Year: 2020
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Breaking News : Panama Canal Implements Measures To Help Clients Mitigate COVID-19’s Economic Impact
The interoceanic route offers greater flexibility to its customers through adjustments to its reservation system. In order to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Panama Canal announced a temporary adjustment to its reservation system, which will provide its clients with greater flexibility and assistance. As of May 4,…
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Ports : DP World Sokhna Operates its Port at Maximum Capacity to Meet Import Requirements
DP World Sokhna, a major gateway for Egypt’s trade, has said it is operating its port at maximum capacity to meet import requirements and to continue supporting the country’s people and economy during the Coronavirus pandemic. It said it’s been continuing its operations to support the economy of Egypt serving the Egyptian people during…
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Ports : New Energy Port for a sustainable future is located on the North Sea Canal
The dredge sludge depot at the former Averijhaven near IJmuiden will soon be developed into an Energy Port. A partnership covenant for the new facility was signed today by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, the Province of North Holland, the Municipality of Velsen, Tata Steel, IJmuiden Seaport and Port of Amsterdam. …
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Organisations : IMO has announced that meetings which were scheduled to be held in July
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has announced that meetings which were scheduled to be held in July, including the next regular session of the IMO Council, have now been postponed, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, work has begun to prepare for a revised meeting programme for the remainder of…
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EVENTS : Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited
KFTL was part of history today, as we accommodated hashtag#CMACGMTROOSEVELT, the largest vessel ever to call at the hashtag#PortOfKingston. CMA CGM T. ROOSEVELT is a hashtag#ContainerShip that was built in 2017 and is sailing under the flag of Malta. It’s carrying capacity is 14,414 TEU and her current draught is…
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Human Rights at sea : RightShip acts decisively to address attempted murder of Tanzanian Stowaways
London. UK. International vetting organisation, RightShip and industry partner to Human Rights at Sea, have responded decisively to the ongoing investigation by the South Africa Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) and local police into the attempted murder of two Tanzanian stowaways by the crew of the Panamanian flagged dry bulk carrier, the MV Top…
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Incidents :Maersk Line’s container ship suffered a fire in the engine room near Guadeloupe, France
Denmark based global shipping company Maersk Line’s container ship ‘Maersk Vilnius’ suffered a fire in the engine room near Guadeloupe, France, while en route to Port Elizabeth 2010 built 1,810 TEU container ship ‘Maersk Vilnius’ disabled after suffering from an engine room fire in the morning of April 26, 2020,…
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Incidents : Orion’ crane collapsed during load tests in Germany
Belgium based maritime contractor DEME’s DP 3 installation vessel’s 5,000-tonne crane collapsed at Liebherr construction yard in Rostock, Germany DEME was planning to handle the heaviest monopiles, jackets, and wind turbine components in a single shipment with this giant crane, with an impressive 145 meters main crane boom, in the coming weeks.…
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EVENTS : CMA CGM Maritime Marseill
CMA CGM adds a new call in Tripoli to its SSL Med service and allowshashtag#Tunisian producers to export to hashtag#Lybia for the first time since their shared border was closed. During the hashtag#COVID19, the Group proves it remains agile to offers new serviceto its
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Incidents : Pirates Kidnap 10 Crew Members From Tanker Off Nigeria
Tanker vessel MT VEMAHOPE was attacked by a single speedboat with an unknown number of armed individuals at around 1930 UTC Apr 30 in Gulf of Guinea, some 175 nm south of Lagos. The vessel was underway, en route from Lome Togo to Cameroon. According to reports, 10 crew…
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