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Cargo ship disabled near Maiden’s Tower, Bosphorus
General cargo ship BARLAS suffered engine failure at around 1630 UTC Dec 29 near Maiden’s Tower, southern Bosphorus Strait, shortly after she started Bosphorus transit, bound for Constanta Romania. The ship understood to emergency anchor, but in less than an hour, she was already under the control of Traffic Control…
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NZ leads three-year project to assess offshore aquaculture
The Auckland University of Technology (AUT) is leading an international project to develop an environmental impact assessment method for offshore aquaculture. The 36-month project is led by marine scientist Dr Kay Vopel. He and his team will develop a protocol for monitoring the offshore seafloor and use new tech for…
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Mowi adopts an innovative quality control system for smoked salmon
A novel high-tech method for scanning salmon fillets for defects at industrial speed is now being used by Mowi UK. Called Maritech Eye, the system was developed by Mowi, Maritech, and Nofima. Using advanced algorithms and a hyperspectral camera, it detects and documents blemishes within the fillets and the size…
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Ferry with some 350 passengers aground on uninhabited island
Passenger ro-ro ferry AMADEA ran aground on a coast of uninhabited island Kandang Lunik, Sunda Strait, Indonesia, at around 2210 WIB (UTC +7) Dec 29, shortly after leaving Bakauheni port, eastern Sumatra, with 342 passengers and 97 cars on board. Ferry is serving Bakauheni Sumatra – Merak Java line. A…
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Liberia Wants Regional Maritime Institutions to Enhance the Fight against Pirates
Lenn Eugene Nagbe, the Commissioner and CEO of Liberia Maritime Authority says the Government of Liberia shares the global concerns on maritime security, especially incidents of piracy. Speaking at the BIMCO World Shipping Council recently, Mr. Nagbe said Liberia remains actively involved in efforts to maintain maritime security, specifically in…
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Will we sail in 2022 well?
This is the year 2021 to sailing via the year 2022 from the point of view of the ( eBlue Economy ) of an Arab cartoonist
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PORT OF LOS ANGELES HEADED TO RECORD CARGO YEAR
With November Volumes of 811,460 TEUs, The port is on Track to Reach 10.7 Million TEUs SAN PEDRO, Calif. – The Port of Los Angeles is on track to break a new record for cargo throughput in 2021, processing more volume than any port in the Western Hemisphere. With two weeks…
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Jan De Nul wins landmark HVDC submarine cable electrification project in Abu Dhabi
A Joint Venture of Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), Electricité de France (EDF), and Kyushu Electric Power Japan has awarded an HVDC cable installation and convertors package for the ADNOC-TAQA Lightning Project to a consortium composed of Jan De Nul Group and Samsung C&T, according to the company’s release. Jan…
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Crude oil market sees moderate increase of prices
As of December 30, 07:43 (UTC+3), Brent Crude futures for March settlement were trading 0.28% higher at $79.43 a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe Exchange. Light Sweet Crude (WTI) futures for February delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose by 0.33% to $76.81 a barrel. Crude oil…
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Abu Dhabi Maritime Unveils Jet Ski Licencing Services
Abu Dhabi Ports to invest $500 million in Egypt by 2022 Abu Dhabi, UAE –: Delivering on its mandate to transform Abu Dhabi into a leading center for maritime activities and to support the growth of the local marine community, Abu Dhabi Maritime, the primary custodian of Abu Dhabi’s waterways…
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