News
-
WMU : MoU with MTWTU, Ukraine
On 28 September, the World Maritime University (WMU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ITF-affiliated Marine Transport Workers’ Trade Union of Ukraine (MTWTU), the largest national maritime trade union in Ukraine representing over 50 thousand seafarers and maritime cadets. The MoU was signed via a virtual ceremony by Dr…
Read More -
FSO Conversion Project Launches at Drydocks World
First steel has been cut as part of the latest ship repair and conversion project at Drydocks World. Drydocks World Dubai, part of DP World, has begun work converting an Aframax tanker capable of carrying 700,000 barrels of oil to a Floating Storage and Offloading Unit (FSO). The extensive…
Read More -
Kalmar to deliver six Automatic Stacking Cranes to assist VICT extend yard capacity in Melbourne
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has received a large repeat order of six Kalmar Automatic Stacking Cranes (ASCs) from Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT). The new Kalmar ASCs will enable VICT to expand its current capacity at the Port of Melbourne located at Webb Dock East. The order was booked in…
Read More -
Oil Spill Off California Coast; Threatens To Spiral Into “Most devastating crisis in decades” ( Video)
Posted in Maritime Security by Ankur Kundu on Oct 05, 2021, at 07:19. Oil Spill Off California Coast; Threatens To Spiral Into “Most devastating crisis in decades” As much as 126,000 gallons of oil spilled into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Orange County following a pipeline breakdown, causing…
Read More -
North Sea Port throws its weight behind sustainable energy supplies in the Flemish ports and beyond with Flux50
The Flemish ports have a pioneering role to play in the development of a sustainable and affordable energy supply. The Flemish energy cluster Flux50 wants to promote its further development as an international energy hub. North Sea Port is working hard to make that happen. On Monday 27 September, 40…
Read More -
Ports of Stockholm takes another step towards onshore power connections for cruise ships
Ports of Stockholm have been granted building permits to equip Stockholm’s central quays with onshore power connections for cruise ships. This environmental initiative is a collaboration with other Baltic Sea ports that will result in significantly lower emissions of carbon dioxide and air pollutants from cruise ships in Stockholm and…
Read More -
ABS Awards DSME CyberSafety® Product Design Assessment
HOUSTON) ABS has awarded ABS CyberSafety® Product Design Assessment (PDA) to the DS4 Smart Platform developed by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. (DSME). The DS4 Smart Platform collects data from equipment and systems onboard a vessel and assimilates it to provide enhanced operational information to the ship operator.…
Read More -
بعد مرور 48 سنة على حرب أكتوبر.. خبير اقتصادي يرصد النهضة الاقتصادية الشاملة بسيناء
بعد مرور 48 عاما على حرب أكتوبر سيناء وضعت على خريطة التطوير والبناء بمشروعات قومية عملاقة قال أشرف غراب، الخبير الاقتصادي، نائب رئيس الاتحاد العربي للتنمية الاجتماعية بمنظومة العمل العربي بجامعة الدول العربية لشئون التنمية الاقتصادية والتخطيط، أنه بعد مرور 48 سنة على حرب أكتوبر المجيدة، ومرور 7 سنوات…
Read More -
خبر عالتيكرز : جزر الكناري.. انفجارات هائلة في بركان لا بالما
وقعت انفجارات هائلة في بركان “لا بالما”، بجزر الكناري الإسبانية، اليوم الثلاثاء، بعد انهيار جزء من فوهته بعد انهيار الجزء الشمالي من فوهته الليلة الماضية. وزادت كثافة الحمم المتدفقة من بركان جزيرة “لا بالما”، إحدى جزر أرخبيل الكناري التابع لإسبانيا، بعد انهيار الجزء الشمالي من فوهته مما أدى إلى انفجارات…
Read More -
World First Notation Recognizes Pioneering Project’s Remote-Control Navigation Capability
(SINGAPORE) A remotely operated harbor tug developed by Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) is the first in the world to receive the ABS Remote Control Navigation Notation. A trial of the 65-meter tug, controlled from a remote location at the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore’s Maritime Innovation Lab,…
Read More