Liberia Registry Makes Key Appointments
in London and DNV in Sydney, Kenny was most recently Chief Marine Surveyor with the Virgin Islands Shipping Registry. Rafael Cigarruista has been appointed Manager of the Registry’s regional office in Panama which, in common with other flags, Liberia established to provide direct services to ships transiting the Panama Canal. Cigarruista is a former independent nautical engineer with extensive experience of class and statutory surveys. Pinar Saglam has been appointed Corporate & Registrations Co-ordinator for the Liberian Registry’s office in Istanbul
Port of Hamburg Reports Q1 Results
,000 TEU (+ 6.1 percent) being transported via Hamburg. Throughput on the America trade was stable at 262,000 TEU (+ 0.5 percent). The distinct growth trend was maintained on container traffic with Africa that rose to 80,000 TEU (+ 46.9 percent). A total of 11,000 TEU (+ 5.9 percent) were handled on direct services with ports on the Australia/Pacific sea trade. Against the trend among its competitors, the Port of Hamburg reported growth for the first quarter and gained market shares on container services. At Northern Europe’s four largest container ports - Rotterdam, Antwerp, Hamburg,
