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Mawani :Increase in containers by 8% and 97% in general cargo in November
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s ports witnessed an 8.3 percent increase in cargo throughput volumes in November 2022 compared to the same period a year before, according to the latest release by the Saudi Ports Authority,( Mawani) Containerized cargo across the Kingdom’s ports maintained their upward swing, growing to 631,165 TEUs. The…
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Training of DBP enforcement officers critical to national maritime security
Minister of Transportation, Mauzu Sambo has said that the training of Deep Blue Project’s enforcement officer is not only critical for the nation’s maritime security but will also ensure maximising capacity usage of the platforms acquired for the project. The minister who disclosed this at the Amry Barracks Elele, Rivers…
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Georgia Ports Authority container volume down in November
Savannah cuts vessel backlog SAVANNAH, Ga., – The Georgia Ports Authority moved 464,883 twenty-foot equivalent container units in November, a decrease of 6.2 percent or 30,866 TEUs compared to the same month last year. Compared to November 2019, the Port of Savannah’s performance constitutes an increase of 28 percent over…
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Tugs Towing & Offshore – Newsletter 97 2022 PDF
Swedish Navy honours tradition in keel laying ceremony Swedish Defense materiel organization FMV Director Naval Division Patric Hjorth performed the keel laying ceremony for the series of Stan Tug 1706 ICE vessels at Albwardy Damen. Four customised ice class harbour tugs are under construction for the Swedish Navy to be…
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Reuters : Sudan to develop Red Sea port in $6-bln initial pact with Emirati group
Sudan on Tuesday signed a preliminary agreement with a group led by the UAE’s AD Ports Group and Invictus Investment to build and operate the Abu Amama port and economic zone on the Red Sea with a $6-billion investment. The project, located about 200 km (124 miles) north of Port…
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Suezmax crude oil tanker attacked in Gulf of Guinea
Greek Suezmax tanker MARAN POSEIDON, reportedly, was attacked by pirates in Gulf of Guinea 95 nm WSW of Kribi, Cameroon, at 0250 UTC Dec 12. Understood tanker is in load, en route from Kribi Oil Terminal to Wilhelmshaven, Germany. It wasn’t so much attack as an attempt to attack. Fast…
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TT Talk – Commerical Due Diligence Act, Germany
At TT Club, we frequently emphasise the vital importance of due diligence. Since the vast majority of trade and transport transactions are conducted without the opportunity to meet your counterparty in person, rigorous processes are required to protect your own business and maintain safety and security more generally. Legislative backing…
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WMU Contributes to Gender Equality Focus at Maritime SheEO Conference
On 16 November, Dr Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, President of the World Maritime University (WMU) delivered the keynote address for the Maritime SheEO conference that took place in Mumbai, India. In her remarks on the topic of Women in Leadership: Paths Through Education, Dr Doumbia-Henry spoke of changing leadership paradigms in the…
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IMO : Port security training in Lebanon
Thirteen participants from Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Libya are attending the workshop A Regional Training Course for Port Facility Security Auditors is taking place in Lebanon 12-16 December. The event in Beirut, which is being conducted in Arabic, is designed to build capacity amongst IMO Member States. Participants from the Designated…
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Rotterdam super crane will accelerate energy transition
We need wind power more than ever. ‘For the energy transition to be successful, it’s vital that we take big steps forward. We have to go much faster and we need a lot more wind farms,’ says Wilco Stavenuiter, Director of Rotterdam-based Tetrahedron. If it is up to Wilco, this…
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