Unifeeder

Unifeeder invests in new methanol powered container vessels

Unifeeder Group has signed a long-term time-charter agreement for two new methanol-capable container feeder vessels and has an option for additional two similar vessels.

In particular, the German-based ship owning group Elbdeich Reederei will build and manage the 1,250 TEU vessels which will be delivered in 2026.

Robert Frese, managing director at Elbdeich Reederei, commented, “We believe in methanol-capable vessels as part of a suite of solutions being deployed to reduce carbon emissions in our...

https://container-news.com/unifeeder-invests-in-new-methanol-powered-container-vessels/

Box lines revise services in Europe

Aiming to optimise and improve their network, several container lines have announced changes in their European services.

First of all, CMA CGM has decided to revise its GTL service again. According to DynaLiners report, the French ocean carrier will remove Benghazi, Malta (one of the visits), Piraeus
and Port Said from the service’s port rotation, while it will include Damietta and Misurata in the rotation.

CMA CGM deploys four 1,200 TEU container vessels on the GTL service with the following...

https://container-news.com/box-lines-revise-services-in-europe/

DP World’s firms add new UAE coastal service

DP World-owned companies, P&O Maritime Logistics and Unifeeder, have established a new route in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) using modified and efficient multi-carrying vessels (MCVs).

The two companies have introduced a new coastal service for the UAE, connecting Jebel Ali port to other ports around the country, aiming to ease supply chain bottlenecks.

The inaugural intra-UAE shipment of 200 TEUs sailed from Jebel Ali to the Port of Ajman and arrived on 7 October 2022.

DP World said the new...

https://container-news.com/dp-worlds-firms-add-new-uae-coastal-service/

Hamburg to deploy feeders on intra-terminal container transfers to reduce road congestion

Feeder ships are expected to be used for container transfers between the major box terminals in the port of Hamburg in Germany from 1 November with the aim to reduce the number of truck journeys between the terminals, shorten waiting times and decrease CO2 emissions.

Danish shipping firm Unifeeder, German software specialist DAKOSY and DIHLA DAKOSY Interessengemeinschaft Hamburger Linienagenten (DIHLA) cooperate on this new project.

The Port of Hamburg had approximately 3.3 million TEU of...

https://container-news.com/hamburg-to-deploy-feeders-on-intra-terminal-container-transfers-to-reduce-road-congestion/

Unifeeder launches new service from Lithuania to UK

Associated British Ports (ABP) and DP World-owned Unifeeder have launched a new service from Klaipeda in Lithuania to the Port of Immingham, Lincolnshire, UK.

The new route is a weekly sailing offering faster transit times, with the vessel leaving Klaipeda on Fridays and Immingham on Mondays.

The maiden voyage saw the Elbspring vessel arrive in the Humber on 15 September.

Simon Bird, regional director for the Humber ports, said, “This [new route] is great for the market, again showing the...

https://container-news.com/unifeeder-launches-new-service-from-lithuania-to-uk/

90 Unifeeder vessels to adopt ZeroNorth’s technology

The Danish logistics company Unifeeder has chosen its compatriot technology firm ZeroNorth for full suite of optimisation services.

The two parties signed a three-year agreement, which will see Unifeeder implement the full suite of services included in ZeroNorth’s platform, as well as ClearLynx’s bunker solution, as part of the company’s decarbonisation process.

The partnership is expected to give Unifeeder’s fleet full transparency over voyage planning, access to industry-leading voyage...

https://container-news.com/90-unifeeder-vessels-to-adopt-zeronorths-technology/

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