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More than 13K counterfeit products seized at LA, Long Beach port complex
Fake Gucci, Chanel, Fendi, YSL, and Louis Vuitton items were among the counterfeit products customs agents seized from a cargo ship recently. Customs agents assigned to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach recently seized 13,586 counterfeit designer products arriving in a cargo shipment from China that, if genuine,…
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أبوبكر الديب: 5 أحداث اقتصادية تغير وجه العالم في 2022
قال أبوبكر الديب، مستشار المركز العربي للدراسات والباحث في العلاقات الدولية والإقتصاد السياسي: إن بداية عام 2021، كانت تنذر بأحداث اقتصادية في أغلبها “قاتمة” خاصة بعد الانخفاضات الحادة التي شهدتها الأسواق المالية العالمية بنهاية العام 2020 على وقع اشتعال فتيل الحرب التجارية بين أكبر اقتصادين في العالم أمريكا والصين، إلا…
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Bulk carrier AVIATOR and tanker ATLANTIC GRACE, entangled after collision in Gulf of Kutch
bulk carrier AVIATOR and tanker ATLANTIC GRACE, entangled after collision on Nov 26 in Gulf of Kutch, western India, was decoupled late Dec 3 or early Dec 4. Indian Coast Guard. De bunkering of 463 MT fuel oil undertaken. Extraction plan under finalization by salvors. No oil spill was reported.…
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Hamburg Port : Smart Ports,Piers of the Future 2021: sparks innovation through collaboration
• The two-day event Smart Ports: Piers of the Future led by the Port of Barcelona returned on 16 and 17 November 2021, featuring some of the world’s most innovative port members: Antwerp, Barcelona, Busan, Hamburg, Los Angeles, Rotterdam, and Montreal. • The hybrid event went live alongside the Smart…
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Hamburg is Part of MSC Feeder Service „Baltic Loop 3“
In late November, shipping company MSC integrated Hamburg port into their feeder service operating between Great Britain and several Baltic Sea ports. Four containerships with capacities between 2,000 and 3,500 TEU will be deployed in the Baltic Loop 3 service that will call at Wilhelmshaven, Bremerhaven, Hamburg, Portbury (Bristol), Liverpool,…
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TEN Ltd Announces Long-term Charter Extensions for Aframax Tankers
TEN Ltd (TEN) (NYSE: TNP) on Thursday (Dec02) announced the charter extension for two Aframax tankers for a combined period of 48 months to a major oil company. With these two transactions, the total number of long-term businesses secured over the last three months climb to 10 including ones with…
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New Maritime Industry Cyber Security Scheme
A new Maritime Cyber Baseline scheme launched by IASME and supported by The Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) will help shipping operators and vessel owners to improve their cyber security and align with the IMO Maritime Cyber Risk Management guidelines. The scheme is open to vessels of all sizes…
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Chinese freighter arrested in Canada
Canadian Federal Court issued an arrest warrant on Dec 2, to detain Chinese general cargo ship QIAN KUN, berthed at Happy Valley-Goose Bay, northern Atlantic coast of Canada, since Nov 23. A warrant was filed in Halifax after Miller Shipping, a marine contractor, claimed it wasn’t fully paid for the…
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South African minister visits Port of Rotterdam to discuss hydrogen exports
On November 22nd, Her Excellency, Ms. Naledi Pandor, the South African Minister for International Relations and Cooperation, has visited the port of Rotterdam to discuss the export of hydrogen from South Africa to Rotterdam. Ms. Naledi Pandor had a high-level meeting with Allard Castelein, CEO of the Port of Rotterdam…
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Port of Rotterdam Authority embarks on partnerships with three promising maritime companies
Following their selection into the annual PortXL innovation programme, the Port of Rotterdam Authority is starting a concrete exploration into partnerships with three scale-ups. These highly promising companies work in areas ranging from the monitoring and research of water quality to producing smart insights into the technological performance of shipping…
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