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PALFINGER MARINE is approaching a significant milestone in its partnership with Aker BP as it prepares for the first delivery of a fully electric, remotely… Read More »PALFINGER MARINE announces a major milestone in the Aker BP project
X-Press Feeders has launched Europe’s first feeder network powered by green methanol. This network will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 65%, marking a… Read More »Collaborative Partnerships Fuel Europe’s First Green Methanol-Powered Feeder Network
The Green Shipping Corridor project, initially established by the Port of Gothenburg, North Sea Port, and DFDS, is expanding its green ambitions by including the… Read More »Sweden-Belgium Green Shipping Corridor Project Expands Green Ambitions with New Partnership
A pilot project to test the feasibility of a rail freight connection between Norway and continental Europe through the Jutland corridor will commence on May… Read More »The port of Hirtshals, Nordjyske railroads, and DB Cargo cooperate to shift cargo from road to rail
The historic agreement underscores a shared dedication to fast-tracking the creation of green shipping corridors and advancing the marine sector’s decarbonization in Scandinavia and the… Read More »X-Press Feeders Signs MOU with Six European Ports for Green Shipping Corridors
A maritime cooperation agreement between Oslo and Rotterdam, Samskip, and a progressive customer wholeheartedly committed to sustainability secures the concept of a green corridor between… Read More »Zero Sugar and Zero emissions
Unifeeder is enhancing the services connecting Copenhagen with three German hub ports by scheduling an additional weekly container ship call to Copenhagen Malmö Port. The… Read More »New Weekly Container route Connecting Copenhagen to three German Hub ports
Palfinger, the world’s leading producer and provider of innovative crane and lifting solutions, just announced a long-term joint development agreement with Norwegian company Optilift to… Read More »A Gamechanger for The Maritime Industry
Samskip announces a strategic expansion into the Baltic Sea region with a new direct shortsea service. The service directly responds to the demand for reliable shortsea… Read More »New direct Shortsea service connecting Finland, Latvia, the UK, and the Netherlands
Unifeeder announces important schedule changes to enhance their connectivity between Kalundborg and Hamburg. Effective from week 43, the update aims to improve service and efficiency… Read More »Schedule update for Kalundborg, Aarhus,Gothenburg and Aalborg loop
The City of Rotterdam and the City of Oslo have signed A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create a new Green Corridor for short sea… Read More »Rotterdam and Oslo Join Forces in Green Corridor Initiative with Samskip
The Port of Hirtshals is a multimodal logistics center strategically located to facilitate the seamless integration of various transportation methods. Its advantageous geographical position and… Read More »The Nordics and Europe connected in Hirtshals
Predictable and efficient logistics ensure precise customer deliveries and are essential for logistics giant DHL. The stability and predictability of Color Line is why DHL… Read More »The Highway between Europe and Norway
DFDS announced a new Tilbury – Calais ferry service. The unaccompanied freight service began in late June and replaced the current service from Calais to… Read More »DFDS with new freight service from Tilbury to Calais
We are all connected, and that connectivity makes the world look smaller. We are more codependent than ever before. What implication are we still waiting… Read More »Global outlook – from the Port perspective
The new service is now operational after a successful start-up phase involving Samskip and partners of the port of Gothenburg. Samskip will operate weekly from… Read More »A lifeline between Gothenburg and Iceland
Did you know that moving your logistics from road transport to Shortsea can reduce your transport emissions by up to 60%? A giant leap towards… Read More »An effective gateway to more sustainable logistics
Today’s launch of the Shortsea Schedule application represents the first of many steps to simplifying logistical planning and making Shortsea more available. First and foremost,… Read More »All great journeys start with the first step
A collaborative project on transport and storage of biogenic CO2 agreement between seven companies are just signed. The collaboration will also investigate the possibility of… Read More »Port of Hirtshals will become hub for storing and shipping of CO2
Cargo transport has shown positive development the last three years, partly at the expense of the number of passengers, which has been affected by travel… Read More »Cargo transport increased by 7,5% in the Port of Hirtshals in 2021
Per Holm Nørgaard has been hired as the new director of the Port of Hirtshals. There was great interest in the position and an extensive… Read More »New director hired in the Port of Hirtshals
May 2021 sees the start of Sweden’s first container barge shuttle service on inland waterways between the newly opened Stockholm Norvik Port and Port of… Read More »Inland-shipping shuttle service between Stockholm Norvik and Port of Västerås
A demanding year due to Covid-19, the port of Bergen had a volume growth in container traffic of 3.9% and thus passed the peak year in 2012.
The new bulk terminal opened for service on Friday night when the bulk carrier M/S Tertnes called Esbjerg’s port to unload gravel from Jelsa, Norway.… Read More »Stema Shipping opens Port Esbjerg’s new bulk terminal
In August, Yilport Oslo handled a record volume of containers for a single month. The record volume represents an increase of customers choosing Shortsea based intermodal transport and a strong collaboration between Yilport and shipping lines.
Shortsea Schedules has more than 100.000 users per year, looking at more than 360.000 alternatives in their search for improved logistics. It has never been… Read More »How to plan a route in 4 easy steps
Ports are taking significant strides with digital transformation and are starting to declare themselves as “smart.” The result is impressive gains in operational efficiency, regulatory… Read More »Ports on the move to become Global Logistics Information Exchange Hubs
The port of Larvik had a turnover in Q1 2020 of 0.45 million tonnes of goods, which is identical to the previous year. In Q1,… Read More »The port of Larvik with stable traffic figures in Q1
Yilport Oslo is responsible for the operation of the container terminal in the port of Oslo. I had a quick chat with Maiken, Commercial Manager… Read More »Yilport Oslo maintains regular operations
Everyday life has changed in The Port of Moss this past week. Like the rest of the world, measures are taken as a result of… Read More »Freight traffic in the port of Moss goes as usual
In 2019, 5 percent more containers were handled over The Port of Larvik compared to 2018. With 83,000 containers of TEU in 2019, The Port… Read More »Handled 5 percent more containers in 2019
Kristiansand harbor is the southernmost traffic port in Norway, closest to Europe and centrally located on the coast of southern Norway. A natural logistics hub… Read More »Norway’s southernmost traffic port – an environmentally friendly transport hub
Tromsø is the Arctic capital. With its 76,000 inhabitants, it is the largest city in Northern Norway. Close to the town lies Tromsø harbor, one… Read More »69 degrees north
On the 28th and 29th of November, two representatives of the Antwerp port authority had a fascinating trip to Norway to meet the local shortsea… Read More »The Port of Antwerpen Expanding Norwegian shortsea network
The Swedish container market had a slight downturn during the first half of 2019 with one percent fall, but the Port of Gothenburg is reporting… Read More »Container traffic continues to grow at the Port of Gothenburg
Container and ferry traffic makes Larvik port one of the largest freight ports in Norway. More than 400 jobs are directly associated with the business… Read More »3rd quarter growth for Norway’s second-largest container port
Today’s emissions from the transport sector can be reduced by 50% if we move goods from road to the sea. The Port of Oslo organized the… Read More »Sustainability is not something that happens. It is something we create together.
Since the start of Color Lines Cargo shuttle, “Color carrier,” that operates between Oslo and Kiel. Color Line has worked to establish an intermodal solution… Read More »Competitive and environmentally friendly
The Port of Oslo continues the success of the previous Cool Oslo Shortsea projects, focusing on the Baltic. Cool Oslo Shortsea is a collaborative project… Read More »The port of Oslo builds on the success of Cool Oslo Shortsea
According to a press release, the Board of Directors of Port Esbjerg have adopted the construction of a new, 40,000-m2 multi-terminal in the eastern port… Read More »New multi-terminal to expand Port Esbjerg
Freight transport must be sustainable and more efficient, a solution is increased sea freight. An action plan has been developed to promote the transfer of… Read More »Sweden to transfer more cargo from road to sea
UN has described marine pollution as one of the fastest growing environmental challenges in the world. On a global scale, between 8-10 million tons of… Read More »The Marine Sweepers, soon coming to a Port near you
In March, Yilport Oslo handled more than 23 000 TEU. With 3 months with record volumes in a row first quarter of 2019 shows an… Read More »More fruit and vegetables transported to Oslo by sea
Port of Oslo is aiming to become a zero-emission port. The new shore power facility opened Jan 8th. Ferries operated by DFDS and Stena Line… Read More »Onshore power supply now available to shipping lines at the Port of Oslo