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Shipping Lines : MSC strengthens short sea & intermodal offering for Italian cargo market
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has consolidated its leading position in the Italian cargo market by offering the fastest transit times around the Mediterranean and by further integrating its growing intermodal inland transportation services. Building on its proud Italian heritage and on decades of experience of moving freight around Europe, MSC…
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DP World acquires a 60% shareholding in UNICO
DP World, the Dubai- based provider of worldwide smart end-to-end supply chain logistics, has agreed to acquire a 60 percent shareholding in UNICO Logistics Co. Ltd. The transaction, subject to regulatory clearances, is expected to close in Q4 2020 and represents another strategic step in DP World’s vision to build…
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Breaking News : Dryden 3 Tugboat arrives at pool 6 museum site
The COVID-19 pandemic has slowed plans to reinvent the Pool 6 property as a transportation museum, but it hasn’t stopped them in their tracks. On Friday the latest addition arrived, the rustcoated, weather weary tugboat Dryden 3, which was maneuvered into place toward the western end of the pier by…
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IMO : Steps towards increased maritime security and economic growth in Kenya
An ambitious roadmap to develop a National Maritime Security Strategy for Kenya was agreed following an inaugural virtual meeting (21 July) organised by IMO. When in place, the strategy will bring significant opportunities for social-economic growth, by safeguarding and promoting the blue economy and by providing a safe and secure operating environment for international maritime…
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Ports : Navigate offers customers an insight into its coverage between Rotterdam and the rest of Europe
Like the Port of Rotterdam Authority, Unifeeder believes in the power of transparent supply chains. That is why recently, the shortsea and feeder shipping company decided to offer insight into its sailing schedules via Navigate. ‘It’s a great opportunity to bring our services to the attention of shippers who are…
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Yasmín Maldonado Escobar write to ” Blue Economy ” Maritime work: Women in ports, navigation and logistics chain
The combination of the new hull designs and the optimization of the machinery of the new vessels determine a noticeable improvement in the effectiveness of maritime transportation today; Likewise, we can affirm that in the new times the incorporation of women into the maritime industry has also improved positively…
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Yasmin Maldonado write to ” Blue Economy ” ECLAC WISTA Red MAMLA Latin American E-Forum
The imminent and disruptive changes in the different social, economic and structural aspects in general, can be an opportunity to propose solutions to actively advance in sustainable development, considering the eyes of governments, civil society, the private sector, academia, among others, with an emphasis on the SDGs of the 2030…
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Yachting : Heysea Yachts deliveried its yacht 43 metre fully customised catamaran Yu Feng Zhe 1
Asian shipyard Heysea Yachts has announced the delivery of its 43 metre fully customised catamaran Yu Feng Zhe 1. Previously known under the project name Heysea Vista 140, Yu Feng Zhe 1 features naval architecture and exterior styling penned in-house. Key features include a steel hull and fibreglass superstructure while power comes from twin Volvo…
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Ports : Port of Vancouver USA is the first port within the Wapato Bank
– On Tuesday, July 14, the Port of Vancouver USA approved the purchase of environmental mitigation credits from the Wapato Valley Mitigation and Conservation Bank (Wapato Bank) in anticipation of several upcoming projects. The Port of Vancouver USA is the first port within the Wapato Bank service area to create…
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Shipyards : RAMSSES Project at DAMEN Location -VIDEO
On 18th July, the Realisation and Demonstration of Advanced Material Solutions for Sustainable and Efficient Ships (RAMSSES) project reached a key milestone. On that date, at Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding’s (DSNS) location in Vlissingen-East, the Netherlands, the project’s partners unveiled the recently assembled full scale composite ship’s hull section they have been developing…
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