Year: 2020
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Incidents : At least 31 people lost their lives and more than 50 are still unaccounted
Boat was reportedly carrying about 100 people, when it sank on Saturday off Mukono district, near Uganda’s capital, Kampala. At least 31 people have lost their lives and more than 50 are still unaccounted for, after a boat capsized in Lake Victoria in Uganda, Saturday, according to data provided by…
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Icidents : Priacy in the Gulf of Guinea region continues to escalate
Ten crew reportedly kidnapped from a general cargo vessel Priacy in the Gulf of Guinea region continues to escalate with another 10 crew reportedly kidnapped from a general cargo vessel this week. Total number of crew kidnapped from vessels operating in the Gulf of Guinea in 2020 is now 128…
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Anton Turovsky write : On quality inspections of imported fresh produce by Russian supermarkets
You should not blindly rely on Russian supermarkets for quality inspections” The Russian fresh produce market is dominated by retail chains who import directly. According to an independent quality control surveyor based in Saint-Petersburg, Russian supermarkets systematically exaggerate quality issues upon arrival of the containers and exporters could be losing…
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Breaking News : Wind Hunter Project” Starts -Zero-Emission Project with Wind Propulsion
Wind Hunter Project is the ultimate zero-emission driving project TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Junichiro Ikeda) today announced that it has joined a wide-ranging corporate-academic partnership in a zero-emission initiative called the “Wind Hunter Project,” seeking new applications for hydrogen fuel and wind power. In addition to…
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Reports : Enkhuizen Nautical College Sets Course for Wind-Assisted Ship Propulsion
Wind Assisted Ship Propulsion (WASP) project, part of the EU Interreg North Sea region The ‘Enkhuizen Nautical College’, founded in 1978, is the only nautical college in Europe where the focus lies on teaching students to navigate vessels under sail. Regular subjects like (astronomical) navigation, collision regulations and marine engineering…
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Ports : Hong Kong plugs into the booming reefer traffic
As mainland ports continue to struggle through Covid, Hong Kong’s terminal operators are tapping into China’s booming reefer imports. By : Sam Whelan In a repeat of the cargo congestion experienced in February, during China’s coronavirus lockdown, Tianjin is the latest mainland port to run out of reefer plugs, after Covid inspections…
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Clarkson Research provided subscribers with a snapshot of the amount of ships
Alternative fuels are now in use on 3.5% of the current fleet and 27% of the orderbook by tonnage Clarkson Research Services has provided its subscribers with a snapshot of the amount of ships – both trading today and under construction – which do not use bunker fuel. Remarkably, in…
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Incidents : VLCC Tanker caught in passing storm while drifting
Fuel spilled out onto cargo deck VLCC crude oil tanker was cruising in North sea, waiting for orders (understood in ballast), since middle of November. Tanker was caught in passing storm while drifting, bunker tank vents were torn off, fuel spilled out onto cargo deck. Serious problems in engine There…
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Ports : Port of Houston is Number One in U.S
Nearly 285 million tons of cargo moved through the Port of Houston overall in 2019, The Houston Ship Channel port complex and its public and private terminals, collectively known as the Port of Houston, is now the number one port in the United States in terms of total waterborne tonnage,…
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