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Greenpeace protest against LNG usage in Croatia
Greenpeace Central Eastern Europe (CEE) activists painted “Climate Killer” on the newly commissioned LNG facility called LNG CROATIA. The objective of the activists was to draw attention to their campaign to stop the use of fossil gas. Greenpeace vessel ARCTIC SUNRISE is touring the Adriatic Sea to promote efforts for…
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Strategic Marine Wins Order for 6 + 6 Strat Cat 27 Crew Transfer Vessels
Singapore-based Sam Pan Marine Holdings Pte Ltd has ordered six Strat Cat 27 (SC27) vessels from Strategic Marine (S) Pte Ltd, with an option to build and deliver six more vessels. Sam Pan Marine Holdings has also appointed Strategic Marine Group as the exclusive commercial agent to provide commercial management…
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The WPCAP boulder starts to move
We’re on to something very big at the moment,” stated Allard Castelein, CEO of the Port of Rotterdam Authority, in his closing remarks at the World Ports Climate Action Program (WPCAP) summit for CEO’s and working group delegates. On the 14th of October, Castelein hosted the third virtual conference discussing…
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MSC Cruise ready to welcome international guests on board its US basid ships
• Company welcomes the news that U.S international travel ban will lift from 8 November • MSC Seashore, MSC Divina, and MSC Meraviglia offer cruises from Miami and newly introduced for MSC Cruises Port Canaveral, Florida • Flight connections and MSC ‘Fly & Cruise’ packages available from key European cities…
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Oil prices fell by 0.01%-0.17%
As of 21 October 2021, 07:40 (Moscow Time), Brent Crude futures for December delivery were trading 0.17% lower at $85.67 a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe Exchange. Light Sweet Crude (WTI) November futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange declined by 0.01% to $83.43 a barrel. Crude oil…
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DP World is officially named Port Operator of the Year at 2021 Multimodal Award
DP World in the UK has this week been named Port Operator of the Year at the logistics sector’s leading awards ceremony. The Multimodal Awards recognize excellence in air, road, rail, maritime, and freight forwarding services and are voted for by the thousands of readers of the Multimodal newsletter and…
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Odfjell tanker crew died, allegedly from covid
Chemical tanker BOW SUMMER arrived at Antwerp anchorage in the evening Oct 10 from Durban South Africa, with a short stop at Las Palmas Canary island, on Oct 5-6 (Bunkering, re-supplies, crew change?). Tanker remained at anchor until Oct 15, when she was berthed at BASF Terminal in Antwerp. One…
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K LINE successfully separated and captured CO2 from exhaust gas in World’s First CO2 Capture Plant on Vessel
Captured CO2 has Purity greater than 99.9%, Demonstrating performance in line with Plan Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (K LINE) has successfully separated and captured carbon dioxide (CO2) from the exhaust gas emitted from the vessel, coal carrier CORONA UTILITY (operated by “K” LINE for Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.), which…
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In the second phase of drone experiments in SEZAD
This week saw the second phase of conducting the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Drones) experiments in the Special Economic Zone at Duqm (SEZAD). Such experiments are part of the efforts of the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones (OPAZ) to benefit from the technologies of these drones to…
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تحت شعار “التميز أولاً” كاتبان إماراتيان يطلقان مؤسسة الرُّخ للنشر
ـ أطلق الكاتبان الإماراتيان، خالد الظنحاني، والدكتورة وفاء أحمد، “مؤسسة الرُّخ للنشر” تحت شعار #التميز_أولا وذلك في إطار مواكبة توجهات الحكومة الإماراتية لـ “مشاريع الخمسين” وتطلعات الدولة لتحقيق الريادة العالمية في مجالات اقتصاد المعرفة والإبداع والثقافة وصناعة النشر. وتسعى المؤسسة إلى إصدار مؤلَّفات متميزة تتناول مختلف ألوان الإنتاج الجاد في…
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