The MV Vento di Levante will welcome the first maiden call of the Italy – Spain service in Barcelona, which includes weekly calls at major Italian ports, ensuring a fast and efficient fixed-day connection to and from Spain.
This new solution is made possible through collaboration with Insignia Shipping, an international maritime agency services company, acting as an agent for Tarros Group.
Danilo Ricci, Tarros General Director: “Tarros returns to Spain after many years...
by John Faraclas
The best ever global social event of its kind over the last 40 years in the British capital – the administrative capital of Shipping, was by far, the 30th Anniversary Ball of HESGB at the iconic West End venue JW Marriott Grosvenor House on Park Lane, adjacent to Hyde Park.
842: the pin number unlocking success!
Breaking all previous records with 842 members, friends and guests from just over 40 nations:
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/03/of-nuts-and-bolts/
First GAC local company to be certified as an employer of choice for its excellent leadership and work culture
Doha, Qatar, 19 April 2022 – GAC Qatar has been recognised as one of Qatar’s best workplaces by Great Place to Work®, the global authority on high-trust,...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/19/gac-qatar-named-great-place-to-work/
By: Martin Wallgren, Chief Information Officer at GAC Group
Vertical integration
Since 2016, the container shipping industry has turned to mergers and acquisitions as a key way to tackle the difficult market conditions that arose from the 2008 global financial crisis. The trend has been seen both in horizontal acquisitions between companies in the same space, and also in strong vertical market moves, as container shipping companies expand further into logistics to expand their coverage of the...
Third-time recognition for seamless supply chain operations across the UAE and beyond
Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Friday, April 8 2022: GAC Dubai’s outstanding service to the Middle East’s busy Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sector has earned the company the title of FMCG Supply Chain of the...
Inchcape Shipping Services (or “ISS”) is set to embark on a new era of growth after UK-based private equity investment firm Epiris signed an agreement to acquire ownership of the leading global maritime services provider to coincide with its 175th anniversary this year.
The transaction, which follows a sale process by Inchcape’s former Dubai-based owners, will greatly enhance its core port agency business as well as expand...
The BDI@2,076, Dirties up at 1,147 whilst Ukrainian chaos begins to shake Planet Ocean …and with Covid still around…
The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) was down 111 points since yesterday and now stands at 2076. On a weekly though basis the BDI was up 112 points from 1,964p. Dirties advance; a good sign or a tempo rise… The despicable situation in Ukraine continues and the West must not just impose the toughest of sanctions but go even beyond before it’s too late....
ANEK’s Festive Season Extravaganza
by John Faraclas and Anny Zade
We all dearly want to see things from the bright side of life, particularly during this era of Covid which prohibits lots of things; one must create good, safe vibrations and think positively if we are to get ahead…
As you all know from previous coverage, over the last ten years we opted in criss-crossing Planet Ocean by any means of transport and particularly Europe in early Spring...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/01/20/aneks-festive-season-extravaganza/
GAC Bunker Fuels’ Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions calculations verified by Bureau Veritas
First GAC company to calculate and establish its emissions
Dubai, United Arab Emirates: 19 January 2022 – GAC Bunker Fuels’ Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions calculations have been verified by Bureau Veritas UK Limited, the world leader in audit and certification services, crossing a new milestone in its goal to be net carbon zero by 2030.
Carbon emissions are classified into categories or “scopes”. GAC Bunker...
New Frederikshavn office expands Inchcape presence in Denmark
Inchcape Shipping Services has opened a new office in Frederikshavn that will enable it to offer a comprehensive package of services to ships calling in Denmark.
The opening of the office, staffed by an experienced and knowledgeable team with strong expertise in optimising operational performance for...