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“K” Line, Northern Lights sign contracts for two LCO2 ships
The 7,5000m3 ships will be managed by “K” Line LNG Shipping (UK). Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (“K” Line) has entered into bare boat charter and time charter contracts with Northern Lights JV for two liquefied CO2 vessels. Designed to support the world’s first full-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) value chain,…
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GEODIS announces plans to acquire trans-o-flex to further develop its integrated freight network in Germany
GEODIS has signed an agreement to acquire trans-o-flex, a leading company in the premium express sector in Germany specialized in temperature controlled transport for pharmaceutical products as well as in time definite delivery of products for cosmetics, automotive and high-tech industries. Since 2016 the company is owned by the families…
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Mixed berthing officially allowed in the port of Rotterdam
From the second week of January, inland vessels carrying hazardous cargo will be allowed to berth at about 50 mixed berths in the port of Rotterdam. This will allow so-called cone ships (named after the 1 or 2 blue cones specifying the cargo’s hazard category) to berth right next to…
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Ports of Rotterdam and Shanghai renew cooperation
During the North Bund Forum 2022 in Shanghai, the Port of Rotterdam and the Port of Shanghai renewed the Memorandum of Understanding to further strengthen the sister port relationship. The opening ceremony of the forum was attended and opened by Shanghai Party Secretary Chen Jining. Chinese Transport Minister Li Xiaopeng…
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DNV : Energy market volatility is igniting customer interest in energy buying process
Price transparency now a driving factor in the sales decision-making process DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, recently released its 2022 DNV Energy Blueprint: Sales Strategies report, which details survey results about key players in the US competitive energy sector, including energy suppliers, aggregators/brokers/consultants, and end use customers.…
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IMO : Improving ferry safety through virtual reality technology
Virtual reality technology has been introduced into IMO’s work to help its Member States to improve domestic ferry safety. During a virtual meeting (13 December) beneficiary Member States Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam were introduced to the technology. The aim is to support administrations in training their personnel using…
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Port of Barry celebrates new lease with Scott Pallets
The family-run pallet solutions business, Scott Pallets, has completed a deal to renew their lease of a 57,510 sq ft warehouse premises, on a total site of 8.7 acres at ABP’s Port of Barry. The agreement sees the current contract extend by a further five years, and will continue to…
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TotalEnergies joins the Castor Initiative to decarbonize maritime shipping ( Video )
Global energy company TotalEnergies has joined the Castor Initiative, an international coalition of companies that aims to make maritime shipping a zero-emission operation. TotalEnergies becomes the eighth member of the initiative, alongside MISC Berhad (MISC), Lloyd’s Register (LR), Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), MAN Energy Solutions (MAN), the Maritime and Port…
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ABS : MEPC 79 Brief PDF
The IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) held its 79th session from December 12 to 16, 2022. This Brief provides an overview of the more significant issues discussed at this session, which include matters pertaining to new amendments to the MARPOL and the Ballast Water Management Conventions, establishment of an…
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LR: The year we turned ten -2022
With Lloyd’s Register Foundation celebrating a decade of impact in 2022, we reflect back on key highlights from across the year, each designed to progress and support our mission to engineer a safer world. A new CEO As Richard Clegg stepped down and Ruth Boumphrey took on the mantle of…
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