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Ports : Panama Canal received a container ship with dimensions Neopanamax :
The Panama Canal received the inaugural transit of the Hyundai Hope, a container ship of the shipping company Hyundai Merchant Marine, with dimensions Neopanamax. The ship began its journey in the Cocolí Locks, in the Pacific, and ended in Agua Clara, in the Atlantic, as part of a journey that…
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Ports : Port of LA loses approximately $400,000 in revenue with each canceled sailing.
The Port of Los Angeles moved 688,999 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in April. While that figure was 53% more than March volumes, it represents a decrease of 6.45% compared to last April, which is the standard comparison. announced the April volumes in a wide-ranging news briefing today. “Given…
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Shipping Lines : Maersk is matching ship capacity to reduced demand
Container volumes will drop sharply in the second quarter but the industry is in better position to manage the coronavirus crisis than previous downturns, according to Soren Skou, chief executive officer of A.P. Moller-Maersk (APM, Copenhagen: MAERSK-B), the owner of the world’s largest container line. On Tuesday, APM reported net…
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Offshore : Petronas Drillship Leaves South China Sea Waters After Standoff
(Reuters) – An oil exploration vessel contracted by Malaysian state energy company Petronas that was involved in a standoff with a Chinese survey vessel in the South China Sea left the disputed waters on Tuesday, three security sources and the vessel operator said. Petronas has been conducting exploration activities…
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IPCSA : Preparing for Post COVID-19 operations
“Considerations and Practicalities for Port Community Systems, Single Window and other electronic exchange platforms” Port Community Systems (PCS), Single Window (SW) and other Electronic Exchange platforms that have during the COVID-19 Global Crisis been critical elements of the digital infrastructure for the supply chain, including Sea and Air Ports, Trade…
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Human Rights at Sea : Mediterranean Migrant Crisis
In the days following Easter 2015, more than 1200 migrants and refugees lost their lives in the Central Mediterranean Sea across a handful of incidents spanning just one week. 800 people were reported missing from a single capsized boat, to this day one of the deadliest shipwrecks recorded in Mediterranean…
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Ports : 3 passenger vessels will idle in port of Oakland with the only crew and without passengers
Three passenger vessels will idle here with the only crew and without passengers while the U.S. embargoes cruise operations, the Port of Oakland said. The Port said it has not received reports of any cases of coronavirus associated with the vessels. According to the Port, two Norwegian Cruise Line vessels…
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Organisations : Supporting seafarers on the frontline of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has put seafarers around the world in precarious situations. Travel restrictions mean some cannot leave their ships, be repatriated home, or even get urgent medical assistance. Other seafarers have seen their contracts unilaterally terminated or have been quarantined on board ships for more than 14 days, without…
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All-Electric Double-Ended Ferry Design Seek Information From Vendors
Skagit County Public Works and vessel designer Glosten are seeking technical information and cost estimates from vendors to inform design decisions related to the electrical system, the propulsion system, the shore side electrical system, and the automated charging plug of the all-electric ferry design to replace the M/V Guemes. This…
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