Tag: Europe

TT Club is increasing its efforts to promote industry awareness of both trends in criminal activity and methods of combatting its success, in response to the exponential growth in contraband drugs entering Europe via ports on the Atlantic seaboard.

To minimize the high cost of pure car, truck carriers' (PCTCs) rates, Renault Korea will be transporting vehicles to Europe in 40-foot containers.

In this week’s “Shipping Number of the Week” from BIMCO, Chief Shipping Analyst, Niels Rasmussen, looks at the fact that despite a 70-80% fall in freight rates, and worsening of the supply/demand balance, liner operators have been able to keep rates higher than pre-pandemic levels.

Damen Shipyards and Boluda Towage announced that they have joined forces to bring zero-emissions tugs to Europe.

Gard Club has recently published an updated Guide on Stowaways describing the issue, relevant regulations, port prevention, humane handling and the risk of stowaways.

The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has released an announcement stating that it is pleased to see that a preliminary agreement has been reached between co-legislators on the FuelEU Maritime proposal.

The "Specification of a European Offshore Hydrogen Backbone" study, commissioned by infrastructure system operators GASCADE and Fluxys and conducted by DNV, highlights the significant benefits of an offshore hydrogen backbone in the North and Baltic Seas.

VLSFO and LSMGO delivery capacity is still under pressure with several suppliers in Rotterdam, according to ENGINE. Barge loading delays at oil terminals have held back delivery schedules. 

On March 9th DNV released a statement to announce key findings from its report, Spatial Competition Forecast, on the growing Blue Economy and the global race for space among ocean sectors.

A 'shadow fleet,' or 'dark fleet,' has continued transporting Russian oil despite sanctions, explains the World Economic Forum (WEF) in a recent article. The oil revenue it provides helps fund Russia's military aggression.