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Two largest Container Ships in the World launched from a Port in Taichung, China
The world’s largest container ship, the first of its kind made by China, undocked at the shipyard of Yangzi Xinfu Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. in Taixing City of east China’s Jiangsu Province on October 29. Each with a capacity of 24,346 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units), the two container vessels mark a…
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Ships sail from Ukraine despite Russia suspending grain deal
Yesterday’s caravan of 15 or more grain ships safely reached Bosphorus zone. On Nov 1 at least 3 ships left Ukrainian ports, including 2 ships operated by UAE-based companies, and 1 Turkish ship. it seems highly likely, that all the ships presently docked at Ukrainian ports (at least 13 AIS-visible),…
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TT Club : Transport of lithium-ion batteries – a continuous threat
Insurers TT Club and UK P&I Club have teamed up with scientific consultants, Brookes Bell, and issued a whitepaper highlighting the continuing safety threat created by the transportation of lithium-ion batteries. The publishing of a whitepaper by insurance providers TT Club along with its fellow Thomas Miller managed business, UK…
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Israel-Lebanon maritime deal juggles region’s security
Israel and Lebanon are expected to sign on to a Washington-mediated maritime border deal at a ceremony in Israel as early as Thursday, after the country’s highest court turned down a petition by right-leaning groups to block the pact. The agreement, brokered with help from U.S. State Department energy advisor…
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ABS and Rotoboost Collaborate on Groundbreaking Pre-Combustion Carbon Capture System
(COPENHAGEN) ABS has issued New Technology Qualification (NTQ) for a first-of-its-kind, pre-combustion carbon capture system based on the thermocatalytic decomposition process (TCD) from Rotoboost, a global hydrogen company based in Norway. Rotoboost’s TCD allows for continuous hydrogen production and carbon capture onboard marine vessels. The system converts natural gas into…
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Suez Canal : Crossing of 86 ships with a total net tonnage of 5.1 million tons.( Video )
Admiral Osama Rabie, Chairman of Suez Canal Authority ( SCA ) announced that the navigation movement in the canal recorded, today, Tuesday, numbers in terms of daily transit statistics, as 86 ships cross from both directions without waiting, with a total net tonnage of 5.1 million tons. The number of…
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Port of Long Beach clean air project receives $30.1 mln
The Port of Long Beach announced it will receive a $30.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to deploy the U.S. largest fleet of manually operated, zero-emissions cargo handling equipment at a single marine terminal. Funding for the new clean air project comes from the 2022 Port Infrastructure…
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Elpida (Elpi) J. Petraki elected WISTA International’s New President
Elpida (Elpi) J. Petraki, President of WISTA Hellas,made it to the top as she was elected WISTA International’s next President at the Association’s AGM in Geneva earlier on today. She takes over from Despoina Panayiotou-Theodossiou. Also, Daphne Angelides and Raimah Chowdhurry, WISTA-Argentina and WISTA Bangladesh presidents respectively join ExCo members…
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Port of LA’ Board Hearing Room Reopens to the Public Nov. 3
The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners will convene an in-person board meeting at 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 3 at the Port of Los Angeles Administration Building, 425 S. Palos Verdes Street in San Pedro, for the first time since March 2020. While meetings will continue to be webcast live…
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