Gemini partners on the hunt for scarce chartered tonnage
Pacific International Lines (PIL) has chartered one of its ships to Hapag-Lloyd for three years, ...
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By Mike Wackett
Ocean carriers appear to be returning to the port of Hamburg after commencement of river Elbe deepening and widening projects.
And, as a spin-off, the port is regaining its status as the biggest transhipment hub for the Baltic.
Container handling at Hamburg was up 6.9% in the first nine months of the year, compared with the same period of 2018, to 7m teu, growth significantly higher than the 3.4% average achieved by rivals Rotterdam and Antwerp.
The above-par expansion was attributed to the ...
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