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Logistic : SINGAPORE DOMINATES ISCD INDEX FOR SEVEN STRAIGHT YEARS
The top five international shipping centres of 2020 remain the same as the previous year, according to the 2020 Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre Development (ISCD) Index. The Baltic Exchange, a maritime market information provider and Xinhua, the Chinese state news agency, have published the seventh edition of the ISCD index,…
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Incidents : Indonesian Sailor Body Found In Freezer Of Chinese Fishing Vessel
Chinese fishing vessels Lu Huang Yuan Yu 117 and its sister ship Lu Huang Yuan Yu 118 have been seized by Indonesian authorities around Nipah Islands, on Wednesday, after receiving reports of the death of a crew member on board The 20-year-old sailor’s body was discovered in a freezer of…
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IMO : Further progress towards greener and safer ship recycling in Bangladesh
Good progress towards a greener and safer ship recycling in Bangladesh has been reported during the annual meeting for the IMO-Norway-Bangladesh project on “Safe and Environmentally Sound Ship Recycling in Bangladesh – Phase II” (SENSREC), held virtually (8 July). IMO and the Governments of Norway and Bangladesh took stock of…
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Offshore : Agreement of a natural gas supply between BP and ENN
Under the terms of the agreement, bp will provide ENN with 300,000 tonnes per year of pipeline gas re-gasified from LNG for two years from 1 January 2021 in Guangdong. The LNG will be received and re-gasified through the LNG receiving terminal of Guangdong Dapeng LNG Company Limited (GDLNG) where…
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EVENTS : Webinar for Careers Professionals
We invite careers professionals to join us for a ‘Careers in the maritime sector’ webinar. It is designed to help those providing careers advice and guidance within schools and colleges to better understand the maritime sector and the career opportunities it offers for young people. The session will be led…
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Breaking News : Maritime group calls for Minister for Coastal Powerhouse
The government is being urged to establish a minister for the coastal powerhouse to help communities recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. The call has come from Maritime UK – the umbrella body for Britain’s £46 billion maritime sector – during Seafarers Awareness Week. Similar to the Northern Powerhouse and Midlands…
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Breaking News : Maritime UK was launching its national awards programme
Maritime UK was launching its national awards programme, celebrating a sector worth over £46.1bn to the UK economy and supporting over 1 million jobs. The Maritime UK Awards, held for the first-time in Southampton in September 2019, are the UK’s national maritime awards, organised by industry, for the benefit of…
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Offshore : Equinor signed a letter of intent for the Deepsea Atlantic
Equinor said that, the value of the fixed part of the agreement is estimated at around U$ 150 million at the current USD exchange rate. The costs of integrated services, maintenance, and options for drilling five extra wells are not included in the estimated value. The total contract value will…
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Marine environment : New initiative launched to protect coral reefs in the Dominican Republic
A new initiative is being launched to help protect coral reefs in the Dominican Republic. A partnership between the Reef-World Foundation and the TUI Care Foundation will bring together local communities and businesses to receive training on sustainable environmental practices. Members of the local population and more than 65,000 tourists will learn about coral…
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Issue : Crew change crisis in India
The crew change crisis among the seafarers, ship owners, and managers in India are getting worse with the escalating costs undertaken to swap crews after they fulfill the tenures in contracts. Crew change agencies are currently charging up to $150,000 in cash in exchange for their services. The cost includes…
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