Mediterranean

Yilport eyes revival of port of Taranto and ‘new phase of takeover opportunities’

Following the departure of its high-profile chief executive, Christian Blauert, last month, Turkish port operator Yilport has ambitions to redevelop the “mothballed” Italian port of Taranto into a new Mediterranean transhipment hub.
Last year, Yilport signed a 49-year operating lease with Taranto port authority to operate its container terminal, which has been idle since Hutchison and Taiwanese shipping line Evergreen left in 2015 after failing to secure carrier customers.
However, this week …

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Iceland set to join SECA regions, adding to pressure on carriers burning LSFO

IMO member states, legislating for the 0.5% sulphur cap within their territorial waters from 1 January, could go a step further and lower the maximum sulphur content in marine fuel to 0.1%.
This is potentially bad news for carriers opting for a strategy of burning maximum 0.5% LSFO (low-sulphur fuel oil) in all but the current SECAs (sulphur emission control areas) in compliance with IMO 2020.
But it’s good news for carriers …

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Brexit uncertainty causes ripples at DFDS as first-half profits decline

Brexit uncertainty is making itself felt at DFDS, with the carrier revising its earnings forecast downwards after a six-month performance that led to declining profits.
First-half revenues climbed 9.9% to Dkr8.1bn ($1.2bn), driven mainly by its expansion in the Mediterranean, but a reversal of UK stockpiling in anticipation of Brexit hit profits.
Chief executive Torben Carlsen said: “Brexit is an exceptional situation, currently lowering volumes in our ferry and logistics network.
“In spite …

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https://theloadstar.com/brexit-uncertainty-causes-ripples-at-dfds-as-first-half-profits-decline/

Asia-Mediterranean a container tradelane ‘on the mend’, says Drewry 

Often overshadowed by the larger Asia-North Europe route, the Asia-Mediterranean tradelane has so far this year proved to be slightly more robust. 
According to Container Trade Statistics (CTS), westbound liftings from Asia to the west Mediterranean (including North Africa) grew 5.9% year on year to the end of May. 
Moreover, Drewry said, the “laggard” Asia to east Mediterranean trade was finally showing “positive intent, following a prolonged period of contraction”, as the region bounced back...

https://theloadstar.com/asia-mediterranean-a-container-tradelane-on-the-mend-says-drewry/

IMO And UN Environment – Working Together To Keep The Mediterranean Clean

IMO and UN Environment – working together to keep the Mediterranean clean

A key IMO-administered pollution response facility in the Mediterranean is to undertake a far-reaching programme of activities designed to help address the adverse effects of shipping on human health and marine ecosystems.

Image Credit: imo.org

At their bi-annual meeting in Malta (11-13 June), focal points for the Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea (REMPEC), have agreed:

  • to continue developing and strengthening pollution response capacity and cooperation...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/imo-and-un-environment-working-together-to-keep-the-mediterranean-clean/

MAN Cryo Delivers LNG Fuel System To First LNG-Powered Vessel To Serve Mediterranean

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An Italian ferry with a marine LNG fuel-gas supply system has entered service. MAN Cryo – MAN Energy Solutions’ marine LNG fuel-gas-system manufacturer – installed the system aboard the ‘Elio’ at the Sefine Shipyard in Yalova, Turkey. Elio is a double-ended RoPax ferry, designed by LMG Marin, for Italian shipowner, Caronte & Tourist. The MAN Cryo system will supply gas to the ferry´s three dual-fuel propulsion engines and which will primarily operate on the strait of Messina between the Italian...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/man-cryo-delivers-lng-fuel-system-to-first-lng-powered-vessel-to-serve-mediterranean/

MAN 175D Becomes The First IMO Tier III-Compliant Harbour Tug Designed For Operation In Mediterranean

MAN 175D Selected for First IMO Tier III-Compliant Harbour Tug Designed for Operation in Mediterranean

MAN Energy Solutions has won the contract to supply the engines for a new harbour tug in Spain. P&O Reyser will operate the 27-metre newbuild, 75T bollard-pull-rated Asymmetric Tractor Tug (ATT) in the Port of Barcelona, which is expected to enter service from mid-2020. The vessel will feature 2 × MAN 12V175D MM, IMO Tier III engines, each rated at 2,220 kWm. The engines will be connected to FPP azimuth thrusters for propulsion, whilst also providing power to support onboard towing and...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/man-175d-becomes-the-first-imo-tier-iii-compliant-harbour-tug-designed-for-operation-in-mediterranean/

ITF Seafarers: More People Die In Mediterranean Shipwrecks

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About 170 people are feared to have drowned in two separate shipwrecks in the Mediterranean. In one incident, a dinghy sank off the coast of Libya with 117 people on board, while 53 people were reported missing in a boat lost between Morocco and Spain. An Italian naval helicopter picked up three people suffering severe hypothermia from the first shipwreck.

Representation Image – Photograph by Larriel Eleccion

The drownings come as the number of migrants and refugees attempting to cross the...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/itf-seafarers-more-people-die-in-mediterranean-shipwrecks/

ECA In Mediterranean Sea To Bring Enormous Air Quality Benefits, Says French Study

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Air pollution from ship traffic in the Mediterranean Sea can significantly be reduced due to the introduction of an Emission Control Area (ECA), a new report launched. France which is behind the impact assessment investigated potential air quality improvements in the region following a switch to better grade marine fuels as well as related socioeconomic benefits especially in terms of reduced health costs and environmental damage. Inter alia the report highlights that particulate matter can be...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/eca-in-mediterranean-sea-to-bring-enormous-air-quality-benefits-says-french-study/

First Eco-Friendly LNG Ferry Ready To Sail The Mediterranean

On November 17 the delivery ceremony of “Elio” – the first LNG eco-friendly ferry to sail the Mediterranean – was celebrated in Messina (Italy), organised by Gruppo Caronte & Tourist in the framework of the activity promoted by the Italian Ministry of Transport (MIT) within the GAINN4MOS project.

Image Credits: fundacion.valenciaport.com

As one of the principal milestones of the GAINN4MOS project the MIT has coordinated the elaboration of the basic and detailed engineering studies of a small...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/first-eco-friendly-lng-ferry-ready-to-sail-the-mediterranean/

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