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Solstad Offshore Wins Contract Award for CSVs
Solstad Offshore ASA has announced the award of two-term contracts for it`s medium size construction vessels. Fugro Netherlands Marine BV has chartered the CSV Normand Mermaid for a period of 16 months firm. The contract will commence in December 2021. The present Client on CSV Normand Baltic has exercised their…
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Msc to speak at FT Global Trade Summit today
Amid an unprecedented year for global commerce and supply chains, this year’s Financial Times Trade Secrets Summit will engage government, policy-makers, finance, and business in a vital dialogue on what’s next for trade and the opportunities for business. MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company is proud to be a major sponsor of…
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Russia aims for year-round shipping via northern sea route in 2022 or 2023
Nov 11: Icebreaker VAYGACH is leading a convoy of several ships including Finnish bulk carrier KUMPULA, bound for western Arcita and Europe, in ice in the East Siberian Sea. Icebreaker TAYMYR is leading ships to the Gulf of Ob, western Arctic. Bulk carriers NORDIC NULUUJAAK, GOLDEN SUEK, NORDIC QINNGUA, GOLDEN…
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Chinese bulk carrier with cargo emitting toxic fumes relocated, South Africa
Chinese bulk carrier NS QINGDAO had to be relocated from Durban South Africa after her bulk cargo of chemicals started to emit toxic fumes. According to South African Maritime Safety Authority SAMSA, cargo became unstable after it became wet during discharge operation in rainy weather. The ship sailed from Durban,…
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Port Authority of Las Palmas awarded preferred bidder status to Global Ports Canary Islands
Global Ports Holding Plc, the world’s largest independent cruise port operator, has announced that, following a public tender process, the Port Authority of Las Palmas has awarded preferred bidder status to Global Ports Canary Islands S.L. (“GPCI”), an 80:20 joint venture between GPH and Sepcan S.L. (“Sepcan”), to operate cruise…
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Carnival Cruise Ship Rescues Passengers from a Distressed Sailboat
A Carnival Cruise Line ship deviated from its route to assist a sailboat in crisis in the Gulf of Mexico, honoring one of the oldest traditions of the seas. The Carnival Cruise liner rushed to the rescue of a sailboat that was in trouble, saving the passengers and a couple…
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Develop and Operate Multipurpose Terminal in Safaga Port MoU between AD Port and Egyptian Group for Multipurpose Terminal
Agreement to Promote Cooperation and Partnership, and Exchange of Expertise and Best Practices AD Ports Group, a leading facilitator of trade and logistics, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Egyptian Group for Multipurpose Terminals, the commercial arm of the Egyptian Ministry of Transportation, for the development and…
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CMA CGM and ENGIE: a strategic and industrial partnership to decarbonize shipping
Support synthetic methane and BioLNG production and distribution industries Launch projects to produce synthetic methane on an industrial scale Share expertise and R&D to facilitate the development of the energy sources of the future The CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, and ENGIE, a global player…
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Wärtsilä to supply scrubbers for Grimaldi-owned Trasmed GLE S.L.
Wärtsilä Exhaust Treatment will install its open-loop exhaust gas abatement technology on two roll-on/roll-off passenger ferries owned by Spanish company Trasmed GLE S.L., which is part of the multinational logistics company Grimaldi Group. Trasmed GLE S.L. has selected four of Wärtsilä’s I-SOx open loop scrubbers with exhaust de-plume systems for…
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Three Baltic Sea ports invest in onshore power connections
Around 12 million passengers travel by ferry between the three Baltic Sea ports annually. Three Baltic Sea ports, located in Stockholm, Sweden; Helsinki, Finland; and Tallinn, Estonia, are making an investment to establish onshore power electricity connections in a move that is expected to reduce emissions. In an agreement that…
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