Hamburg-Le Havre

EXPANSION & DEVELOPMENT

EXPANSION & DEVELOPMENT

Rotterdam and Antwerp-Bruges are north Continent port powerhouses, AJ Keyes looks at how these two facilities are keeping pace with container demand and discusses where and why they are also working on a collaborative basis

25th June 2025

Compete & collaborate

25th June 2025

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 issues for maximising demand? Andrew Penfold takes a…

25th July 2024

Shortsea renaissance

25th July 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The Hamburg-Le Havre port range is the engine room for the North European mainland and handles a wide range of different cargoes. AJ Keyes assesses how the major facilities performed in 2023…

30th May 2024

Challenging times

30th May 2024

EUROPE

EUROPE

Shipping lines are stepping-up investment in key European ports. The regulators have focused on liner and stevedore market shares. Are they behind the game and what is in the true interests of…

24th November 2023

A game changer?

24th November 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

A combination of system congestion further aggravated by strikes present a challenging scenario for container ports in the Hamburg-Le Havre range. AJ Keyes assesses the situation and what the rest of 2022 will…

27th October 2022

No summer of love in europe

27th October 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Jacques Vandermeiren, CEO of the port of Antwerp-Bruges, was recently quoted as saying that the container segment of its business portfolio “continues to pose significant challenges.”

27th October 2022

Heavyweight hurdles

27th October 2022