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General cargo ship adrift in Gulf of Tonkin UPDATE abandoned
Sep 26 UPDATE: The ship encountered engine malfunction, owner tried to assign tug but salvage failed in the face of approaching typhoon NORU. Owner ordered 14 crew (5 Vietnamese and 9 Chinese nationalities) to abandoned the ship, they’ve been rescued by Vietnamese SAR ship in the afternoon Sep 26, to…
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Info Marine Services PDF : Apply online for Your seamanbook
Info Marine Services present their main service is the solution for Sailors or Seafarers to apply online for their seamanbook from the administrations of Panama . Malta and the Bahamas [pdf id=’78904′]
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The Suez Canal Between Ambitions and Inflation: Op-ed
By Dr. Dalia Ziada The Egyptian state is working on magnifying the Suez Canal revenues as part of a larger plan to increase the inflow of foreign currency and control inflation. However, the policies adopted to achieve these goals may easily backfire if they are not paralleled with drastic changes…
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The new one-stop shop for the offshore wind industry : SAL Renewables becomes Atheleon
SAL Renewables acquired both the jack-up vessels Wind Lift I and Thor in 2021 and 2022 and completed a number of projects in and around the waters of northern Europe. Today, the dedicated offshore unit for service, maintenance and installation is taking a new step on its journey: The company…
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Flashback in maritime history: Express Samina Greek Ferry Disaster, claiming 82 lives, 26 Sept. 2000
On the evening of Tuesday 26 September 2000, MS Express Samina left the Port of Piraeus with 473 passengers and 61 crew members. At 22:12 local time, 2 nmi off the port of Parikia, at Paros island, the ship hit the reef of Portes islets at 18 knots. The wind…
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Maritime Compliance: Load Lines ( Videos )
A ship’s waterline is the line where its hull meets the surface of the water. A load line, also called Plimsoll mark, is a marking indicating the extent to which the weight of a load may safely submerge a ship, by way of a waterline limit. It is positioned amidships…
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PTTEP receives the Role Model Organization Award on Human Rights for four consecutive years
PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP) led by Mrs. Natruedee Khositaphai (Left), Executive Vice President, Strategy and Business Development Group received the top tier award for 2022 Role Model Organization on Human Rights for the 4th consecutive year in the State Enterprise sector from the Department of Rights…
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Maersk Drilling secures work for Maersk Viking offshore Malaysia into 2024
Maersk Drilling has secured a contract extension with Sarawak Shell Berhad and Sabah Shell Petroleum Co Ltd (SSB/SSPC) for the 7th generation drillship Maersk Viking. SSB/SSPC have executed the remaining three one-well options of the current drillship contract and awarded an additional eight-well contract to Maersk Drilling. A five-well work…
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Faces – Margaret A.Kidd : Ambition knows no impossible
Margaret A.Kidd ,MILT, CPE™is the Program Director and Instructional Associate Professor, Supply Chain & Logistics Technology, the University of Houston (UH). In 2016 I joined UH as an Instructional Assistant Professor. In August of 2018 she was promoted to Program Director for the SCLT BS degree program and in 2022…
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Saudi Maritime Congress : The largest global shipping & logistics event in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
The essential B2B event connecting maritime and logistics professionals with solutions in Saudi Arabia The 3rd edition of Saudi Maritime Congress, the Kingdom’s most influential maritime and logistics event has received support from industry stakeholders that have significantly contributed to the growth of the maritime sector in the MENA region.…
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