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Maersk announces the appointment of Hasan Faraz as the new Managing Director for Pakistan
Hasan Faraz will take over the position on the 1st of March 2022 from Aruna Hussain, who will join Sealand Europe (A Maersk Company) as the CEO Karachi: Maersk has appointed Hasan Faraz as its new Managing Director, Maersk Pakistan, effective 1st of March 2022. Hasan began his career at…
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Freighter bound for Iran ran aground, Russia, Caspian sea
General cargo ship VOLGO BALT 239 ran aground on the 51-kilometer mark Volga Caspian Sea Channel, while en route from Astrakhan to Anzali Iran. The ship ran aground on a one-way traffic leg of Channel, so understood, traffic was blocked. The later same day she was refloated with tug assistance,…
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15 percent of the transhipment in Rotterdam is Russia-related
62 million tons of the almost 470 million transshipment in the port of Rotterdam is Russia-oriented. Via the port of Rotterdam, many energy carriers are imported from Russia. Broadly speaking, at present 20% of the coal comes from Russia, 20% of the oil products, 25% of the LNG, and 30%…
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Ukraine: IMO Secretary-General statement
IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim said: “As the humanitarian crisis continues to unfold in Ukraine, I fully support and stand with UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ call for hostilities to cease immediately. I am gravely concerned about the spillover effects of the military action in Ukraine on global shipping, and logistics, and…
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Ukraine Shuts Ports as Conflict Threatens Grain Supplies
Ukraine’s military has suspended commercial shipping at its ports after Russian forces invaded the country, an adviser to the Ukrainian president’s chief of staff said, stoking fear of supply disruption from the leading grain and oilseeds exporters. Russia earlier suspended the movement of commercial vessels in the Azov Sea until…
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US Coast Guard rescues 9 from rig on fire near Sabine Pass, Texas (Video)
The Coast Guard rescued 9 people Thursday from a rig on fire near Sabine Pass, Texas. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a notification at 12:51 p.m. from the dredging vessel Ohio that the Pride Wisconsin, a mobile offshore drilling unit, was on fire in Sabine Pass with nine people…
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خبر عالتيكرز : مسؤول تركي ينفي “إغلاق المضيقين” أمام سفن روسيا
قال مسؤول تركي، السبت، إن أنقرة لم تتخذ قرارا بمنع مرور السفن الحربية الروسية إلى البحر الأسود، عبر مضيقي البوسفور والدردنيل، بالرغم من تأكيد الرئيس الأوكراني على ذلك. وأشار الرئيس الأوكراني فولوديمير زيلينسكي، السبت، إلى أن تركيا وافقت على منع مرور السفن الحربية الروسية إلى البحر الأسود، عبر مضيقي البوسفور…
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خبر عالتيكرز : عشرون ناقلة نفط روسية تتجه نحو الموانىء الأمريكية
أظهرت بيانات شركة تحليل أسواق النفط فورتيكسا أن حوالي عشرين ناقلة نفط تحمل أكثر من 12 مليون برميل من النفط الروسي والمنتجات النفطية الروسية تتجه حاليا إلى الموانئ الأمريكية، ومن المقرر وصولها إليها خلال الشهر المقبل. وأشارت وكالة بلومبرغ للأنباء إلى أنه لا توجد أي تقارير عن تغيير وجهة هذه…
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France intercepts Russian Cargo Ship
French naval forces have intercepted in the Channel a cargo vessel loaded with cars heading for the Baltic port city of Saint Petersburg after the EU slapped sanctions on Russia, officials said Saturday. The Russian-flagged Baltic Leader, which had set sail from the French city of Rouen, was escorted to…
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Reports of Vessels Targeted Off Ukraine
Reporting indicates that the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority has reported two incidents involving vessels targeted approximately 23nm ESE Odesa. Currently, details remain unclear however casualties are being reported in at least one incident.Dryad Global reported The latest incidents follow reports of an attack on the 24th February 22 involving the…
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