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EVENTS :World Maritime University
The City of Malmö Welcome Dinner has been an annual event since 2001. This year’s dinner took place in the Old City Hall with over 300 guests in attendance including current students and their families, host families, and WMU faculty and staff. The annual Welcome Dinner is the occasion when…
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BOS BOSKALIS AWARDED EUR 45 MILLION DREDGING PROJECT IN THE REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has been awarded a contract by the Ministry of National Planning and Infrastructure, Republic of Maldives, in relation to the development of Gulhifalhu The contract carries a value of approximately EUR 45 million. The dredging activities are due to commence in the fourth quarter of…
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على متن يخته ” المقام ” يتوج حمدان بن زايد ” زلزال ” سباق دلما
حمدان بن زايد خلال السباق حمدان بن زايد خلال السباق بحضور راشد بن حمدان بن زايد وذياب بن سعيد بن حمدان والحضور راشد بن حمدان بن زايد وذياب بن سعيد بن حمدان يتابعان السباق حمدان بن زايد يحيي المشاركين في سباق دلما التاريخي الإمارات أبوظبي حمدان بن زايد مهرجان سباق دلما التاريخي زايد بن…
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Two crew died in cargo tank of Algerian tanker
According to information provided to Maritime Bulletin by a local company, two crew died during works in a cargo tank of Algerian tanker TAMGOUT on Oct 21 or earlier. Tanker arrived at Bizerte Anchorage in the evening Oct 21, while en route from Bejaia Algeria to Yuzhniy Port Ukraine, understood interrupting voyage…
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Ukraine has started accepting tender applications for a concession of the Stevedoring Company Olvia
Ukraine has started accepting tender applications for a concession of the Stevedoring Company Olvia (SC Olvia), a state-owned company operating Olvia Port, a multipurpose seaport terminal in the Mykolaiv region. According to the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA), the tender process which also includes selected assets of USPA was launched…
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DP World wrapped up the third quarter of this year with a slight drop in gross container throughput
Dubai-based port and terminal operator DP World wrapped up the third quarter of this year with a slight drop in gross container throughput. The company handled 17.7 million TEUs across its global portfolio of container terminals in Q3 2019, a decrease of 1.6 percent when compared to 18 million TEUs…
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Wärtsilä Bags RoPax Retrofit Deal
Marine technology company Wärtsilä has been contracted to carry out a retrofit project aimed at lessening the environmental footprint of a ferry operating on the Wadden Sea. The retrofit will enable the Münsterland, a roll-on/roll-off passenger (RoPax) ferry owned by German operator Aktien-Gesellschaft Ems, to use LNG as fuel, thereby…
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USCG: Tanker Crew Member Evacuated off Midway Islands
An ill crew member has been medically evacuated from a Norway-flagged tanker off Midway Islands in the Pacific Ocean, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) said. The 32-year-old Latvian seafarer was rescued from the 50,000 dwt Leikanger on late October 20 in a joint operation carried out by the USCG,…
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2019 Sheldon Kinney Lecture – Global Maritime Leadership
The 2019 Sheldon Kinney lecture was delivered on 15 October at WMU by RADM Jack Buono, Superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy. The focus of his inspirational lecture was Global Maritime Leadership. In her welcome remarks, President Doumbia-Henry noted RADM Buono’s distinguished career in the maritime industry which resulted…
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IMO : Global Project Drives Energy Efficiency in the Maritime Sector
A global network of maritime technology cooperation centres has completed an impressive array of pilot projects over the past three years, helping to drive forward the changes which are required to reduce GHG emissions from shipping. Five regional Maritime Technology Cooperation Centres (MTCCs) have been established under the Global Maritime…
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