Switzerland
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Ports and Logistics
HHLA backs MSC deal
Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) has secured further blessings for its entry into Hamburg port. The Aponte family-controlled world’s largest containerline…
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Tankers
Gunvor secures AMPTC LR2 newbuilds
Swiss-based commodity trading giant Gunvor, through its shipping subsidiary Clearlake, has secured modern LR2 tonnage from Arab Maritime Petroleum Transport…
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Containers
MSC selects Hamburg series for supersize treatment
Many of the world’s largest liners have embarked on supersizing their ships in order to to reduce emissions per container…
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Offshore
Allseas secures work on Rotterdam carbon capture project
Offshore construction specialist Allseas has been selected for the subsea pipeline project of the Porthos carbon capture and storage (CCS)…
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Offshore
Transocean bags $745m worth of contracts for three drillships
New York-listed offshore driller Transocean has announced that it won new deals and extensions for three of its drillships. The…
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Dry Cargo
SwissMarine takes stake in US bulker owner Pangaea
SwissMarine has become the latest name in the growing list of shipping companies with investments in publicly listed dry bulk…
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Containers
MSC’s financial results leaked
One of shipping’s greatest secrets has been revealed. In bidding for Italian train operator Italo, Gianluigi Aponte’s Mediterranean Shipping Co…
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Bunkering
Trafigura readies green hydrogen supplies at European ports
Commodities giant Trafigura Group has bought out H2 Energy Europe with plans to ramp hydrogen production at strategic places across…
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Gas
Gunvor and Solvang link up for five carbon capture-ready VLGC newbuilds
Swiss-based commodity trading giant Gunvor has formed a joint venture with Norwegian gas shipowner to own and operate five LPG…
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Press Releases
Registration open for Geneva Dry
With seven months to go until its debut, registration for Geneva Dry is open and delegates are signing up in…
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Operations
MSC buys 50% of passenger rail operator Italo
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has struck a deal with New York-headquartered Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) to buy a 50% stake…
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Offshore
Transocean fined for illegal discharging in US waters
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has resolved a dispute with Switzerland-headquartered Transocean for alleged violations of the National Pollutant…
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Containers
ABB to power Samskip’s hydrogen-fuelled containerships
European containerline Samskip has tapped Swiss tech firm ABB for the provision of complete power, propulsion and automation systems for…
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Ports and Logistics
2,500 people take to the streets of Hamburg to protest MSC’s port plans
As many as 2,500 people took to the streets in Hamburg yesterday evening in a protest organised by a local…
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Renewables
Geoquip Marine wins work on MarramWind floating wind farm
Swiss-based offshore geotechnical data acquisition specialist Geoquip Marine has won a contract for gathering crucial engineering data to support the…
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Offshore
Transocean scores first-ever deal for 2013-ordered rig worth $486m
Swiss-based offshore driller Transocean has won a three-year deal for the newbuild ultra-deepwater drillship Deepwater Aquila with a national oil…
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Containers
MSC and ZIM sign new operational collaboration agreement
Israeli carrier ZIM has renewed ties with Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC), the world’s largest carrier. The new operational agreement includes…
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Offshore
Transocean wins $222m drillship contract in India
Switzerland-headquartered Transocean has secured work from India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for its ultra-deepwater drillship . The New…
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Renewables
Swiss Implenia joins NorSea to develop floating offshore wind production facility in Norway
Swiss real estate and construction services company Implenia has joined a project to develop a production and assembly facility for…
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Gas
Axpo charters small-scale LNG bunkering vessel
Switzerland’s largest renewable energy producer Axpo has signed a ten-year deal to charter an LNG bunkering vessel. The long-term agreement…
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