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MSC container ship disabled, anchored off Bosphorus
Container ship MSC OLGA F suffered engine failure short of Bosphorus southern entrance, Marmara sea, at around 0400 UTC Nov, while proceeding towards Bosphorus, being en route from Tekirdag Turkey, Marmara sea, to Poti Georgia. The ship was taken to Ahirkapi anchorage, Istanbul, Marmara Sea, and anchored there, with tug’s…
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Canada Opens Ports for Cruise Ships
Canada has joined the list of countries that are now open for cruise ships. After 19 long months, on November 1st, the ban on large cruise ships at Canadian ports came to an end, however, the federal government has advised its citizens against traveling aboard cruise ships. The move is…
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Irish Ferries to double frequency on Dover Calais route with second ship
Irish Ferries is pleased to announce the addition of the ro-ro cruise ferry ISLE OF INNISFREE to its Dover to Calais route. The ship is expected to enter service in the first week of December 2021. ISLE OF INNISFREE was built in 1992 by the Boelwerf shipyard in Belgium and…
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Damen Shipyards delivers custom electric Fire-Fighting vessels to Flotte Hamburg
In a ceremony held in the Port of Hamburg, DAMEN handed over twin Fire-Fighting vessels to Flotte Hamburg, a subsidiary of the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) tasked with implementing low-emission shipping in the city. With 315 kWh of battery capacity, the state-of-the-art, plug-in hybrid vessels are capable of extended, fully-electric,…
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Lagos begins move to develop waterways safety code
The event was organized by the Lagos State Safety Commission (LSSC) in conjunction with Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) in Victoria Island, Lagos. LSSC Director-General, Lanre Majola, said the development of a safety code on waterways was key to ensuring the waterways were safe in the State. He said with…
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US official : Iran seized Vietnamese oil tanker
Iran seized a Vietnamese-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman last month and still hold the vessel off Bandar Abbas, two US officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday. One of the officials said Iranian Revolutionary Guard troops took control of the MV Sothys on Oct. 24 at gunpoint.…
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In the Heart of the Sea : The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
In the Heart of the Sea is a 2015 historical adventure–drama film directed and produced by Ron Howard and written by Charles Leavitt. It is based on Nathaniel Philbrick‘s 2000 non-fiction book of the same name, about the sinking of the American whaling ship Essex in 1820, an event that…
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AAL Joins Shipping Australia Ltd (SAL)
Shipping Australia Ltd (SAL) is an association that represents Australia’s international ocean shipping industry, with membership comprising shipping companies, shipping agents and towage providers – a collection of top companies that employ more than 3,000 Australians. Frank Mueller, General Manager of AAL Australia explained, “AAL is proud to be joining…
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Maersk : Supply Chain Management Air Freight All the Way FMCG Lifestyle Retail Tech and Electronics
Across the blue oceans, across the blue skies When thinking about Maersk, 99% of people will only associate our brand with Ocean transportation. Majestic ships under the seven-pointed star, carrying goods all over the world, connecting businesses from port to port across blue waters. Often what people don’t know is…
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Admiral Osama Rabea : “Increasing the transit tolls of all the types of transiting ships through the canal with 6% during 2022
Fixing/ stabilizing the tolls of LNG ships and cruise ships only Ismailia : Suez Canal Authority issued new resolutions concerning the fees of the transiting ships through the canal to be applied during the next year 2022. Moreover, Admiral Osama Rabea, Chairman of Suez Canal Authority, announced, on Thursday, increasing…
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