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Port of Hamburg : Jürgen Adler joins GEODIS as Vice President Automotive Vertical Market
Jürgen Adler, age 43, is a German national and holds a degree in Transport and Logistics from the University of Bonn. He has more than 25 years of experience in the logistics and transport sector of the automotive industry. Speaking several languages, he has worked on five continents, principally in…
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Port of Hamburg honoured as ‘Best Seaport – Europe’
The 15,000 readers of Asia Cargo News and subscribers to its E-News have again voted the Port of Hamburg ‘Best Seaport – Europe’. After three endorsements as such in 2015, 2016, and 2020, as well as the ‘Best Global Seaport’ in 2018 and 2019, this is now the Port of…
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Samsung Heavy Industries wins approval for storage tank, carrier for hydrogen transport
Samsung Heavy Industries Co. said Thursday it has won approval in principle (AIP) for the conceptual design of a storage tank and carrier to transport liquefied hydrogen, from Lloyd’s Register, a British ship quality assurance and risk management company. AIP for the conceptual design means a certification agency has reviewed…
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فيلم «حواديت يهود مصر» يشارك في مهرجان مزدة السينمائى الدولى
يشارك الفيلم الوثائقي «حواديت يهود مصر» للمخرج احمد هاشم في مهرجان «مزدة السينمائى الدولى» بدورته الرابعة في ليبيا، التي تحمل اسم الأديب أحمد الفقيه، تحت شعار «كاميرتنا تنشد اللحب والسلام»، برئاسة الفنان رمضان المزداوي، ومدير المهرجان حميد الرماحي . وينافس «حواديت يهود مصر» من بين 24 فيلم قصير للعديد من…
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A new control system makes cargo offloading faster and easier
Known as “FlowControl”, the system ensures an optimal changeover between tanks and pumps in parallel, reducing the time needed for cargo discharge Following a successful test on the P&C tanker Fure Ven, Svanehøj is now launching “FlowControl”, which automates the control of electric cargo pumps on tankers. The intention is…
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Capesize bulk carrier and cargo ship collided in Marmara sea, both heavily damaged
Bulk Carrier BENITAMOU heading to SUEZ CANAL, EG with reported Estimated Time of Arrival at 2021-10-26 20:00 LT (UTC +3) local time (in 2 days, 3 hours ) Capesize bulk carrier BENITAMOU and general cargo ship BC VANESSA collided in Marmara sea halfway between Sarkozy, Tekirdag, and Gelibolu, Canakkale, at…
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4 sailors injured as fire breaks out onboard INS Ranvijay,
Four sailors were injured after a fire broke out on board the Indian Navy’s destroyer, INS Ranvijay, on Saturday evening. A Board of Inquiry has been ordered to probe the incident. An incident of fire and flooding was reported onboard the Indian Navy’s destroyer, INS Ranvijay, here on Saturday. The…
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Holland America Line’s Rotterdam is on maiden voyage from Amsterdam to Florida for inaugural Caribbean season
Holland America Line’s Rotterdam departed on October 20 on its highly anticipated 14-day maiden voyage from Amsterdam, the Netherlands, to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The cruise line celebrated the occasion with fanfare, a cheering crew, and ribbon-cutting to welcome guests on board the transatlantic cruise. The 2,668-guest Rotterdam was delivered in…
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Wind turbine blades and parts collapsed into water VIDEO
salvage_and_wreck reports: MPI Offshore, an offshore installation service firm owned by Van Oord, last week (18-10-2021) accidentally dropped three wind turbine blades into the sea, while conducting scheduled maintenance at Vattenfall’s Ormonde wind farm in the Irish Sea, off the UK. According to the incident report, MPI Offshore’s MPI ADVENTURE…
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