Shipping

• 14 November 14 Israeli container ship repels pirate ambush Genoa – Security personnel repulsed pirates who tried to capture an Israeli transport ship as it sailed back home, Channel 2 reported. The Zim container ship was returning from east Asia to Israel when it sailed... Read more ›
• 12 November 14 Maersk Line forced to defend 2M alliance     London – Maersk Line, the world’s largest shipping line, had to defend the competitiveness of its recently approved 2M alliance with Mediterranean Shipping Company at the European Maritime Law Organisation (EMLO) conference in... Read more ›
• 11 November 14 UASC unveils plans to expand reefer business     Dubai – United Arab Shipping Company (UASC), a leading container shipping line and emerging global carrier, plans to make significant investment in new reefer units, the Company announced today at WOP Dubai, the... Read more ›
• 10 November 14 China completes its first drilling ship     Beijing – China has completed its first domestically produced drilling ship, giving the country extra strength to tap into the deep-sea drilling sector. The ship, officially christened “Reignwood Opus Tiger 1” on Saturday,... Read more ›
• 07 November 14 Logistics, bottlenecks and ITS: interview to Rodolfo De Dominicis, President of Uirnet     What are the main bottlenecks in the logistic field? The main “bottleneck” is the negligence from the Politics that does not understand that the logistics is worth at least 5 % of... Read more ›
• 04 November 14 Save the Date: Shipping & Intermodal Transport Forum in November Genoa – Palazzo San Giorgio’s Sala delle Compere, in Genoa, will be the venue for the 1st “SHIPPING & INTERMODAL TRANSPORT FORUM”, to be held on Tuesday 18th of November 2014. The event, entitled “The... Read more ›
• 03 November 14 What direction growth? / FOCUS London – With the halcyon days of double-digit world container growth over, the North-South trades were expected to be a shining beacon of hope in the new low-growth environment. But are they delivering on... Read more ›
• 30 October 14 Motorway of the Sea, Green incentives, LNG: interview to Juan Riva, President of Suardiaz What is the importance of Motorway of the Sea for you today? In my opinion, the present importance of MoS is just a fraction of what could be in the medium-term future. The statistics... Read more ›
• 30 October 14 Josè Anselmo: 1 bln euros in the Maritime sector Brussels – “For the first time, there’s a will to invest in the maritime sector,” explains José Anselmo, Director General of the European Commission Directorate General for Mobility and Transport The European Union has... Read more ›
• 29 October 14 Canada hasn’t set aside enough cash for Arctic fleet Ottawa – Canada will fail to deliver a proposed fleet of six to eight Arctic patrol ships unless it spends significantly more than the C$2.8 billion ($2.51 billion) planned, the Canadian Parliament’s budget watchdog said... Read more ›