Tag: Merchant shipping
Unusually long ship ropes in the North Sea
Waiting container ships in the German Bight More than two percent of global freight capacity is idle in the North Sea. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According to the Kiel Institute for…
Hapag-Lloyd equips three million containers with sensors
Container loading in the seaport of Rotterdam Hapag-Lloyd wants to equip all of its own containers with sensors. (Photo: IMAGO/Jochen Tack) Dusseldorf Hamburg-based Hapag-Lloyd will be the first shipping company…
Collective bargaining is to be continued in another round
Bargaining round in the wage conflict of the seaport companies The Verdi union had increased the pressure on employers with warning strikes lasting several hours. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In the…
Hundreds of container ships are dammed up in the North Sea
Dusseldorf The traffic jams in container shipping, which have been causing massive delivery bottlenecks in world trade since autumn 2021, are increasingly shifting from the port cities of the USA…
Container ships back up in the North Sea
Port of Hamburg A number of freighters are waiting to unload their containers. (Photo: IMAGO/Markus Tischler) Berlin According to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), traffic jams and…
Public prosecutor investigates Hamburg shipping company
Shipbreaking in Pakistan The international non-governmental organization Shipbreaking Platform has for years denounced environmental damage, human rights violations, child labour, illnesses and fatalities as well as accidents in connection with…
Shipping company becomes anchor shareholder in Air France KLM
Dusseldorf French shipping giant CMA CGM is using its exuberant sea freight profits to become an anchor shareholder in airline Air France-KLM. Both companies announced this on Wednesday. The shipping…
How does a floating LNG terminal work?
Leghorn The crossing takes 40 minutes, past cruise ships and ferries. Then the boat is suddenly next to the black and orange colossus, whose bow is anchored to the seabed…
A case for the antitrust authorities
Container freighters of the alliance partners Hapag-Lloyd and HMM in the Port of Hamburg oligopoly on the oceans. (Photo: IMAGO/Markus Tischler) For years, the antitrust authorities turned a blind eye.…
A case for the antitrust authorities
Container freighters of the alliance partners Hapag-Lloyd and HMM in the Port of Hamburg oligopoly on the oceans. (Photo: IMAGO/Markus Tischler) For years, the antitrust authorities turned a blind eye.…
MSC, Maersk and CMA CGM: Shipping companies enter the logistics industry
Maersk Terminal in the Port of Los Angeles The shipping giant has made several acquisitions in recent months. (Photo: AP) Dusseldorf The high profits of the large shipping companies are…
MSC, Maersk and CMA CGM: Shipping companies enter the logistics industry
Maersk Terminal in the Port of Los Angeles The shipping giant has made several acquisitions in recent months. (Photo: AP) Dusseldorf The high profits of the large shipping companies are…
A Greek helps with Germany’s gas supply
George Prokopiou (right), Robert Habeck Germany’s Economics Minister and the Greek shipowner signing the contract for the floating liquid gas terminals. (Photo: dpa) Athens The gas tanker “Transgas Power” is…
Ship jams in Shanghai continue for months
shanghai The port of the metropolis has been hit hard by the city’s tough lockdowns. (Photo: dpa) Munich According to Allianz shipping experts, the mega-traffic jam in the world’s largest…
Merchants unite against shipping companies
Container ship “Laila” The Xstaff dealer association has chartered freighters like this several times. Dusseldorf The sluggish supply of goods from overseas means that European importers are increasingly resorting to…
Merchants unite against shipping companies
Container ship “Laila” The Xstaff dealer association has chartered freighters like this several times. Dusseldorf The sluggish supply of goods from overseas means that European importers are increasingly resorting to…
Hamburg plans floating LNG terminal by the end of the year
Hamburg A floating LNG terminal is also to be built in the Hanseatic city. (Photo: dpa) Hamburg The federal government has budgeted 2.94 billion euros for the procurement of four…
The ports of Shanghai and Hamburg are becoming bottlenecks
Shanghai container port China’s zero-Covid strategy is disrupting world trade. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf The figures for sea freight presented by the head of Kuehne + Nagel on Tuesday make you…
Ships are backing up again in front of Shanghai
shanghai Cargo ships are backing up again in front of the port, and containers are gathering on the site. (Photo: Imago Images) Berlin The economic slump caused by the Ukraine…
Finance Minister approves almost 2.5 billion euros for LNG terminals
Christian Lindner The finance minister approved money. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Berlin The federal government intends to spend up to 3 billion euros on four floating liquid gas terminals over the next…