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BIMCO : Nominates president designate to succeed SABRINA CHAO in 2021
The BIMCO Board is delighted to put forward Mr Nikolaus Schües for election at the BIMCO General Meeting in the summer of 2021 The Board highly appreciates his hard work, insight and commitment to making shipping a better and more sustainable industry,” says Mr Anastasios Papagiannopoulos, Immediate Past President of…
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Webinar : Bulk Terminal 2020 in Riga, Latvia at 28,29 October 2021
In the three years that ABTO held the international Bulk Terminals conference, it rapidly established itself as the only event all those concerned with the bulk terminals industry needed to attend. The high-value programmes of the annual Bulk Terminals conferences were designed for all those involved in the transportation,…
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Organisations : European Sea Ports Organisation ” ESPO ” AWARD 2020
The projects of Algeciras Port Authority (Spain), Port of Amsterdam (the Netherlands), Port Authority of Lisbon (Portugal) and Puertos del Estado (Spain) have been shortlisted for the 12th European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) Award on Social Integration of Ports. The jury selected these four applications from a total of seven submissions. The…
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Ports : De Haas Rotterdam to expand RDM location with new boat hoist
The shipyard of De Haas Rotterdam (DHR) at RDM West will be reopening soon. The company will not only be taking the area around the location of its (previous) boat hoist into use, but also an adjacent site of around 2 ha. The old boat hoist will be replaced by…
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Ports : Gdynia will be an installation port for Polish wind farms in the Baltic Sea
Gdynia will be an installation port for Polish wind farms in the Baltic Sea. It is a huge offshore wind energy project that is one of the epochal infrastructure projects. Hence, the Port of Gdynia Authority S.A. in view of the development of the offshore industry in Poland, become a…
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Ports : Abu Dhabi Ports Acquires MICCO Logistics
Abu Dhabi Ports, part of ADQ – one of the region’s largest holding companies with a broad portfolio of major enterprises spanning key sectors of Abu Dhabi’s diversified economy, announced another step in its drive to enhance the emirate’s rank as an international hub for trade and logistics with the…
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Ports : Savannah maintaining record pace for September
Rail-mounted gantry cranes transfer containers from trains to trucks on the Mason Mega Rail Terminal at the Port of Savannah. The first nine working tracks on the expanded rail yard are now operational. The second set of nine tracks will be commissioned in the summer of 2021. After the Georgia…
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News: ICC letter in FT flags consequences of retreat from commodity financing
In a letter published in the Financial Times today, ICC Secretary General John W.H. Denton AO calls on G20 leaders to heed warnings over the real-world consequences of banks retreating from financing commodity traders. Already threatening the livelihoods of small businesses who rely on funding and work on narrow margins,…
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IMO : New impetus for digitalization of shipping in the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of electronic data exchange and the vital need for digitalization and automation, to ensure supply chains continue to function safely and effectively with contactless clearance of ships in and out of ports. Standardization and harmonization of procedures for stay and departure of ships are made mandatory under IMO’s Facilitation (FAL)…
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Incidents :Owner Of MT New Diamond To Pay $1.8 Million To Sri Lanka For Services Rendered
MT New Diamond was damaged by two fires over a week in early September. The owner has agreed to pay $1.8 million to SriLanka for its help in extinguishing the fire, said an official on Thursday. The large oil tanker carrying almost 2 million barrels of crude oil is owned…
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