Tag: Merchant shipping
Hamburg shipowner Bertram Rickmers died
Bertram Rickmers The shipowner died on Monday night at the age of 70. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf His holding company went bankrupt six years ago. It was the biggest bankruptcy in…
Hamburg shipowner Bertram Rickmers died
Bertram Rickmers The shipowner died on Monday night at the age of 71. (Photo: dpa) Hamburg The Hamburg shipowner Bertram Rickmers is dead. “Mr. Rickmers died unexpectedly at home on…
Agreement to extend the Grains Agreement
Bulk carrier in the Sea of Marmara near Istanbul The Black Sea Grains Initiative has so far enabled the export of more than 30 million tons of grain and other…
LNG terminals are connected to the grid in Mukran
Robert Habeck The Federal Minister of Economics wants to use the terminals to secure the supply of natural gas. (Photo: IMAGO/BildFunkMV) Berlin The Federal Ministry of Economics wants to install…
Federal government allows Cosco from China to participate in Hamburg terminal
Chinese shipping company Cosco loading The world’s fourth largest container shipping company is allowed to participate in the port of Hamburg. (Photo: Bloomberg) Dusseldorf The Chinese container shipping company Cosco…
Federal government allows Cosco from China to participate in Hamburg terminal
Chinese shipping company Cosco loading The world’s fourth largest container shipping company is allowed to participate in the port of Hamburg. (Photo: Bloomberg) Dusseldorf The Chinese container shipping company Cosco…
Logisticians are changing from drivers to victims of inflation
Container ship in the port of Hamburg As late as 2022, the high freight rates caused a lot of price increases. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf US President Joe Bilden complained last…
RWE wants to withdraw from the LNG terminal project on Rügen
Dusseldorf Since the beginning of the year, people have been taking to the streets on the otherwise peaceful Baltic Sea island of Rügen. They are protesting against two planned terminals…
Moscow is threatening the end of the grain agreement more clearly than ever
Sergey Lavrov Russia’s top diplomat is threatening more openly than ever not to extend the grain deal. (Photo: IMAGO/ITAR-TASS) Geneva This Tuesday, the cargo ship “Ikaria Angel” left the Ukrainian…
Greece is expanding LNG infrastructure – but experts warn against overdoing it
LNG terminal on Revithoussa So far, all Greek LNG imports have gone through the country’s only terminal, but that is set to change as early as 2023. (Photo: DESFA) Athens…
Chinese state shipping company’s entry into the port of Hamburg could still tip over
Container ship of the Cosco shipping company in the port of Hamburg The federal government has been arguing for months about the participation of the Chinese logistics group in a…
Chinese state shipping company’s entry into the port of Hamburg could still tip over
Container ship of the Cosco shipping company in the port of Hamburg The federal government has been arguing for months about the participation of the Chinese logistics group in a…
How US LNG exports to Europe have doubled
Sabine Pass, Houston “LNG” is written in large white letters on the 300 meter long blue tanker with its four thick white containers on the deck, which is slowly disappearing…
Russian oligarch grabs Greek ports
Ivan Savvidis in 2016 The Russian-Greek entrepreneur controls several companies in Greece. (Photo: imago/ZUMA Press) Athens Greece is speeding up the privatization of its ports. As early as 2015, the…
How US LNG exports to Europe have doubled
Sabine Pass, Houston “LNG” is written in large white letters on the 300 meter long blue tanker with its four thick white containers on the deck, which is slowly disappearing…
The LNG boom is revitalizing the US Gulf Coast
Sabine Pass, Houston “LNG” is written in large white letters on the 300 meter long blue tanker with its four thick white containers on the deck, which is slowly disappearing…
Habeck lets Cosco fidget with the planned port entry in Hamburg
HHLA Terminal Tollerort in Hamburg The Chinese must continue to worry about the planned entry. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Actually, the entry of the Chinese shipping group Cosco at the Hamburger…
How the family business became a profit champion
Shipping company CMA CGM Rodolphe Saadé, Tanya Saade Zeenny and Jacques Saadé at the inauguration of a container ship in 2018. (Photo: Bloomberg) Marseilles The Tour CMA CGM glitters in…
How the family business became a profit champion
CMA CGM container ship The family-run shipping company CMA CGM is the most profitable company in France. (Photo: dpa) Marseilles The Tour CMA CGM glitters in the Marseille sunlight. The…
The granary can continue to deliver – Russia and Ukraine extend grain agreements
Cargo ship with grain Ukraine and Russia are important suppliers of food. (Photo: dpa) Geneva A decision has been made in the war of nerves between Russia and Ukraine over…