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Offshore :Development Plan of Sangomar Field
Australia based oil and gas company ‘Woodside Energy’ has filed development and exploitation plan Senegal Government for the Sangomar field, formerly known as SNE, located offshore Senegal Woodside confirmed as operator of the Sangomar Field Development 1 that request was submitted to the Government of Senegal on 2 December 2019.…
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Breaking News : Kitack Lim to Lead IMO for Another 4 Years
The Assembly of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has approved the renewal of Kitack Lim’s appointment as Secretary-General of IMO. He has been reelected for a second four-year period beginning January 1, 2020. Kitack Lim is the eighth elected Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) maritime agency. In June 2015, he was…
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Logistic : Providing scholarships to encourage women seafarers
Maritime Training Trust, jointly run by the government and the local shipping industry, has decided to provide scholarships up to ₹1,00,000 to women seafarers undergoing pre – sea courses at training institutes approved by the Directorate General of Shipping. The scholarship is aimed at encouraging and promoting women to take up…
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NYK Joins DecarbonICE Project Transforming Exhaust CO2
NYK has joined the international DecarbonICE project that will be conducting a feasibility study to capture onboard carbon as dry ice and store it in seafloor sediments. The shipping industry is looking for carbon-free solutions to achieve the IMO 2050 target of a 50% CO2 emissions reduction (compared to the…
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Bureau Veritas approved in principle to the innovative design LNG bunkering vessel
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore has granted approval in principle to the innovative design for a 19,000 cbm LNG bunkering vessel with a GTT membrane type tank – the ‘Quadelprop’. The name Quadelprop reflects features in the design and propulsion arrangements to enable high maneuverability and station keeping: Four azimuth…
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Organizations : IMO at UN climate change conference – committed to cutting ship emissions
IMO has presented its latest work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping to the UN climate change conference (COP 25) in Spain (2-13 December). IMO’s initial GHG strategy contains a commitment to cutting GHG emissions from shipping as a matter of urgency and to phasing them out entirely as soon as…
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EVENTS : Port Miami
Today PortMiami CEO Juan Kuryla was recognized by the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners for his 30 years of hard work and dedication. Under his incredible leadership the Port has grown and continues to serve as one of Miami’s most vital economic engines! hashtag#PortMiamiProud
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Study : Seafarers Mental Health Study
New study warns of extreme mental health risks to seafarers A wide-ranging study carried out by Yale University and commissioned by the Seafarers Trust has identified dangerously high levels of mental stress among seafarers – but also recommended how they can be reduced. After questioning seafarers across the world the researchers found…
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News : UECC gets green financing for its new pure car and truck carriers ( PCTC )
United European Car Carriers (UECC), a Norway-based provider of shortsea RoRo transportation, has secured green financing for its new pure car and truck carriers (PCTC). Obtained from Sweden’s Svenska SkeppsHypotek, the financing amounts to about USD 70 million. UECC, which is jointly owned by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and…
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Day of History : World Oceans Day
The United Nations celebrates World Oceans Day every year on 8 June. Many countries have celebrated this special day since 1992, following the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, held in Rio de Janeiro.In 2008, the United Nations General Assembly decided that, as of 2009, 8 June would be…
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