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The Seafarers’ Trust : Wellbeing of seafarers worldwide
The ITF Seafarers’ Trust, a UK charity established in 1981, funds programmes that advance the wellbeing of maritime workers, seafarers and their families. They are funded by the Trust’s own capital funds, and by the investment income of the Welfare Fund at the International Transport Workers Federation, a global federation…
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IMO : Free to access e-learning course: “Energy Saving at Sea” launched
A new e-learning course aimed at equipping seafarers with knowledge around reducing energy use onboard a ship has been launched. The free-to-access, self-paced “Energy Saving at Sea” online course comprises two separate modules, one tailored to crew working in the engine department and the other tailored to crew working in the…
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Ørsted and Skovgaard Energy join forces to develop large-scale Power-to-X facility in western Denmark
Ørsted and Skovgaard Energy, a Danish renewable energy developer, have signed a letter of intent to jointly develop a Power-to-X facility in Denmark with one of the country’s most attractive locations. The facility will be built in several phases, and it can thus play a central role in the start-up…
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ICHCA : Paper on Seaborne Ammonium Nitrate Safety Published
Global cargo handling association ICHCA International (ICHCA) focusses on helping ships transporting ammonium nitrate to manage risks in a whitepaper detailing guidance for fire prevention and mitigation The risks posed by poor conditions of storage of this common compound, which is used extensively in the Fertilisers and Explosives industries, have…
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Ørsted Partners with Universities from Vietnam and Denmark to Help Vietnam’s Offshore Wind
Ørsted has partnered with the Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST) and the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) to enhance technology research and provide talent training for offshore wind in Vietnam. This academic cooperation is the first initiative under the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Capacity Building and Technology…
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High Speed Transfers signs contracts with Damen for 3 x hybrid Fast Crew Supplier 2710 vessels
At the annual Damen Maritime Festival held in Gorinchem at Damen’s headquarters, offshore services provider High Speed Transfers (HST) Marine and Damen Shipyards announced that a contract has been signed for the supply of three new Fast Crew Suppliers 2710s. The three vessels will be fitted with 190kW battery arrays…
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President Sisi inaugurates El-Taameer road axis in Alexandria
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi inaugurated on Monday the El-Taameer (Abu Zakry) road axis in Alexandria. According to the Egyptian presidency, the new axis extends for a length of 35 kilometres from its intersection with the Cairo-Alexandria Desert highway to Sidi Kerir Road/Borg El-Arab airport with nine traffic lanes in each…
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EU agrees $60 price cap on Russian oil
Last hold out Poland agrees to a deal designed to cut Putin’s oil income while avoiding a spike in prices. The Council decided to set an oil price cap for crude oil and petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals which originate in or are exported from Russia, at…
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