TotalEnergies names Louise Tricoire SVP at new aviation and marine division

TotalEnergies has appointed Louise Tricoire as senior vice president of its newly created aviation and marine fuels division.

“I’m thrilled to share that I have been appointed as senior vice president of the newly created aviation and marine fuels division at TotalEnergies,” says Tricoire, formerly SVP marine fuels. “This expansion of my role marks a pivotal moment for the company as we accelerate our journey to address the complex decarbonization challenges and opportunities within two key...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/totalenergies-names-louise-tricoire-svp-at-new-aviation-and-marine-division/

COSCO’s container volumes see a further increase

Unaffected from the ongoing trade war between China and the US, COSCO Shipping Ports published its first six months of this year results, highlighting an overall throughput increase of 5.4% year-on-year.

Specifically, COSCO’s container throughput rose to 59.8 million TEUs in H1 2019 from 56.7 million TEUs recorded in H1 2018. COSCO experienced a 4.5% rise in its revenue, while the total throughput from terminal companies in which the group has controlling stake rose by 14.6% to 12.4 million...

https://safety4sea.com/coscos-container-volumes-see-a-further-increase/

Shipping companies exit British flag as Brexit approaches

As Reuters reports, many are the shipping companies leaving Britain’s shipping registry in light of the uncertain feeling of Britain’s departure from the European Union and future commercial relations. The departures could also disrupt any plans the British Government has to secure additional space on ships to help cope with potential trade disruption, under the possibility of a no-deal Brexit.

On May, 2019, P&O Ferries sued the British Government over the settlement, claiming that its rival,...

https://safety4sea.com/shipping-companies-exit-british-flag-as-brexit-approaches/