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Damen : Thailand Dredging Seminar
On 1st of September 2022, Netherlands based Damen Shipyards Group successfully organised the first Dredging Seminar to be held in Thailand. The Guest of Honor, His Excellency Mr Remco van Wijngaarden, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Thailand, opened the event by highlighting the existing cooperation in the water…
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Fewer berths in the centre of Port of Rotterdam
The Port of Rotterdam Authority and the Municipality of Rotterdam have reached an agreement about handing over the management of quay walls and embankments in the city area to the municipal authority. Consequently, The berths mainly affected are along the Feijenoordkade, the Rhijnspoorkade (site of the former Tropicana swimming paradise)…
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PortXL selects decarbonisation innovators for 2022
14 companies hailing from 9 countries were selected by the PortXL partner network for the 7th PortXL acceleration program in Rotterdam. During the 3-month program, together with an expansive network of mentors and partners the start- and scale-ups will work on building collaborations. The goal is to sign contracts between…
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ABS Awards AIP to World’s First Methanol-Powered Newcastlemax Bulk Carrier
(SHANGHAI) ABS granted approval in principle (AIP) to CSSC Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding CO., LTD and China Ship Design & Research Center Co., Ltd (CSDC) for the world’s first methanol-powered Newcastlemax Bulk Carrier. The dual-fuel, 210,000 dwt vessel is also equipped with the methanol tank capacity to fully meet endurance requirements…
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Maersk signs an agreement with Dubai South to more than double its warehousing & distribution footprint in UAE
With its second warehousing & distribution (W&D) facility spread over 15,000 sq. m. at Dubai South, Maersk is strengthening its W&D offerings, for retail & lifestyle, food & beauty, and eCommerce segments in UAE. Dubai: Maersk Kanoo UAE, the global integrated logistics company, today signed an agreement with Dubai South,…
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Egyptian freighter ran onto coral reef, Gulf of Aqaba
General cargo ship LOTUS ran aground on a coral reef in marine reserve in Gulf of Aqaba, Jordan, Red sea, while approaching port of destination Aqaba, though in a rather strange manner. The ship ran aground at 0320 UTC Sep 13, was refloated about an hour and a half later,…
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IMO : Safety, legal and facilitation aspects of autonomous shipping discussed
Regulating Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) has implications for safety, legal and facilitation instruments under the purview of the international Maritime Organization (IMO). The first session of a joint IMO working group to address common high-priority issues across various instruments was held in September (7-9), in remote session. The session…
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IMO-CARES Project gathers pace ( Video )
The foundation phase of a project to bring stakeholders together from the global north and global south to tackle maritime emissions is moving towards its final stages, following a series of technical workshops across the Caribbean, Africa and the Pacific. IMO Coordinated Actions to Reduce Emissions from Shipping (IMO CARES)…
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IMO : Marine biosafety alliance gets a new member
The Japan Ship Technology Research Association (JSTRA) is the latest entity to join the Global Industry Alliance (GIA) for Marine Biosafety, a platform for industry collaboration set up under IMO’s GloFouling Partnerships project. The GIA brings together committed leaders from maritime, shipping, ocean energy, aquaculture and other ocean-based industries, to…
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