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World s 1st LNG-Powered Cutter Suction Dredger Hits the Water
The world s first LNG-powered cutter suction dredger has been launched at the Royal IHC shipyard in Krimpen aan den Ijssel in the Netherlands.
The vessel, named Spartacus, is owned by Belgian dredging, environmental and marine engineering group DEME.Posted On:12-Nov-2018
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CNCo Sets Sights on New Low-Carbon Ships for the Pacific Region
The China Navigation Company (CNCo), parent of Swire Shipping and Swire Bulk, has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the University of the South Pacific (USP) to develop a new class of small cargo freighters.
Under the MOU signed on November 10, 2018, Project Cerulean will conduct feasibility studies into new generation ships for the Pacific region, which is committed to low carbon sea transport.Posted On:12-Nov-2018
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Cheniere Energy to Welcome 1st LNG Ship into the Port of Corpus Christi
The US Port of Corpus Christi is expected to welcome its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo this week. As informed, the LNG vessel will arrive at Cheniere Energy s new terminal at the port.
Once the terminal, currently under construction in Corpus Christi, is fully complete, it will be the third major export facility of its kind in the United States.Posted On:12-Nov-2018
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Golar Wins Tender for LNG Croatia s FSRU
Golar Power Limited has won the bid for the provision of the Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) for Croatia s first LNG terminal planned to be built on the island of Kirk.
The project includes the construction of an LNG terminal together with the connecting gas pipeline. In order to speed up the construction process, Croatia has opted for an FSRU with a yearly capacity of at least 2 billion cubic metres.Posted On:12-Nov-2018
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CMA CGM Charters Boxship Quartet from Poseidon Containers
French shipping giant CMA CGM has decided to charter four vessels from containership charter owner, Poseidon Containers.
Under the deal, Poseidon Containers, which recently entered a definitive merger agreement Global Ship Lease, will charter the 6,927 TEU boxships to CMA CGM for a period of five years.Posted On:12-Nov-2018
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Algoma Buys Product Tanker for Domestic Fleet
Canadian shipping company Algoma Central Corporation has purchased a 2008-built product tanker which will become the seventh vessel within the Algoma Tankers Limited fleet.
As informed, the ship is scheduled to depart Gothenburg today and head for Canada, at which time the vessel is expected to begin operations within the company s product tanker fleet.Posted On:12-Nov-2018
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Afghanistan to launch shipping line in India-Chabahar route
The Afghan Ministry of Transportation said in a statement that the shipping sector would soon be formed and the ships could operate commercial activities with the flag of Afghanistan in free waters.
Following the inclusion of Afghanistan in the list of countries exempted from the US sanctions against the Iranian people, the country's authorities are seeking to resolve their economic problems by establishing a shipping line from Chabahar to India, according to the report.
Officials from the Afghan Ministry of Transportation say that the plan for the establishment of a shipping line has been shared with neighbors such as Iran, India and other countries in the region, and Iran is supposed to help Afghanistan by investing in this sector, although based on earlier plans the purchase of the ships will be carried out by the Afghan private sector.
Afghanistan's Deputy Minister of Transportation Imam Muhammad Varimach, said that the ships were bought by Afghan businessmen and were entering the international waters by using Afghanistan flag, and the main beneficiary of the project would be the private sector of the country.Posted On:12-Nov-2018
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NIMASA to Partner Group to Drive Maritime
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku Peterside, over the weekend in Lagos announced that the agency will partner with the Alumni of Maritime Academy of Nigeria Oron (AMANO) to ensure that all stumbling blocks for the growth and development of the maritime sector are removed.Posted On:12-Nov-2018
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22 Evacuated from Burning Bulker off Indonesia
Twenty-two crew members have been evacuated from a burning bulker named MV Golden Ocean while the ship was in ballast southeast of Bontang, Kalimantan, Indonesian Directorate General of Maritime Transportation informed.Posted On:12-Nov-2018
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Stowaway major challenge in Ghana sea ports
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) is putting in stringent security measures to close all avenues used by persons who want to use the country s sea ports to stowaway to Western countries.
Security operatives at the Tema Port say stowaway is the major challenge faced by the GPHA as one or two persons have been caught engaging in it this year.Posted On:12-Nov-2018
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Port stakeholders commend KPA for enhanced efficiency
Empty containers received at the Port of Mombasa by both road and rail transport recorded 9,649 Twenty Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs), registering a growth of 2126 TEUs or 28.29 percent in the week ended 31st October 2018, Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) said in its weekly Port Operations.Posted On:12-Nov-2018
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Contship s La Spezia Container Terminal Asia Roadshow Concludes With Remarkable Success
Contship Italia Group, Italy s leading container terminal and intermodal service provider, successfully concluded its 4th Asia Roadshow last week, having met more than 150 senior supply-chain professionals during visits to major cities across Asia, including Beijing, Tianjin, Qingdao, Ningbo, Hong Kong and Singapore.Posted On:12-Nov-2018
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Kalmar drives eco-efficiency at US port
Kalmar s new all-electric terminal tractor is helping the Port of Long Beach meet its eco-efficiency objectives while satisfying the commercial demands of the users of the second-busiest container seaport in the US.
The Port of Long Beach in California handles trade worth in excess of $180bn from 175 shipping lines connecting to 217 seaports around the world.Posted On:12-Nov-2018
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