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Vessel Retrofits Could Accelerate U.S. Offshore Wind Development
Paul Bartlett: The U.S. Administration’s strategy to fast-track offshore wind development is exciting for overseas shipbuilders and service providers in the field. Joint ventures meeting Jones Act requirements will support accelerating development. Some question, however, whether ambitious 2030 targets can actually be achieved. Ulstein group is a front runner. The…
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Russia Shipping Oil to Asia in Chinese Supertankers
At least four Chinese-owned supertankers are shipping Russian Urals crude to China, according to trading sources and tracking data, as Moscow seeks vessels for exports after a G7 oil price cap restricted the use of Western cargo services and insurance. China, the world’s top oil importer, has continued buying Russian…
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Stena Ebba – the second innovative ecological Ro-Pax ferry on the Gdynia-Karlskrona service
By Marek Grzybowski, The naming ceremony for the Stena Ebba ferry in Karlskrona, Sweden, took place on January 11 this year. – I give you the name Stena Ebba – said Ulrica Messing, Blekinge Voivode Governor, at the ship’s christening, which took place at the Ferry Terminal in Karlskrona, Sweden.…
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Port of Salalah : Successes and Achievements Vision of Oman 2040
SALALAH is a Large-sized Port. The types of vessels regularly calling at SALALAH are Container Ship (41%), Bulk Carrier (15%), Cargo (10%), Oil/Chemical Tanker (5%), General Cargo (4%). The last vessel called at this port was HARI KRIPA 2, 41m and 13s ago. The maximum length of the vessels recorded…
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My Sailing : Australian Wing Class National Championships
The 2023 Wing Foil Nationals are proudly part of the North Aussie Wing Series and are set to take place in Rose Bay, Sydney between the 3-5th February, 2023. Kiteboarding Australia has orgainsed some of the best wing racers in Australia to come down and share their tips and tricks.…
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Liberty Lines increased the number of hybrid ferries commissioned in Spain
The Sicilian company has also revealed that it is the second classified in the ranking just published by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport relating to Pnrr funding “in the field of state aid in favor of the climate, the environment and energy 2022” Liberty Lines has recently increased its…
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SCA : Crossing of 77 ships from both directions, with a total net tonnage of 4.6 million tons
Today crossed of 77 ships from both directions of Suez Canal , with a total net tonnage of 4.6 million tons. From the north, 43 ships with tonnages of 2.9 million tons, headed by the giant container ship “Ever GOVERN”, crossed from the south, and from the south, 34 ships…
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Vanessa Howlison appointed to the Port of London Authority Board
Vanessa Howlison has been appointed a non-executive Board director of the Port of London Authority (PLA). Vanessa is chief financial officer at National Highways, a post she took up in June 2016. Before joining National Highways, Vanessa was group finance director at the Department for Transport. She has previously been…
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Product Tankers: Middle East and US to the EU Will be a Dominant Trade Route PDF
The product tanker market is expected to benefit significantly from the sanctions imposed on Russian crude and products, like diesel and gasoline. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Gibson said that “after a rather disappointing period for most of the summer and autumn, US CPP exports to Europe may be…
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Leaders MENA Magazine meets IWSA Secretary general to speak about Cop 27
Our oceans have been in crisis for decades, but only recently was an ‘ocean emergency’ declared ! Leakage of methane and hydrogen and the release of black carbon to name a few are very serious climate forces. We would also love to see a ‘wind propulsion incentive’ during the transit…
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