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World Shipping Council welcomes Pacific International Lines as new member
Singapore/Washington, – The World Shipping Council (WSC) is excited to welcome Pacific International Lines (PIL) as a new member, to join its work for a safe, secure and sustainable industry. A Singapore home-grown container shipping line incorporated in 1967, PIL is currently ranked 12th in the world with a fleet…
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Continuing IMO’s “Voyage Together”
Newest generation of maritime law specialists graduate IMO has received an additional US$2.0 million donation to its ‘Delivering Strategy and Reform – Voyage Together’ multi-donor trust fund (VTTF). The VTTF promotes the effective implementation of IMO’s international conventions, IMO’s global stature, capacity building of developing countries, shared growth of all…
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IMO : Strengthening port security in Tunisia
Strengthening port security is the focus of a workshop underway in Hammamet, Tunisia (4-8 July). Thirty-six participants from Tunisia’s Ministry of Transport, Port Authority, stevedoring companies, and other entities directly involved in port security, are developing ways in which to collaborate and cooperate at the national level with a view…
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The Port of Santos will welcome more than 600 participants for the upcoming ” AAPA LATINO “
Between November 28 and 30, Brazil’s main port will host the XXX Latin American Congress of Ports (AAPA Latino). Both authorities and hosts anticipate that it will be one of the major milestones in the history of the event, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Between November 28 and 30,…
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Port of Santos: The Latin American giant to host the AAPA Latino 2022
PA’s earnings for the period reached $26.5 million, an impressive 91% growth With record figures in the last years, both in cargo transfer and profits, today the largest logistic pole of the continent is going through an important inflection process in view of its privatization. Except for Colon, in Panama,…
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Diana Shipping Announces Time Charter Contracts for mv Electra
Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels, today announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with Refined Success Limited, for one of its Post-Panamax dry bulk vessels, the m/v…
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EU Provides €28M to Improve Liberia Maritime Security
The Liberia National Coast Guard is to receive two specialized boats to enhance its maritime security through the ECOWAS SWAIMS project financed by the European Union next year. With a budget of 28 million Euros (close to US$30 million), SWAIMS is the largest initiative on maritime security in the ECOWAS…
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Port of Rotterdam : Shell to start building Europe’s biggest green hydrogen plant
Europe’s largest green hydrogen plant will be built on Maasvlakte 2. Shell has taken the final investment decision for this. The futuristic plant will be named Holland Hydrogen I and is expected to be operational in 2025. The 200MW electrolyser will be constructed on the Tweede Maasvlakte in the port…
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Port of Rotterdam : Offshore grid Hollandse Kust (zuid) Alpha and Beta ready for use
Hollandse Kust (zuid) Alpha and Beta, TenneT’s high voltage connections for offshore wind farms Hollandse Kust (zuid) I and II are ready for use. TenneT completed the installation and energization of the offshore Beta grid connection; the Alpha grid connection was already completed in March. Wind farm developer Vattenfall can…
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OPEC Secretary-General, Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, passed away yesterday in his home country Nigeria
Dr. Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, Secretary-General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), passed away at the age of 63 in his native country Nigeria Announced by the Group Managing Director of Nigeria’s National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari, in a tweet on 6 July, Barkindo’s death has come as…
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