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Another Russian freighter collided with fishing boat in Bosphorus
General cargo ship VOLZHSKIY 40 collided with a fishing vessel while exiting Bosphorus and entering the Black sea, early in the morning Sep 25 (probably around 0300 UTC), while en route from Tekirdag Turkey to Azov Russia. The ship’s hull was reported, breached, with ensuing water ingress. The ship was…
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WMU : The World of the Seafarer Webinar
In honour of World Maritime Day 2021, the World Maritime University (WMU) hosted an Alumni Webinar on 23 September that focused on the new volume from the WMU Studies in Maritime Affairs book series, titled “The World of the Seafarer: Qualitative Accounts of Working in the Global Shipping Industry”. The…
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281 licenses in the construction and building material sector active in Abu Dhabi Port
Abu Dhabi’s Construction and Building Material Sector Spread Across 12.8 million m2 and Growing AD Ports Group today announced that the number of licences issued in the construction and building material sector in its Industrial Cities & Free Zone Cluster has reached 281, occupying a land area of 12,765,938 square…
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Ferry capsized at Ormoc City, Cebu, Philippines
Ro-ro passenger ship LCT LITE FERRY 3 capsized and sank at Ormoc City Port, Cebu, Philippines, at night Sep 24, while maneuvering to berth. There were no passengers on board, of 16 crew 15 were rescued and 1 died. The ferry is resting on the bottom starboard side, with about…
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عاجل : توقف حركة الصادرات والواردات بعد اغلاق محتجين لميناء بورتسودان
أكد وزير النفط السوداني جادين علي العبيد لوكالة الأنباء الفرنسية “فرانس برس” اليوم السبت أن محتجين في مدينة بورتسودان أغلقوا خطي تصدير واستيراد النفط في البلاد، واصفا الوضع بأنه خطير جدا. وقال العبيد: “أغلق المحتجون أنبوبي النفط اللذين ينقلان صادر دولة جنوب السودان الى ميناء بورتسودان والوارد من الميناء إلى…
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American Melody Cruise Ship and Inaugural Mississippi River cruise season
It embarked on its inaugural Mississippi River cruise season in September 2021. The voyage is the company’s longest cruise on the Mississippi River. American Melody is a new river cruise ship operated by American Cruise Line on the Mississippi River in the US. Built by Chesapeake Shipbuilding, it is the…
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New FD80 Skyline by Horizon Yachts during construction to a first-time yacht owner.
This latest FD80 will be named Parabolic and features an enclosed sky lounge configuration with a full-beam master stateroom on the main deck and three guest cabins on the lower deck, with crew quarters for four and a beach club situated aft. Plentiful deck areas distinguish the FD80 from any competition,…
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The Port of Rotterdam Authority helps German DeltaPort to be a regional hydrogen hub
Green hydrogen imports to the major industrial regions in Germany via Rotterdam GTS starts direct rail connection between Bari and Rotterdam The Port of Rotterdam Authority strengthens its cooperation with DeltaPort Niederrheinhäfen,[1] enabling this group of inland ports in the northern Ruhr area to be a regional hub for importing…
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Government action needed to decarbonize shipping by 2050
Signatories of the Call to Action for Shipping Decarbonization urge world leaders to align shipping with the Paris Agreement temperature goal. The private sector is already taking important steps to decarbonize global supply chains. Now governments must deliver the policies that will supercharge the transition and make zero-emission shipping the…
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