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ABS : CASE STUDY: APPROVAL-IN-PRINCIPLE FOR AUTONOMOUS TUGBOAT PDF
In 2021, ABS awarded Approval-in-Principle to technology in an autonomous tug project with ST Engineering, POSH, and M1 Limited. The project tested autonomous navigation, collision detection and collision avoidance technology for operations in the Port of Singapore in compliance with the ABS Guide for Autonomous and Remote-Control Functions. Read more…
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Ship ZERO ‘Charging to True Zero°’ workshop at COP26 has been nominated for the 2022 Green4Sea Clean Shipping Award.
Ship ZERO ‘Charging to True Zero°’ workshop at COP26 has been nominated for the 2022 Green4Sea Clean Shipping Award Ship ZERO was the first-ever shipping industry event to align with the IPCC “very low emissions scenario”, and we have now been recognized for our contribution to clean shipping by Safety4Sea,…
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IMO : Supporting oil spill response, liability and compensation in the Pacific Islands region
IMO has been continuing its work to help make oil spill response, liability and compensation a priority on the national and regional agenda in the Pacific Islands region. Phase two of a virtual workshop on the ratification and effective implementation of conventions relating to oil pollution preparedness, response and co-operation…
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Ukraine shuts down ports as conflict threatens grain supplies
Dryad Global: Black Sea, Bosphorus & Sea of Asov REUTERS/Stringer/+ another source On the morning of the 24th February, 2022 Russian forces are understood to have commenced operations within Ukraine this is understood to have included blocking access to the Sea of Azov. At this time, Dryad Global advises all…
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اقتصادي يكشف تأثير الاقتصادي يكشحرب المحتملة بين روسيا وأوكرانيا على الاقتصاد العالمي والمحلي
قال أشرف غراب، الخبير الاقتصادي، نائب رئيس الاتحاد العربي للتنمية الاجتماعية بمنظومة العمل العربي بجامعة الدول العربية لشؤون التنمية الاقتصادية، أن الصراع الدائر بين روسيا وأوكرانيا سيكون له تأثير بالسلب على الاقتصاد العالمي بلا شك خاصة في ظل الأثر السلبي الذي تركته جائحة كورونا، إضافة إلى الموجة التضخمية العالمية والتي…
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Statement from IMO Secretary-General on Euroferry Olympia incident
IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim expresses concern regarding the incident involving the fire onboard the ro-ro Euroferry Olympia. He said, “I express my deep concern regarding the incident involving the fire onboard the ro-ro Euroferry Olympia, on 18 February, near the Island of Corfu in the Ionian Sea, while en route…
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Ocean Diplomacy: How Common Threats to Shared Resources Can Overcome Politics
This in-depth discussion occurred during The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2022 Annual Meeting. From February 17-20, 2022, The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) hosted its annual conference. During the conference, Fernando Bretos, Program Officer for The Ocean Foundation (TOF), participated in a panel…
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Damen Shipyards signs contract with Tidewater for the supply of two Damen Stan Tugs 2309
EonomyTidewater contracted Damen Shipyards for the supply of two Damen Stan Tugs 2309 Damen has signed a contract with Tidewater for the supply of two Damen Stan Tugs 2309. The tugs will be built at Albwardy Damen Sharjah and, on delivery in the first quarter of 2023, will both go…
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AD Ports Group Launches its UAE Innovation Month 2022 Activities in a 3D Virtual World “Metaverse”
The Fourth Industrial Revolution and its Breakthrough Technologies Shaping the Port of the Future Abu Dhabi, UAE – In line with ‘UAE Innovates 2022’, one of the world’s largest innovation festivals that takes place in February 2022. AD Ports Group, the leading facilitator of trade, logistics, and industry, has announced…
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