Jørn M. Askvik has almost been nine months in the job as general manager of the Shortsea Promotion Center Norway, SPC-N, the office promoting short sea shipping. During that time, he has got many inputs…
World´s largest plug-in hybrid ship delivered from Ulstein…
Color Line took delivery of the world’s largest plug-in hybrid ship M/S Color Hybrid on August 1st. The ship sets a global standard for environmentally-friendly ships and represents a significant upgrade of the shopping and…
New multi-terminal to expand Port Esbjerg
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 area, in response to increased demand for areas for the…
Samskip launches new service connecting Norway to Baltic…
Samskip launches a new service connecting Norway to Baltic countries. This service will start on August 16th, 2019, and will add various ports to the Samskip Europe’s largest network transport service. ''Customers who are demanding…
First simultaneous operations LNG bunkering in Europe
Containerships, a subsidiary of the CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, is pleased to announce it has performed its first simultaneous operations (SIMOPS) bunkering, which allows for the concomitant bunkering of…
Ny godsrute i Nord
Det går ikke lenge før en ny godsrute er i gang. Det sier administrerende direktør Elnar Remi Holmen i Bodøregionens Utviklingsselskap i en kommentar til statssekretær Allan Ellingsen (FrP) uttalser fredag 7. juni i Avisa…
Color Hybrid named Ship of the year 2019
Color Hybrid paves the way for a new era in the ro-pax segment with technical solutions that go a long way in the green shift, said the jury leader, editor Gustav-Erik Blaalid during the award…
Sweden to transfer more cargo from road to…
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 goods from road to water. The goal is to double…
The Marine Sweepers, soon coming to a Port…
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 plastic end up in the ocean every year. I invited…
More fruit and vegetables transported to Oslo by…
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 18 % increase compared to 2018. The Cool Oslo Short…