3 de octubre de 2023
El Lehendakari ha recibido a una representación de la Asociación Vizcaína de Capitanes de la Marina Mercante Fuente: Irekia
El Lehendakari ha recibido este mediodía a una representación de la Asociación Vizcaína de Capitanes de la Marina Mercante.
The ferries between the Nordics and the Baltics are important transport corridors and keep a lot of people in employment. One of the boats doing the crossing is Aura Seaways, where 52 crew live and work for four weeks at a time.
Onboard the Aura Seaways ferry, the afternoon is buzzing with activity as usual. It is owned by the Danish shipping company DFDS and employs 52 people who are busy preparing the ferry for its next departure. Right now, it is docked at its terminal in Karlshamn on the Swedish south coast, and will soon set course towards the harbour city of Klaipeda in Lithuania.
This is an important goods and passenger route across the Baltic Sea. On the car deck,
Frontline and CMB are negotiating to end the stalemate over the future of Euronav (file photo)
The long-running battle for control of tanker operator Euronav is taking a new twist with the company confirming widespread rumors over the potential agreement which includes the sale of vessels. Unable to take control of the company, the Fredriksen-led Frontline is in advanced discussions with Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) to buy half of Euronav’s fleet in exchange for its shares in the company.
Euronav issued its statement in response to the ongoing speculation which had reached the media which had prompted a suspension of trading in its stock at midday. It is the latest twist in a battle that
Russia's western enclave of Kaliningrad on Friday received its first cargo ship via the Northern Sea Route, long touted by Moscow as an alternative shipping lane to the Suez Canal.
The vessel made a stop in the port town of Baltiysk while en route to St. Petersburg from Shanghai, Kaliningrad region Governor Anton Alikhanov said on the messaging app Telegram.
Alikhanov shared images of a docked ship carrying Chinese containers.
“It’s cheaper and faster than the Suez Canal,” he said.
China ha superado a Grecia como la flota comercial más grande del mundo en términos de tonelaje bruto en capacidad de transporte.
Grecia ostenta el título con su impresionante tonelaje enviado desde 2014 , y si bien todavía ocupa el primer lugar en términos de tonelaje de peso muerto enviado, midiendo el peso total que un barco puede transportar, la flota de China está creciendo.
Grecia es una nación marítima por tradición, y la industria es la primera forma de empleo del país,