Day: August 22, 2020
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Logistic : Container shipping must Live the digital dream
By: Ross Martin This year, shipping has found itself amidst a once-in-a-lifetime crisis. With Covid-19 fundamentally disrupting the supply chain and causing new and unexpected cost pressures, particularly for container shipping, the sector finds itself looking for new solutions and means to manage the disruption. For some, this has been…
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Shipbuilding : Project to design and deploy new “Mosquito fleet”
A consortium of players in the blue economy have come together to launch a Joint Innovation Project to speed the design of a fast foil ferry, an innovation that promises a leap forward in zero-emissions, high-speed passenger ferry service. In this unique public-private partnership, three ports in Washington have joined…
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Ports : DP World announces resilient financial results
DP World Limited today announced resilient financial results for the six months to 30 June 2020 with like-for-like adjusted EBITDA growing 1% year-on-year. : Results Highlights Revenue of $4,076 million (Revenue growth of 17.7% on a reported basis). Revenue growth of 17.7% supported by acquisitions. Like-for-like revenue decreased by 11.6%…
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CNN : Coast Guard searching for 4 missing crew members in Corpus Christi
(CNN)The US Coast Guard is searching for four people after a dredging vessel hit a propane pipeline Friday morning in the Port of Corpus Christi Ship Channel in Texas, officials said. The Coast Guard said in a news release that four missing crew members are missing. Six crew members were…
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ITF : IBF calls for action on Gulf of Guinea piracy
The history of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea dates back decades, but it is only in the past few years that the criminal model has taken a more sophisticated and violent turn The growing number of attacks and successful kidnappings in the area is of serious concern to the…
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Agreements : Infographic Paris MoU Annual 2019
Annual Report, which can be found below, on the 6th of August 2020. This report provides an overview of the activities of the Paris MoU in 2019 including the statistics. Some of the highlights of the report are set out in this Press Release. In the past three years 76…
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ITF : By refusing to work, more over-contract seafarers get off via Panama
Afterrecent success in helping the crew of the MV Contamines get off their vessel and be repatriated via Panama, the ITF has helped more seafarers get home to their families via the central American country. The ITF’s Chile-based inspector and Latin America/Caribbean Network Coordinator, Juan Villalón-Jones, and ITF Inspector for Panama Luis…
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The Guardian: Cancer of the industry- Beirut’s blast proves lethal risk of abandoning ships
Cargo from the MV Rhosus caused the explosion in Lebanon’s main port – its crew say they were stranded aboard for a year The problems began the moment Captain Boris Prokoshev set sail aboard the MV Rhosus in 2013. He discovered that the ageing Russian-owned cargo ship, bound for Mozambique,…
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Organisations : ITF very concerned at Wakashio grounding, crew arrests
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), which represents 1.4 million seafarers, has today expressed growing concern at the Wakashio grounding situation and for the welfare of its crew. The Japanese-owned ship beached along the Mauritius coast last week, and has begun to break apart, with oil now risking the pristine…
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Ports : FREEPORT CONTAINER PORT
Hutchison Ports FCP was opened in 1997 by Hutchison Ports. Serving as a major hub for worldwide transshipment of containerised cargo, FCP has 16 metres of depth alongside, 750 reefer points, and 3 berths. It contains 57 hectares of stacking area and capacity to handle 1.5 million TEUs per year. The terminal operates…
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