Regulation
EDITORIAL
ColReg, liability for collision between ships and autonomous navigation / ANALYSIS
By ASLA - Associazione degli Studi Legali Associati
Europe
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“Heavy oil dominates cruise propulsion technology”
Berlin - Nabu, one of the oldest environmental associations in Germany, has presented its cruise ship ranking 2019
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Pirates kidnap 8 crew members
Hamburg - German shipping company MC Schiffahrt informs that its vessel MarMalaita “was attacked by pirates ...on the anchorage of Douala in Cameroon.”
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MAN and SHI sign a deal to digitize engines
Copenaghen - MAN Energy Solutions and Samsung Heavy Industries have signed a strategic cooperation agreement for the digitization of marine engines
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Kongsberg strikes South Korea’s ship deal
Asker (Norway) - The South Korean Information and Communication Technology Promotion Agency has awarded Kongsberg Digital the contract to supply a bridge simulator for a new, autonomous ship research facility
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World’s largest container ship ends first voyage
Hamburg - MSC Gülsün, the world’s largest container ship, has arrived in Europe after completing its landmark maiden voyage from the north of China
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Drought threatens Europe’s main waterway
Bonn - Hot summers are increasing the risk of making the Rhine, Europe’s most important waterway, impassable for extended periods
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Titanic shipyard to file for insolvency
Belfast - Harland and Wolff, the Belfast shipyard that built the Titanic, was put into administration on Monday after its bankrupt Norwegian owner failed to find a buyer and calls for its nationalization were rebuffed
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Germany not to take part in U.S. mission in Strait of Hormuz
Berlin - Chancellor Angela Merkel and the whole German government do not see Germany taking part in a U.S-led naval mission in the Strait of Hormuz at the moment, a government spokeswoman said
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Rotterdam to boost rail-freight service
Rotterdam - APM Terminals Maasvlakte II plans to raise to 14 times a week the frequency of its 5-times per week rail freight service between Rotterdam terminal and Venlo, a key logistics hub on the Dutch-German border
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First hybrid-system for LNG tanker in Italy
Milan - Germany’s Renk, one of the world’s leading manufacturer of power transmission technologies, has received the first order for the maritime Hybrid-Drive Marhy technology.
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Germany’s “largest ever cocaine shipment”
Hamburg - German customs has confiscated a record 4.5 metric tons (5 short tons) of cocaine in a shipping container in Hamburg, northern Germany, with a street value of nearly 1 billion euros
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Ryanair to return €8.5 million of illegal State aid
Brussels - The European Commission has found that the marketing agreements between the Association for the Promotion of Touristic and Economic Flows and Ryanair at the airport of Montpellier are illegal
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Hormuz, shipping industry urges immediate action
Brussels - Following the seizure of the oil tanker “Stena Impero” on 19 July, the International Chamber of Shipping, the European Community Shipowners’ Associations and the Asian Shipowners’ Association urge immediate action by the international community
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Yilport signs 49-year concession for Taranto
Taranto - Yilport, the container terminal operator controlled by Yildirim Holding, has signed a concession deal with Port Network Authority of the Ionian Sea
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Croatian government to help shipyard resume operations
Sarajevo - The Croatian government said on Thursday it would help a troubled shipyard owned by Uljanik, the country’s largest shipbuilder, resume production
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Cargotec acquires the marine and offshore businesses of TTS
Helsinki - MacGregor, part of the Finnish Cargotec Group that focuses on cargo-handling machinery for ships and ports, has completed the acquisition of the marine and offshore businesses of Norway’s global provider TTS Group ASA
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Tokyo and Paris cooperate for port safety
Paris - Tokyo and Paris Mou, two regional state initiatives for port State control, will focus on the review of emergency systems and procedures in a joint campaign from 1 September
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EU approves support for Croatian LNG terminal
Brussels - The European Commission has found Croatian plans to support the construction and operation of a liquid natural gas (LNG) terminal at Krk island to be in line with EU State aid rules
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Portugal towards massive port expansion
Lisbon - The Port of Sines and Algarve Authority have announced the Portuguese government’s decision to build the new Vasco da Gama Terminal and expand the existing Terminal XXI
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A lot of noise for nothing? / ANALYSIS
The compensation limit referred to in art. 22 of the Montreal Convention in the application of the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice and the Court of Cassation.By ASLA - Associazione degli Studi Legali Associati
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Flags of inconvenience: noose tightens around Iranian shipping
Jonathan Saul, Parisa Hafezi, Marianna Parraga
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Hamburg starts river’s dredging
Hamburg - The port of Hamburg has started the works for the adjustment of the fairway in the river Elbe
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Stena Bulk says it spoke to seized tanker’s crew, all safe and well
Stockholm - All 23 crew on a British oil tanker seized last week by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz are safe and well, the vessel’s Swedish operator Stena Bulk said
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Fincantieri reports rise in first half core profit
Milan - Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri reported on Wednesday a 17% rise in first-half core profit as the company delivered several cruise ships made by its main shipbuilding division
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Keppel shipyard launches Italian designed gas carrier
Trieste - The Keppel Shipyard in Nantong, China, launched one of the new gas carrier commissioned by Stolt Nielsen
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Britain seeks European maritime mission to counter Iran’s “piracy”
London - Britain will seek to put together a European-led maritime protection mission to ensure safe shipping through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran seized a British-flagged vessel in what London said was an act of “state piracy”
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First Australia’s built vessel for Naviera
Las Palmas (Canary islands) - Spain’s company Naviera Armas, which operates ferries mainly in the Canaries, has had its newest ferry for the first time built by an Australian shipyard, Tasmania’s Incat
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French court rejects claim over 1994 Estonian ferry disaster
Paris - A Paris court rejected a compensation claim Friday related to the 1994 sinking of an Estonian ferry, which remains one of Europe’s deadliest maritime disasters
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UK calls seizure of ship a “hostile act”, Iran releases video of capture
London - Britain denounced the Iranian seizure of a British-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf as a “hostile act”, rejecting Tehran’s explanation that it had seized the vessel because it had been involved in an accident
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Amsterdam uses drones to inspect ships
Amsterdam - The port of Amsterdam has launched the Telemetron project. Telemetron is a sailing drone that inspects the depth of marginal ships
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COSCO starts new service with Hapag-Lloyd and ONE
Beijing - China’s COSCO shipping lines has launched a new service between East India and North Europe from Vizag on Oct 26th 2019. The service will be operated in collaboration with OOCL, Hapag Lloyd, Yang Ming and ONE
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ONE: Genoa receives its first magenta ship
Genoa - When it reached port she was hard to miss.Ocean Network Express’ (ONE) “Blue Jay” is the first magenta-colored container ship to call at the port of Genoa. The 360-meter long, 14,000 TEU ship, which set off from Asia, was docked this week at PSA Terminal’s Pra quay
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Weaker scrubber demand takes shine off Alfa Laval’s results
Stockholm - Swedish engineering group Alfa Laval reported on Wednesday a fall in quarterly order intake, hit by weaker than expected demand for ship exhaust cleaners, sending its shares sharply lower
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Aida wants to be emission-neutral by 2023
Rostock - German shipping company Aida wants to be at the forefront of the emission-neutral cruising
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U.S. releases MSC vessel seized with 20 tons of cocaine
Genoa - U.S. authorities have released a container ship that was seized with 20 tons of cocaine in Philadelphia after the operator posted a $50 million bond, including $10 million in cash.
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Damen chooses Wärtsilä’s propulsion solution
Gorinchem (The Netherlands) - The Netherlands’ based shipbuilding company Damen Shipyards Group has selected the technology group Wärtsilä to provide the main propulsion solutions for a large Marine Aggregate Dredger
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Turkey says EU funding cuts will not affect its drilling off Cyprus
Daren Butler
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European gas prices exceed Asian spot LNG
London - European gas hub prices have risen above the price of liquefied natural gas (LNG) on the Asian spot market in a rare occurrence that largely rules out arbitrage of LNG cargoes from the Atlantic to the Pacific basins
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Hapag-Lloyd offers new African service
Hamburg - German transportation company Hapag-Lloyd has expanded its African liner services to offer its MIAX (Middle East-India-Africa Express) service starting in October 2019
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Piraeus Bank explores Asiatic partnership
Athens - Piraeus Bank has announced that it is exploring a potential strategic partnership opportunity with a major Asian Pacific financial conglomerate
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“Diversity and inclusion improve companies revenue” / INTERVIEW
Athens - Lloyd’s List has recognized Greek manager Despina Panayiotou Theodosiou, co-managing director of Tototheo Maritime, among the 100 most influential people in the global maritime transport sector, as well as one of the top 5 most important executives of the “young generation of shipping”
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ONE takes over a new 14,000 TEUs ship
Singapore - The Japanese container shipping company Ocean Network Express, ONE, has announced the delivery of the 14,000 TEU containership “ONE Cygnus” at Japan Marine United Corporation’s shipyard at Kure, Hiroshima
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“Italy is defaulting on nuclear waste” says EU Court
Bruxelles - Italy has not communicated to the European Commission the final version of the national program for the nuclear waste management. It was established by the Court of Justice of the European Union, based on 2011/70/2011 Euratom Directive
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UnipolSai bets on renewables
Bologna - Italian insurance group Unipol increases its commitment on the renewable energy sector and creates Unipolsai Energia, it is announced from company’s headquarter. Up to 2018, Unipol has invested 326 million euros in funds and investments to implement the UN 2030 agenda for sustainable development
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ANIA insurers hold 15% of Italian public debt
Rome - The insurance industry gives a “still significant support” for Italian public debt, noted the president of ANIA (the National Association of Italian Insurers) Maria Bianca Farina, specifying in the report to the annual meeting that government Italian bonds touch around 40% of total insurance companies investments
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Atlantia mulls a 35-40% share in Alitalia
Rome - Atlantia is preparing to enter the game for the rescue of Alitalia, Il Sole 24 Ore writes. The highway group controlled by the Benetton family is considering to present an expression of interest for the share of missing capital in the Newco Nuova Alitalia
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Fimer acquires ABB solar activities
Milan - Fimer, a company active in the market of inverters for renewable energy for «utility steps», has signed an agreement with ABB for the acquisition of the solar inverter business of the Swedish-Swedish multinational group
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Intermarine delivers UNPAV “Cabrini” to Italian Navy
La Spezia - Intermarine, a subsidiary of the industrial group IMMSI, announces that it has been delivered to the Italian Navy an UNPAV unit (High Speed Multi-Purpose Vessel), called “Angelo Cabrini”. The ship, delivered in line with the timing of the schedule is the first of a wide multiple order consisting of two units
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CSIC accelerates smart shipbuilding
Beijing - China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) will speed up the development of intelligent manufacturing processes at its shipyards