O.F. Gollcher & Sons Ltd has been appointed as the port logistics agent to handle all logistics management for the GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI during her stay in Malta. The Italian Navy aircraft carrying cruiser called at Valletta Port for a short visit between the 23rd and...
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We are pleased to inform you that, as from this week, GNV will introduce a second weekly vessel on the route connecting Malta to the ports of Genova, Civitavecchia and Palermo. The additional weekly sailing is purposely designed to cater for Malta’s Export Industry. In fact export cargo...
Continue ReadingFOLLOWING A SLOW FIRST HALF OF 2016, PORT THROUGHPUT REBOUNDED IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR PUSHING THE GLOBAL CONTAINER VOLUMES UP BY AN ESTIMATED 1.8% DURING THE YEAR, COMPARED TO 1.4% SEEN IN 2015, ACCORDING TO ALPHALINER. Alphaliner stated that the fourth quarter of 2016 was...
Continue ReadingThe fleet registered under the Greek flag saw a significant loss of 62 ships during the year until March 1st, 2017, equivalent to 3.7 million DWT and 2.3 million GT. The country’s fleet is now comprised of 747 ships, totaling 43.7 million GT and 75.2 million DWT, the Greek...
Continue ReadingThe European shipping and maritime organizations have welcomed the European Commission’s mid-term review of the EU Maritime Transport Strategy 2009-2018. During the European Shipping Week 2017, the industry bodies endorsed the emphasis on better regulation and said that priority must in this respect be given to a fundamental...
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