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Faces -Ilya Espino de Marotta Panama Canal Authority : First woman Deputy Administrator
When I switched to marine engineering. I just wanted to be by the water! Ilya Espino de Marotta was appointed Panama Canal Deputy Administrator on February 15, 2019, and took office on January 1, 2020, marking history by being the first woman to hold this position. She holds a Bachelor’s…
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Panama Canal Welcomes Largest Vessel by Cargo Capacity, Marking Expansion’s Continued Impact Six Years Later
Last month, the Panama Canal celebrated the transit of CMA CGM’s Zephyr, the containership with the largest cargo capacity to ever transit the waterway. On July 1, the vessel completed its return trip through the Expanded Canal’s Neopanamax Locks, which opened six years ago to accommodate the world’s growing fleet…
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Xeneta real-time ocean freight update: week 31
Ocean freight capacity and volumes continue US West to East coast shift, with port congestion following suit Xeneta’s latest market analysis details a continuing shift in container shipping capacity on routes from the Far East to the US, as increasing volumes arrive on the East Coast and trade declines into…
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Hapag-Lloyd LIVE: installations for real-time tracking of standard containers starts in August
Back in April, we announced that we would be the first shipping company in the world to outfit all of its standard containers with technology for real-time data transmission. This will soon allow us to track our containers around the globe and collect data from them – to boost transparency…
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Hapag-Lloyd on the path to CO2 neutrality
To reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of our fleet, we will rely on dual-fuel ships that can also bunker alternative, liquefied-fuel gases. Twelve of them are currently being built. Every combustion engine emits CO2 into our atmosphere. The Paris Climate Accords set a goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2050.…
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AD Ports Group and Hutchison Ports ink MoU to form a partnership
Collaboration to focus on enhancing operations of both organisations across the maritime and logistics sectors AD Ports Group, the leading facilitator of trade, logistics, and industry in Abu Dhabi, today announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hutchison Ports, the world’s leading port investor, developer, and…
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Windsock an indicator of wind speed and direction
Windsock (also called a wind cone) is a conical textile tube that resembles a giant sock. It can be used as a basic indicator of wind speed and direction, or as decoration. Denis Hains Hydrospatial Advocate posted via his group on LinkedIn They are typically used at airports to show…
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IMO : One step closer for Kenya’s National Maritime Security Strategy
Key officials from Kenyan Government Ministries and Agencies responsible for maritime security have attended a workshop (25-29 July) to review and finalize the country’s draft National Maritime Security Risk Register. Efforts to safeguard the region against strategic threats in line with the objectives of the Jeddah Amendment to the Djibouti…
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IMO welcomes first ship departure under Black Sea Grain Initiative
IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has welcomed the departure from Odesa of the first commercial ship to leave the port under the United Nations-supported Black Sea Grain Initiative to establish a humanitarian maritime corridor for the safe passage of ships from Ukraine. The M/V Razoni is the first commercial ship to…
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Establish world’s longest Green and Digital Corridor for efficient and sustainable shipping between Singapore and Port of Rotterdam
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Port of Rotterdam Authority has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish the world’s longest Green and Digital Corridor to enable low and zero carbon shipping. Signed by Ms. Quah Ley Hoon, Chief Executive of MPA, and Mr. Allard…
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