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Global Security Threats: Find out about the threat of piracy and maritime crime around the world.
Today’s interdependent global economy, international trade, and travel are reliant upon the security of international waters and the vast network of ports and terminals. As the growing maritime industry expands, so does the threat of maritime criminals exploiting vulnerable vessels operating in these waters. Piracy and acts of maritime crime…
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Vice President of the Arab Union: Egypt has achieved self-sufficiency in poultry with 98%, red meat 60%, fish, eggs, and dairy by 100%.
Ashraf Ghorab, economic expert, vice-president of the Arab Union for Social Development in the Arab Labor System in the League of Arab States, said that the great efforts made by the state during the past seven years in the livestock, fish, and poultry sector, under the instructions of President…
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Royal Caribbean’s world’s largest cruise ship to homeport at Port Canaveral
Debuting in early 2022, the fifth Oasis Class ship will begin sailing from Port Canaveral in November 2022 Royal Caribbean International has announced its new, highly anticipated ship, Wonder of the Seas, will homeport at Port Canaveral beginning November 2022. Set to become the largest cruise ship in the world…
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Helsinki Shipyard delivered the first of three Vega-class cruise ships for Swan Hellenic
Helsinki Shipyard has delivered the first of three Vega-class ships under construction in Helsinki for Swan Hellenic’s heritage brand. The vessel, named SH Minerva, will start the cruise operations of the iconic Swan Hellenic shipping company, and on December 3 she left Helsinki towards Ushuaia, from where the vessel’s maiden…
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SBM Offshore completes US$620 million bridge loan for FPSO Alexandre de Gusmão
SBM Offshore announced on Friday (Dec17) that it has secured a US$620 million bridge loan facility for the financing of the construction of FPSO Alexandre de Gusmão. The FPSO Alexandre de Gusmão will be deployed at the Mero field in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil. Mero is a project under…
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Ferries damaged in collision, Bakauheni, Sumatra
Ferry WIRA ARTHA collided with ferry JATRA II at Bakauheni harbor, Southern Sumatra, Sunda Strait, at around 1130 LT Dec 17, while maneuvering to berth in strong wind, on arrival from Merak Port, Java. The ship went out of control and was dragged along JATRA II, sustaining a number of…
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Major fire on Russian Navy missile corvette in S-Petersburg VIDEO
Fire erupted on board of Gremyashchiy-class corvette PROVORNYI in dry dock under construction at Severnaya Verf Shipyard in St. Petersburg, Russia, on the evening of Dec 17. Fire is said to be major, covering some 80 sq meters, with gas cylinders nearby, major explosion feared. Some 170 firefighters and 42…
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Bertrand Charrier, co-inventor of the suction sail, partners with bound4blue to further enhance the wind propulsion technology
Santander / Barcelona (Spain), 17 December 2021. In 1980, Jacques-Yves Cousteau dreamed of creating a ship with an engine that would be powered by wind: an infinite, free, and renewable energy source. Together with his associates, Professor Lucien Malavard and Dr. Bertrand Charrier, the suction sail was invented and tested…
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Optimarin sees ‘commercial rationale’ to bring forward BWT retrofits
Many shipowners are making hay while the sun shines as high charter rates in some market segments have fuelled revenue – but they could reap trouble by delaying yard stays for ballast water treatment (BWT) system retrofits as the clock ticks on installation time, according to leading supplier Optimarin. …
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First exports of hydrogen from South Australia to Rotterdam feasible this decade
A new study has found South Australia’s world-class renewable energy resources will give the state a competitive edge in the race to supply clean hydrogen to Europe through the Port of Rotterdam. The pre-feasibility study shows South Australian hydrogen is expected to be competitive in the future hydrogen market in…
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