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Shipping Lines : The most advanced polar research vessel in the world departs Damen Shipyards for Australia
The new ASRV (Antarctic Supply Research Vessel) ‘Nuyina’, built by Damen Shipyards, has sailed from Damen Vlissingen to begin her seven-week voyage to Hobart, Tasmania, where she will begin her duties. Officially handed over to the Government of Australia, the 160-metre vessel displacing 24,000 tonnes is now the most advanced…
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News : Mitsui OSK Lines supplies Ishin LNG-fuelled vessel with CNLNG fuel
This is claimed to be the first use of CNLNG as ship fuel in Japan. Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) group company Nihon Tug-Boat has announced that its liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fuelled tugboat, Ishin, has been supplied with carbon-neutral LNG (CNLNG). The CNLNG fuel was provided by Osaka Gas and Daigas…
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Shipping Lines : MSC launches new rail service from Trieste to Ludwigshafen
New solution improves capacity and provides a reliable route from Turkey to Germany MSC announced the launch of a new, direct rail service connecting Trieste, Italy and Ludwigshafen, Germany available from 10th September 2021, designed to improve rail capacity and reduce transit time between Turkey and Germany to an estimated…
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Port : 10 Largest Ports in North America [Updated: Sep 2021]
Other than handling goods vital to the economy, from fuel to food, ports are also growth accelerators. They generate hundreds of thousands of employment opportunities and are critical sources of national and state taxes in North America. A port’s contribution to the economy depends on its size and the volume…
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Lloyd’s List : Top 50 ports 2020
Four ports lost from the rankings this year while welcoming the return of Dammam, plus three newcomers: the Chinese debutant Jinzhou, Turkey’s Izmit, and the Vietnamese port of Hai Phong. Top 100 volume growth softened on the previous year, a trend in line with the projections for more moderate growth…
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Ports : Jeddah Islamic Port jump to rank 37 in top 100 ports
Jeddah Islamic Port the largest port in Saudi Arabia reported a growth of 6.8% in 2020, with volumes increasing to 4.7m TEU’s (twenty-foot equivalent unit) from 4.3m TEUs in 2019. This increase in volume moved Jeddah Islamic Port to be in the rank of 37 out of 100 top global…
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Shipping : CTU Code Quick Guide now available in all six official IMO languages PDF
On behalf of Container Owners Association, Global Shippers Forum, ICHCA International, TT Club, World Shipping Council In striving for greater awareness and usage of the CTU Code in order to improve safety in the intermodal supply chain, the Cargo Integrity Group (CIG) has published its Quick Guide to the Code,…
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Events : Decarbonisation – Policymaking at crossroads, who will pay for the bill? The billion dollar question.13 Sept
BIMCO’s Lars Robert Pedersen on panel debate about Decarbonisation Policy This panel discussion forms part of the Capital Link 13th Annual Shipping & Marine Services Forum “London Calling – Supercycle Ahead?” on Monday, September 13, 2021, as a digital conference, and is held in partnership with Astrup Fearnleys and in…
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News : Globus Maritime Limited Announces Two New Charters of “Sun Globe” and “Moon Globe”
Globus Maritime Limited (Globus”) (NASDAQ: GLBS), a dry bulk shipping company, announced last Monday that it has secured new charter employments of two of its vessels, M/V Sun Globe & M/V Moon Globe as follows: M/V Sun Globe (a 58,790-deadweight ton Supramax dry bulk carrier built in 2007, at the…
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News : A game where you’re the ship that blocked the Suez Canal
By Rich Stanton In late March this year, a giant container ship got wedged in the Suez Canal and blocked one of the world’s biggest trade routes entirely for six days. This obviously happened at a time when most of us were still sitting at home with our shirts off,…
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