Genoa - Patron of the ligurian shipyard is the entrepreneur Marco Bisagno, former president of the local Confindustria.
New York - The terminal is part of COSCO’s planned $6.3 billion deal to buy shipping firm Orient Overseas International
Brussels - “The European Commission needs to adopt a strong industrial and manufacturing policy based on reciprocity, otherwise our European maritime technology industry won’t survive competition from Asian shipyards,” warned Marian Krzaklewski, rapporteur of the European Economic and Social Committee
Paris - Ports play an important role in reducing the global carbon footprint of maritime shipping, says a new report by the International Transport Forum. Greenhouse gas emissions from shipping currently represent around 2.6% of total global emissions
Djakarta - Panama-flagged bulk carrier Ever Judger is likely to have caused the rupture of the undersea pipe which resulted in the massive oil spill in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, on March 31. The 82,000 dwt bulk carrier was the only vessel in the waters of Balikpapan Bay, according to the vessel’s AIS data
London - Dutch-based transport company A2B-online Container B.V. has added a fourth weekly sailing on its service between Hutchison Ports London Thamesport and Moerdijk in The Netherlands. The new sailing was inaugurated on Wednesday April 18 by the first call of the A2B Spirit (ex-Norfeeder)
Beijing - Each year, about 60,000 ships vital to the global economy sail through the Indian Ocean past a Chinese-operated port on the southern tip of Sri Lanka. Few stop to unload cargo. The Hambantota port has become a prime example of what can go wrong
Genoa - The resignation was not expected but according to rumours could be related to disagreements over certain business decisions
Rotterdam - Container throughput increased 4.6% by weight to 35.9 million tonnes and 6.1% by volume to 3.5 million TEU.
Athens - The 24-hour strike was organised by Greece’s seamen federation (PNO).
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