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Sea -Intelligence : 13 million TEU too many
Sea-Intelligence wondered what would happen to global equipment if suddenly the bottlenecks and logistical difficulties were to be resolved The global container fleet reached 50 million TEU in 2021 Over the past 2 years, congestion in the supply chain has led to a significant extension of the transportation time, not…
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Rabie discusses ways of cooperation with the French ambassador in Cairo
Admiral Osama Rabie Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, and Marc Baretti, the French ambassador in Cairo, discussed ways of joint cooperation, at the Guidance Building in Ismailia Governorate. The visit is the first official visit of Ambassador Mark Paretti to the Suez Canal Authority after assuming his duties as…
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Port of Virginia secures federal funding for expansion project
The commercial shipping channels from the Atlantic Ocean and into the harbour will be deepened to at least 55ft. The Port of Virginia in the US has received federal funding for expansion works that would make it the deepest port on the nation’s East Coast. The port has entered an…
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Genting’s Former CEO Makes a Comeback With Resorts World Cruises
The former CEO of bankrupt Genting Cruise Lines makes a comeback with Resorts World Cruises and the Genting Dream cruise ship. Cruising in Asia is making a comeback, as is the former CEO of Genting Cruises. A new cruise line owned by Malaysian billionaire Lim Kok Thay will start operations…
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China delivers world’s first 100,000-tonne ‘mobile fish farm’
In a world-first, China delivered a 100,000-tonne smart aquaculture vessel on Friday in Qingdao City, east China’s Shandong Province. The ship, named Guoxin-1, is the realization of an innovative mobile fish farming model regarded as a technological breakthrough for China’s deep-sea aquaculture industry. The fish farm vessel is 249.9 meters…
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IMO Secretary-General urges support for FSO Safer plan
IMO Secretary-General urges support for FSO Safer plan IMO Secretary-General urges States to support an UN-coordinated plan to transfer oil from degrading floating storage units off Yemen. International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary-General Kitack Lim has urged further financial support for an UN-coordinated operational plan to address the threat of a…
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FIATA launches paperless FBL solution
FIATA, the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations, has worked on the release of this long-desired document update to ease the work processes of its members, allowing them to become digital freight-forwarders. FIATA is proud to bring its members a pragmatic solution to move from paper documents to paperless FIATA…
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CLECAT urges ENVI committee to make ETS11 fair from all road users
CLECAT calls on Members of the ENVI Committee to support the creation of a separate EU ETS for heating and road transport (ETS II) only if it enables the pursuit of the objectives of the European Green Deal and respects the ‘polluter-pays’ principle. CLECAT is of the opinion that a…
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75 years of Italian Fedespedi celebrated
In his short speech, the president of Clecat spoke of an ongoing “war” between shippers and shipping companies Venice – The National Federation of Shipping Companies (Fedespedi) in Italy celebrated, one year late due to Covid, its 75th anniversary since its foundation on 11 June 1946. At least 150 guests…
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