July 2023

SHORTSEA

SHORTSEA

The recent Coastlink Conference saw wide-ranging discussions on energy and future fuels, sustainability, resilience and the ‘new normal.’ Felicity Landon presents the highlights

1st June 2023

Decarbonisation pressure on

1st June 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Felicity Landon speaks one-to-one with Stephen Carr, Group Commercial Director, Peel Ports Group*

26th April 2023

Peel: strength in diversity

26th April 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The challenges and barriers along the road to Net Zero, as well as new business opportunities, were discussed in-depth at a recent Coastlink webinar. Felicity Landon reports

15th December 2022

The road to net zero

15th December 2022

WORLD

WORLD

Steve Cameron sees positive indicators for short-sea shipping and UK small ports. Funding, autonomous vessel plans and off shore wind are all playing their part

15th November 2022

Signs of an uplift

15th November 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Andrew Penfold analyses the impact of Brexit on UK trade to-date and identifies forward trend lines with particular reference to trade with the EU and secondary European markets 

27th October 2022

Brexit – uk trade impact

27th October 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Coastlink 2022* put under the spotlight key issues around building connectivity and short-sea networks for the future. Felicity Landon presents the highlights

31st July 2022

COASTLINK PLOTS PRIORITIES

31st July 2022

SHORTSEA

SHORTSEA

Innovation in the arena of digitalisation was a prominent area of discussion at the Coastlink conference held recently in Antwerp. Felicity Landon reports

31st July 2022

DIGITAL INNOVATION HIGHLIGHTS

31st July 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Six European shortsea and feeder ship operators have filed an official complaint to the European Commission, claiming International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) attempts to force ships to use dockers for container lashing…

8th June 2020

Lashing complaint goes to European Commission

8th June 2020

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

A project which aims to show that autonomous ships and automation in ports can make waterborne transport much more flexible and user-friendly while further reducing the environmental impact of EU transport has…

4th June 2020

€7.5m grant for European automation project

4th June 2020

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

European short-sea and feeder ship operators are challenging efforts by a major transport authority to redefine container lashing as a cargo handling activity in order to bring it under the control of…

2nd January 2020

Dockers Clause extension legality challenged

2nd January 2020