Genoa - “Shipping and geopolitics. The push of technology and the brake of protectionism”, is the title of the fifth edition of the” Shipping and Intermodal Transport” Forum, on the agenda next November 19 at Palazzo San Giorgio, the headquarters of the Port Authority Authority of Genoa and Savona.
Shanghai - The naval medical ship, known as the “Peace Ark”, arrived on Saturday at the Venezuelan port of La Guaira for an eight-day period of “friendly visits” to the country, the official Xinhua news agency said on Sunday.
Zurich - Twelve crew members of a Swiss merchant vessel kidnapped by pirates off the coast of Nigeria by pirates are from the Philippines, Slovenia, Ukraine, Romania, Croatia and Bosnia.
“It’s too early to have clear picture. Of course, tourism to and from Sardinia has also suffered from the recession that has affected the sector in Italy.”
Zurich - Massoel Shipping said the pirates boarded the vessel, which was carrying wheat, and kidnapped 12 of the 19 crew. The company did not give the nationalities of the crew members.
Amsterdam - Low-carbon shipping group GoodShipping has announced its first carbon-free shipment - a voyage of the container feeder Samskip Endeavor fueled by vegetable oil. Prior to the voyage, the “Endeavor” took on 22,000 liters (about 20 tonnes) of hydrotreated used cooking oil
Copenhagen - To allow customers to familiarise with the changed formula, Maersk Line’s BAF surcharge will be introduced on 1 January 2019.
Genoa - Zeller Associates provides risk related and insurance services mainly for shipping, trade and transport.
