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NYK Concludes Fourth Long-Term Charter Agreement for LNG Carrier with EDF LNG Shipping
France LNG Shipping SAS, an NYK affiliated company, has signed a long-term charter contract for a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier with EDF LNG Shipping SAS. The newly built LNG carrier is scheduled for delivery in 2025 from Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. This is the fourth vessel…
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Reef-World Launches Green Fins Environmental Best Practice for Snorkeller Poster
The Reef-World Foundation – the international coordinator of the UN Environment Programme’s Green Fins initiative – has launched a new poster on Green Fins Environmental Best Practice for Snorkellers. These guidelines help marine tourism operators inform their guests about environmental best practices while snorkelling in an effort to protect marine…
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EU Could Ban European Insurance and Tanker Transport for Russian Oil
To accompany its proposed ban on the importation of Russian oil, the European Union may also decide to prohibit European companies from providing maritime transport for Russian petroleum, anywhere in the world. According to Reuters and Bloomberg, the European Commission is proposing to cut off Russia’s access to European tankers…
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Ports of Duisburg and Rotterdam intensify cooperation
The port authorities of Duisburg and Rotterdam have jointly signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to renew and expand their cooperation agreements that date back to 2020 Besides existing agreements relating to the optimization of logistical connections, the cooperation will be expanded to include initiatives in the area of digitization…
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“The numbers of Italian ports”: the 2022 edition of the special SHIPPING ITALY insert has been published
After 2021 of generalized resumption of traffic, the docks of the Italian ports found themselves in the first months of the new year grappling with a new threat represented by the outbreak of the military conflict in Ukraine. Punctual as every year, SHIPPING ITALY has published the usual special insert…
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Navigation movement in the Suez Canal operates on a regular
Navigation movement in the canal operates on a regular basis and is Seeing an increase in the number and tonnage of transiting ships. On Sunday and Saturday, a crossing 120 ships from both directions, with a total tonnage of 7.5 million tons. Rabie: “Increasing the number of dredgers operating in…
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IMO Expert Lectures on London Protocol & London Convention
As part of the International Reaction to Environmental Externalities Course, on 29 April WMU students in the Maritime Safety & Environmental Administration specialization had the opportunity to interact with Mr. Andrew Birchenough, Technical Officer, Office for London Convention/Protocol & Ocean Affairs, Marine Environment Division of the International Maritime Organization (IMO).…
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5 global actions needed to build a sustainable ocean economy
UN-Oceans Forum identifies ways to sustainably change course for the benefit of marine resources and the people who depend on them. Trade-in ocean-based goods and services are estimated to be worth at least $2.5 trillion per year – about 3% of global GDP in 2020. The ocean’s resources provide food,…
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UN crisis response group calls for immediate action to avert cascading impacts of war in Ukraine
The world is on the brink of a “perfect storm” of crises Two of the world’s breadbaskets, Russia and Ukraine provide around 30% of the wheat and barley we consume Russia remains the world’s top natural gas exporter, second-largest oil exporter, and a significant producer of fertilizers. The world is…
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Egypt’s President Sisi mourns victims of Sinai terrorist attack
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi mourned on Saturday an Army officer and ten soldiers who were killed foiling a terrorist attack on a checkpoint at a water lifting station in the west Sinai area. “The loyal sons of the nation are still responding to its call with courage and sacrifice, continuing…
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