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2022 : Belgium’s Antwerp and Zeebrugge ports to merge
The unified port is anticipated to become the largest port for the throughput of vehicles in Europe. The Belgium-based ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge have agreed to merge, which will see them manage a throughput of 278 million tonnes a year together, creating Europe’s largest export port. The unified port,…
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Maersk Drilling awarded additional three-well contract with Aker BP
Maersk Drilling has secured a contract with Aker BP, on behalf of the Ivar Aasen license, who will employ the ultra-harsh environment jack-up rig Maersk Invincible for the drilling of three infill wells at the Ivar Aasen field offshore Norway. The contract has an estimated duration of 86 days and…
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ABS Offers Glimpse of the Future of OSV Design PDF
Evolution of Vessel Design Mapped Out by the Leading OSV Class (HOUSTON) Carbon neutral, fully digitalized, highly automated and configured to provide clear operational visibility and the ability to track vessels, cargo, equipment and people around the clock. That’s the vision of the next generation of Offshore Service Vessel (OSV)…
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YoungShip Sri Lanka appoints new Executive Committee at AGM
The shipping industry has always been a resilient one, no matter what obstacles challenge the industry; it has steered its way through the trials and made the most of every situation. Being part of this resilient industry, YoungShip Sri Lanka which entered its ninth year of existence this year, has…
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SmartLogisticsChallenge and 8 Major Logistics Trends Shaping Logistics Management in 2022
This year’s #SmartLogisticsChallenge saw numerous UAE-based start-up companies present their innovative logistics solutions to a team of experts at DP World, UPS, and Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry. The seven shortlisted finalists presented their ideas to us at the DP World Flow Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai earlier this…
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Abdullah bin Damithan, CEO & Managing Director DP World UAE & Jafza
Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), DP World’s leading trade and logistics hub, held a ground-breaking ceremony for the first phase of its new “Jafza Logistics Park”, which is scheduled for completion in 2023. The purpose-built trading and logistics development will accommodate the growing number of warehousing, processing and logistics activities…
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Costa Cruises returns to Turkey after seven years
A new itinerary that sailed from the port of Istanbul debuted yesterday on 1 May The third itinerary is 12 days between Turkey, Egypt, Israel, and Cyprus. As the itinerary in the Baltic has already been cancelled Costa Cruises returns to Turkey after almost seven years, with an innovative cruise,…
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Keith Svendsen new CEO appointed for APM Terminals July 1st
Morten Engelstoft, current APM Terminals Chief Executive Officer, has decided to retire. He will be succeeded in the CEO role by current COO Keith Svendsen, with Henriette Hallberg Thygesen appointed as the company’s new Chairperson. Following a successful 36 year career with A.P. Moller – Maersk, Morten Engelstoft has decided…
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ABP cuts its carbon footprint further with two electric cranes at the Port of Ipswich
Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK’s leading ports group, will further reduce carbon emissions, as two of the very first fully mains-electric powered hydraulic cranes arrive at the Port of Ipswich. These cranes are amongst the first of their kind in the UK and are the latest in a series…
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