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DIVING : Dive industry demonstrates resilience and determination to improve sustainability in the face of the corona crisis
The Reef-World Foundation – the international coordinator of the UN Environment Programme’s Green Fins initiative – is calling for the dive industry to keep sustainability high on its agenda during the COVID-19 crisis. The charity is keen to remind dive and snorkel operators of the importance of preventing environmental threats – even when…
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Ports : Expansion of rail shuttles in the Port of Antwerp
More train connections with the hinterland Railway operators offer extra train connections between Antwerp and the hinterland The low water levels on the Rhine continue to cause problems for inland waterway transporters. This year, the low water levels will again impact on the capacity of inland waterway transport between the Port…
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Yachting : Vripack have announced the build of a 20 metre Doggersbank 66 Offshore
Vripack have announced the build of a 20 metre Doggersbank 66 Offshore “pocket-sized explorer.” Commissioned by a repeat European client, the model will measure 20 metres in length and is designed to be a family-operated boat. Doggersbank motor yachts are robust, offshore vessels, built for tackling long passages at sea…
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EVENTS : DP World Southampton
The HMM Oslo, the biggest vessel ever to call at DP World Southampton, will arrive in the early hours of Friday 26 June at the end of her maiden voyage to the UK.
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Breaking News : 29,963 Filipino seafarers will be sent home in the coming weeks.
President Rodrigo Duterte, in his 13th report to Congress, stated that cruise lines have articulated the fact that 29,963 Filipino seafarers will be sent home in the coming weeks. If this happens, the total number of repatriated Overseas Filipino Workers(OFWs) will be around 94,000, with an indication that within the…
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Breaking News : Five cruise ships have been detained by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA)
Five cruise ships have been detained by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) over “serious concerns” for crew welfare. Astoria, Astor, Columbus and Vasco de Gama, which are anchored at Tilbury Docks in Essex, have all been detained while Marco Polo at Avonmouth Docks in Bristol has also been held following an…
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MAREK GRZYBOWSKI write to ” Blue Economy ” Nauta – docks full of ships
Shipyard workers work in docks and halls at full productivity in Nauta, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020 shipyard workers from Gdynia focus on ship repairs and ship conversions. The yard has about 19.7 hectares of newly acquired area of former Stocznia Gdynia S.A. Nauta has one 380 – metre…
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EVENTS : CMA CGM Maritime Marseille
CMA CGM Italy supports the Italian #Red Cross and donates a refrigerated container for medicine storage. Together, we’ll maintain our efforts to help fight the #pandemic until this health crisis has been overtaken.
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IPCSA : Driving digital solutions: Black Sea port of Constanta joins International Port Community Systems Association
The rapidly expanding International Port Community Systems Association (IPCSA) has added to its membership once again, welcoming the Port of Constanta Administration, in Romania, as its newest member. Located at the crossroads of Central and Eastern European markets with the Caspian region, Central Asia and beyond, the Port of Constanta…
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EVENTS : Beirut Container Terminal Consortium – Highly Trained Local Expertise
Beirut Container Terminal Consortium (BCTC) assembled it diverse and dynamic workforce along the quayside at its highly successful container terminal for a group picture. Terminal Manager Sarah Haidar said that BCTC had a highly educated, young and dynamic workforce with many women in leadership positions. Since starting operations, BCTC has…
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