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Port of San Diego installing more than 300 “reef balls” to help protect South Bay
The Port of San Diego, in partnership with the California State Coastal Conservancy and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, has begun installation of the South Bay Native Oyster Living Shoreline Project adjacent to the Chula Vista Wildlife Refuge. This project has been years in the making and is the latest…
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Smart Containers PDF
Smart containers are shipping containers used in freight and logistics that are integrated with Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, sensors, GPS tracking, and solar panels. The containers are designed to regulate the internal conditions (e.g. temperature), provide real-time GPS tracking, enhance security, and provide condition information that can alert operators…
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Global Security Threats: Find out about the threat of piracy and maritime crime around the world.
Today’s interdependent global economy, international trade, and travel are reliant upon the security of international waters and the vast network of ports and terminals. As the growing maritime industry expands, so does the threat of maritime criminals exploiting vulnerable vessels operating in these waters. Piracy and acts of maritime crime…
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Vice President of the Arab Union: Egypt has achieved self-sufficiency in poultry with 98%, red meat 60%, fish, eggs, and dairy by 100%.
Ashraf Ghorab, economic expert, vice-president of the Arab Union for Social Development in the Arab Labor System in the League of Arab States, said that the great efforts made by the state during the past seven years in the livestock, fish, and poultry sector, under the instructions of President…
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Royal Caribbean’s world’s largest cruise ship to homeport at Port Canaveral
Debuting in early 2022, the fifth Oasis Class ship will begin sailing from Port Canaveral in November 2022 Royal Caribbean International has announced its new, highly anticipated ship, Wonder of the Seas, will homeport at Port Canaveral beginning November 2022. Set to become the largest cruise ship in the world…
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Helsinki Shipyard delivered the first of three Vega-class cruise ships for Swan Hellenic
Helsinki Shipyard has delivered the first of three Vega-class ships under construction in Helsinki for Swan Hellenic’s heritage brand. The vessel, named SH Minerva, will start the cruise operations of the iconic Swan Hellenic shipping company, and on December 3 she left Helsinki towards Ushuaia, from where the vessel’s maiden…
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SBM Offshore completes US$620 million bridge loan for FPSO Alexandre de Gusmão
SBM Offshore announced on Friday (Dec17) that it has secured a US$620 million bridge loan facility for the financing of the construction of FPSO Alexandre de Gusmão. The FPSO Alexandre de Gusmão will be deployed at the Mero field in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil. Mero is a project under…
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Ferries damaged in collision, Bakauheni, Sumatra
Ferry WIRA ARTHA collided with ferry JATRA II at Bakauheni harbor, Southern Sumatra, Sunda Strait, at around 1130 LT Dec 17, while maneuvering to berth in strong wind, on arrival from Merak Port, Java. The ship went out of control and was dragged along JATRA II, sustaining a number of…
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