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Breaking News :Egyptian freighter beached, broke in two in stormy Med
General cargo ship MANASSA ROSE M ran aground in the morning Jan 25 on northwest Crete island coast in Kissamos Bay, while en route from Iskenderun Turkey to Misrata Libya. According to not yet confirmed reports, the ship broke in two, understood weather is the main cause of the disaster…
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Dryad Global : Weekly Maritime Security Threat Assessment 24th Jan 2022
Houthi rebels have declared a period of operations targeting US, Saudi, and UAE targets called Operation Hurricane in response to what they describe as an escalation. It comes as the UAE confirmed that they intercepted two Houthi ballistic missiles over Abu Dhabi with another missile injuring a civilian at…
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ABS : Top three factors you should consider when utilizing ammonia as a marine fuel
Ammonia offers ship owners and operators a zero-carbon tank-to-wake emissions profile, regardless of fuel source. Ammonia’s toxicity requires stringent handling measures and permissible exposure limits to be followed. Although there are currently no prescriptive requirements surrounding ammonia as a marine fuel, demonstrating a vessel’s capability to operate on ammonia is…
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وفاة مغامر فرنسي عمره 75 عاما، أثناء محاولته عبور المحيط الأطلسي بالتجديف
توفي مغامر فرنسي، يبلغ من العمر 75 عاما، أثناء محاولته عبور المحيط الأطلسي بالتجديف، بحسب فريق الدعم الخاص به. وكان جون جاك سافين قد نجح في تحقيق هذا العبور باستعماله برميلا ضخما في عام 2019. وقالت صفحته على فيس بوك: “لسوء الحظ، كان المحيط أقوى من صديقنا هذه المرة. لقد…
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Port of Rotterdam : Rise of bio-blends and methanol- increasing variety of maritime fuels
It is almost impossible to compare the bunker figures for this year with those of five years ago. An increasing variety of bunker fuels is becoming available. This year saw the introduction of methanol bunkering. For the first time, there was also a reason to count bio-blend fuels separately. LNG…
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Philippos Philis takes over as ECSA president with Karin Orsel as Vice-President
Philippos Philis has been appointed as new ECSA President by the General Assembly for a two-year term starting in January with Karin Orsel as new Vice-President. He succeeds Claes Berglund, who served as President since 2020. “The beginning of the new ECSA Presidency comes at a very challenging time as…
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European shipowners support EU parliamentary proposal on commercial operators and a sector-dedicated fund
European shipowners welcome the proposal of the European Parliament’s Rapporteur on the EU ETS, MEP Peter Liese, to introduce a requirement for a binding clause in contractual agreements between shipowners and commercial operators and to ensure that the latter pay for the costs of the EU ETS. ECSA also supports…
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Executive Administrator Charlotte Rumbol welcomed to Human Rights at Sea
London. The UK. Human Rights at Sea is delighted to welcome Charlotte Rumbol to the post of Executive Administrator to the NGO’s Senior Leadership Team in support of the ongoing expansion of core staff roles reflecting the increasing levels of global engagement with the organization’s work. Charlotte has both public…
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ABS : IMO Ship Design and Construction (SDC) Sub-Committee Inbox PDF
The IMO Ship Design and Construction (SDC) Sub-Committee held its 8th session remotely from January 17 to 21, 2022. This Brief provides an overview of the more significant issues discussed at this session, which includes matters pertaining to the Carriage of Industrial Personnel, Second Generation Intact Stability Criteria, and Underwater…
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The oil tanker Mare Doricum owned by F.lli d’Amico is seized after the spill in Peru
The shipowner will be able to free the ship only against a guarantee of approximately 34 million euros The oil tanker Mare Doricum of the Fratelli d’Amico Armatori fleet was placed under conservative seizure by the Peruvian authorities following the spill in recent days due to the waves generated by…
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