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IMO : Maritime security support for Namibia
IMO is assisting Namibia’s maritime administration to put in place a legal framework that gives full and complete effect to IMO instruments dealing with maritime security. A five-day workshop (20-24 June) hosted by the Namibian Directorate of Maritime Affairs (DMA), in Walvis Bay, Namibia, is bringing together 26 participants from…
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IACS PARTICIPATION AT NCSR 9
Sub-Committee on Implementation of IMO Instruments (III) In demonstrating its ongoing commitment to support the work of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), and within its remit as the Organization’s principal technical advisor, IACS will participate in the ninth session of the IMO’s Sub-Committee on Navigation, Communications, and Search and Rescue…
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ًWhat after US imposes sanctions on a luxury yacht firm linked to Putin?
The move is part of the US strategy to degrade the crucial networks used by Russia’s elites and what ?! A massive $90m yacht owned by a Russian oligarch with close ties to President Vladimir Putin was seized Monday in Spain as part of the government’s sanctions initiative to “seize…
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Reuters : India provides safety certification to Russian oil tankers
The move is expected to help Sovcomflot keep its fleet operational and supply Russian crude oil abroad. Classification society Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) is offering safety certification for more than 80 ships managed by Dubai-based SCF Management Services, a subsidiary of Russia’s state-owned shipping company Sovcomflot, reported Reuters. Citing…
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Xeneta real-time container rates update: week 25
Spot rates fall below long-term levels on main China to US West Coast trade Cargo owners battered by the spiralling costs of container shipping would do well to look into spot rates on the main China to US trade corridor at present. That’s the message from Oslo-based Xeneta, which crowd…
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ABS and Texas A&M Qatar Agree on Landmark Carbon Capture Joint Study
(HOUSTON) A landmark study into carbon capture and the global supply chain is to be carried out in collaboration between ABS and Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMUQ). The project will research the potential of carbon capture technology at sea. It will explore CO2 reduction strategies as well as emerging…
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Wärtsilä to supply hybrid propulsion tech for Stena RoRo’s vessels
The ships will be chartered to Brittany Ferries to sail between Portsmouth, UK, and the French ports of St Malo and Caen. Finnish technology company Wärtsilä has received a contract to deliver its hybrid propulsion system for three new RoPax ferries under construction for the Swedish firm Stena RoRo. The…
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China, Cambodia breaking ground on joint port project
Cambodia denied again Tuesday that it will allow any Chinese military presence at a port where it and China are beginning an expansion this week that has prompted concern in the United States and elsewhere that it will be used by Beijing as a naval outpost on the Gulf of…
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BMT successfully commissions hybrid vessel for the Maritime Port Authority of Singapore
BMT announced on Wednesday (Jun 22) the successful commissioning of its latest hybrid vessel for the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). Developed in collaboration with Penguin Shipyard International, the advanced hybrid-electric aluminum catamaran, christened “MPA Guardian”, is a 35-meter patrol boat designed to conduct patrolling activities, search and…
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