A difficult and protracted re-birth 
Back on the open sea – a Fratelli Cosulich ship no longer blockaded in Ukrainian port of Mariupol. Nine months can be rather a long time in shipping. That was the time it took the shipping line Vulcania, a subsidiary of the long-established Genoese company Fratelli Cosulich, to... more
Unctad: e-commerce driving maritime 
The UN Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) has published its flagship "Review of Maritime Transport 2022". For 2022, Unctad projects global maritime trade growth to moderate to 1.4%. Asia remained the world’s leading maritime cargo handling centre in 2021,... more
Are green corridors on the way?
According to the relevant 2022 annual report prepared by the Global Maritime Forum for the Getting to Zero Coalition, green corridors made headway around the world this year. However, the report also emphasises the need to involve actors beyond the strictly maritime port... more
CMA CGM can't help it
CMA CGM continued its strong performance in Q3/2022. The Marseille-based carrier achieved revenues of almost USD 200 billion "mostly driven by the group’s maritime shipping business", as the shipping company said in a press release. In fact, maritime shipping... more
Northern ports protecting the tidelands
Dutch, Danish and German seaports, politicians, administrators and members of NGOs (non-governmental organisations) are currently gathering in Wilhelmshaven in a joint effort to protect the tidelands ("Wadden Sea") on the Northern sea shores. The international... more
Elbe: quick dredging required
Restoring full draughts on the Elbe is essential to ensuring smooth flows of goods to and from the Port of Hamburg and its diverse hinterland connections in the global supply chain. "Although the navigational depth is temporarily restricted, regular shipping traffic is... more
Bimco explains carbon intensity index (CII)
The Baltic and International Maritime Council (Bimco) has published a new clause for time charter parties to make it easier for parties to comply with the requirements of the new International Maritime Organisation (IMO) standard regarding to the carbon intensity index (CII) of... more
Rebranding of data specialist
Maritime data provider Vessels Value has rebranded the recently acquired 1996-founded shipping data and consultancy firm Via Mar and welcomed the company's new managing director, Martin Kjendlie. He will be responsible for overseeing Via Mar’s future strategy, with a specific... more
”A new mindset”
In conversation with P & O Ferries CEO Peter Hebblethwaite. 2022 has brought a complete renewal for the long-established shipping line P & O Ferries. CEO Peter Hebblethwaite spoke to Christian Doepgen in London about its prospects – and looked back a little too. more
The reasons for damage - and its cost
Marine and transport insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) analysed more than 240,000 claims worldwide between January 2017 and December 2021, totalling a value of around EUR 9.2 billion, and identified a number of loss and risk trends. Fires accounted for... more