CLdN Added 37 km Of RoRo Capacity In Two Years Next Step: LNG And More Ships

HERMINE is yet another newbuilding for CLdN. She started to operate last week from Zeebrugge to the UK. She’s the last unit of a 5,400 lane meter quartet of Hyundai Mipo built roro ships, including LAURELINE, YSALINE and SIXTINE. Before, two larger 8,000 lane meter roro’s were delivered, the CELINE...

https://www.ferryshippingnews.com/cldn-added-37-km-of-roro-capacity-in-two-years-next-step-lng-and-more-ships/

Largest Container Ship In The World Sets New Record At Port Of Zeebrugge

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With the maiden call of ms OOCL United Kingdom at Cosco Shipping Ports Terminal Zeebrugge in the early morning of May 18, a new record was set in the port of Zeebrugge.

Image Credits: portofzeebrugge.be

The 21,413 Teu vessel is the largest container carrier in the world, deployed in the Far East/Europe services of the Ocean Alliance.

The NEU1 service is the biggest service of Ocean Alliance with 5 vessels from Cosco Shipping Lines with a capacity of 18,980 TEU and 6 vessels from OOCL with a...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/largest-container-ship-in-the-world-sets-new-record-at-port-of-zeebrugge/

Maritime charity marks anniversary of Herald of Free Enterprise disaster

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Sailors’ Society holds 32nd anniversary service marking the Herald of Free Enterprise disaster

Grieving families affected by the Herald of Free Enterprise disaster gathered to mark the 32nd anniversary memorial service in Dover on Wednesday (6 March).

The Herald capsized in just 90 seconds after setting sail from Zeebrugge, Belgium, on Friday 6 March, 1987.

It was on course for Dover when tragedy struck and 193 people lost...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/03/06/maritime-charity-marks-anniversary-of-herald-of-free-enterprise-disaster/

Rail link Zeebrugge-Dourges as from February

As from 12 February 2019 the port of Zeebrugge will be connected by rail with the multimodal platform Delta 3 in Dourges, Northern France.

As from Dourges there will be rail connections to destinations in southern Europe, such as Bordeaux, Avignon, Lyon, Bayonne, Toulouse, Perpignan, Miramas/Marseille/Fos. As from the Paris hub there will be connections to Novara and Turin.

The new rail service will offer 3 round trips per week. The block trains will be handled at the terminal of P&O Ferries in...

http://container-news.com/rail-link-zeebrugge-dourges-february/