Israel Defence Forces stormed a boxship anchored off Haifa yesterday after a Turkish immigrant was found to have started a fire on the vessel. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) released aerial footage showing naval forces boarding the 2,600 teu , anchored near Israel’s top port after crew onboard had...
https://splash247.com/israeli-armed-forces-storm-msc-boxship/
Shippers must brace for more expensive calls to crisis-hit Venezuela. MSC, the world’s second largest liner, yesterday told clients it was imposing surcharges for shipments bound for the politically unstable Latin American nation. “Amid the imposition of sanctions related to Venezuela, and the...
https://splash247.com/lines-slap-war-risk-surcharges-on-venezuela-shipments/
GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, has acquired a 10% interest in Terminal Investment Limited (TIL), the sixth largest container terminal operator in the world, from Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and other existing co-investors. TIL has a globally diversified portfolio that handles the...
https://splash247.com/singapore-takes-10-stake-in-mscs-terminal-company/
CEVA Logistics has appointed Nicolas Sartini as the new CEO of the company, effective from June 1. Sartini used to serve as the CEO of APL, a subsidiary of CMA CGM, and later moved to CEVA as chief operating officer and Deputy CEO. He replaces Xavier Urbain who will become executive advisor to...
https://splash247.com/ceva-logistics-appoints-nicolas-sartini-as-its-new-ceo/
Minerva Bunkering, the renamed and restructured Aegean Marine Petroleum Network, has appointed Tyler Baron as its chief executive officer. Baron, who was on the board of Aegean through the restructuring, will be based in Geneva and will oversee Minerva’s global business operations across Europe,...
Switzerland will sign an accord backing China’s Belt and Road Initiative when President Ueli Maurer visits China this month, cementing ties with a major trading partner as other Western countries view the gargantuan project with scepticism.
President Xi Jinping’s new Silk Road initiative has been controversial particularly in Washington, which views it as a way to spread Chinese influence abroad and saddle countries with unsustainable debt, a charge Beijing rejects.
Locked in a trade war with...
Maurizio Aponte, cousin of Gianluigi Aponte and one of Mediterranean Shipping Company’s (MSC) top executives from the very beginning, is stepping down to focus on a Naples-based ferry company belonging to the family. In a statement sent to Splash, MSC reported Aponte will move on from his role as...
Hinterland rail services between Switzerland and Antwerp on the rise.
Switzerland and the Belgian port of Antwerp are moving closer together. Since the beginning of this year alone, two scheduled services have been added linking Antwerp by rail with Basel and Frenkendorf. But also inland navigation plays an important role on this route.
The demand for intermodal scheduled services is growing. Logistics companies and railway operators are reacting to the requirements of the industry and are...
https://container-news.com/switzerland-antwerp-new-solutions-increasing-freight-flows/
Two of the world’s largest liners are joining forces to offer a unique Europe – Oceania service. MSC and CMA CGM have announced the formation of a new vessel sharing agreement for the trade from Europe to the Indian Ocean and Australia. From mid-September 2019, the carriers will operate a joint...
https://splash247.com/msc-and-cma-cgm-join-forces-down-under/
Offshore driller Transocean has been awarded contracts by Brazil’s Petrobras for two drillships picked up in the acquisition of Ocean Rig. The Ocean Rig Corcovado has been awarded a 629-day contract worth around $123m, with a 680-day option, whole Ocean Rig Mykonos has been awarded a 550-day...
https://splash247.com/transocean-seals-contracts-with-petrobras-for-ocean-rig-drillship-pair/