May 23 - MACS Maritime Carrier Shipping (MACS) is enhancing its African Coastal Service by adding a regular call at Beira in Mozambique.
This twice-monthly service between Durban and Maputo, which is served by the 5,150 dwt Black Rhino, also calls at Beira, Nacala and Pemba, as well as other ports in East Africa on inducement.
The shipping line says that the service is geared up to ship containerised and out-of-gauge project cargoes, as well as vehicles.
AAL Shipping held a formal naming ceremony for its fourth newbuild Super B-class vessel, AAL Antwerp.
Mammoet has signed a contract with Buss Ports to marshal wind turbine foundations for two of Europe’s biggest offshore wind farm projects: RWE’s Nordseecluster A (Germany) and Thor (Denmark).
At the end of September, Bergé Maritime received a Liebherr LHM 550 crane as part of a plan to upgrade the port of Tarragona, Spain.
The carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) sector is on the radar of many project logisticians and multipurpose carriers. This nascent market is facing headwinds, however, with many CCUS projects deemed too expensive to work on a commercial basis. Still, some firms are pressing ahead, despite technical and financial pressures.
The International Longshoreman’s Association (ILA) said that negotiations with United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) have broken down, opening up the possibility of more industrial action at US ports.
Silk Way Group will develop a new airport and cargo village in the Alat Free Economic Zone, Azerbaijan.
