Genoa - The new viaduct should be open to the public in early 2021,but times are not yet certain.
Livorno - Eight months after the fire that led to the sinking of the “Grande America”, flames break out again on a Ro-Ro cargo ship from the same Italian shipowner. This time, the fire has been extinguished.
London - Trading house Trafigura has exported the first bulk cargo of bitumen from Russia in years under a deal that it says can help the country improve the quality of its refined products ahead of new, global regulations on marine fuel
Arendal (Norway) - This year’s escalation of container ships’s fires is of growing concern to the International Union of Marine Insurances
Rhone - General cargo ship Rhodanus ran aground on southern coast of Corsica near Bonifacio, at around two on Oct 13th, while en route from Taranto Italy to Rhone France
Denia - In agreement with the insurance company and the port captain it was decided to scrap the vessel on site.
Stockholm - All 23 crew on a British oil tanker seized last week by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz are safe and well, the vessel’s Swedish operator Stena Bulk said
Bologna - Italian insurance group Unipol increases its commitment on the renewable energy sector and creates Unipolsai Energia, it is announced from company’s headquarter. Up to 2018, Unipol has invested 326 million euros in funds and investments to implement the UN 2030 agenda for sustainable development
Rome - The insurance industry gives a “still significant support” for Italian public debt, noted the president of ANIA (the National Association of Italian Insurers) Maria Bianca Farina, specifying in the report to the annual meeting that government Italian bonds touch around 40% of total insurance companies investments
London - Growing concern for safety of Middle East shipping lanes. Premiums spike after repeat attacks.
Washington - The United States has underestimated the Chinese people’s will to fight a trade war and Beijing is prepared for a long economic battle, an influential Chinese Communist Party journal said on Sunday.
Tokyo - The president of the Japanese shipping company Kokuka Sangyo Ltd said one of its tankers had been attacked near the Strait of Hormuz, its president told reporters at a news conference.
Bangkok - Flames ripped through a load of cargo including chemicals in Thailand’s eastern Laem Chabang port on Saturday, forcing officials to evacuate workers and temporarily close three piers, authorities said.
Dubai - The incident occurred near the UAE emirate of Fujairah, one of the world’s largest bunkering hubs that lies just outside the Strait of Hormuz, it said.
Genoa - During one of my last third party inspections onboard a passenger ferry sailing daily on a two hours route, I pointed out some critical issues like a number of portable extinguishers smaller than what established by the Fire Plan.
London - The first quarter of 2019 saw fewer incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships, compared to the first three months of 2018, a report shows, According to the report issued by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB)
Oslo - The engines of a luxury cruise ship that narrowly escaped disaster during a storm off Norway on Saturday failed because of relatively low levels of lubricating oil in the engines, the Norwegian Maritime Authority said on Wednesday.
Seoul - Samsung Heavy Industries said on Wednesday that Petrobras America filed a lawsuit against the South Korean shipbuilder with a U.S. court, claiming 283 billion won ($249.32 million) in damages
Oslo - Passenger airlift suspended as tow begins. Stricken vessel heads towards Norwegian port.
Gara-Bokka - Sunday’s disaster kills 157 people from more than 30 nations. Second crash involving the Boeing 737 Max 8.
