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LR Foundation : Understanding Risk Global Forum 29 Novemer 2022
Hosted by Lloyd’s Register Foundation in partnership with the Red Cross Climate Centre and Anticipation Hub, in association with the World Bank, the London Satellite Hub of the Understanding Risk Global Forum (UR22) will take place at the Design Museum on 29 November 2022. This event will provide an opportunity…
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EST-Floattech signs contract with Rolls-Royce Power Systems
EST-Floattech announces a new major order. The German office is increasingly establishing itself and recently signed a long-term framework contract with Rolls-Royce Power Systems for the ‘Green Orca 1050’ battery module on board of ten newbuild vessels. The first order of the new partnership are the lithium polymer battery modules…
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Maersk flags off ‘Pratigya Express’, a new dedicated weekly rail service from NCR to APM Terminals Pipavav
The ‘Pratigya Express’ pledges guaranteed weekly cargo loading for exporters from National Capital Region (NCR) to APM Terminals Pipavav Port in Gujarat on the western coast of India. Mumbai: A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk), the integrated logistics company, continues to design and implement logistics solutions that address the ever-evolving needs…
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ABB to provide shaft generator systems for Cosco boxships
The systems will be supplied for six 14,000 TEU vessels and four 16,000 TEU vessels. Technology company ABB has received an order to supply its permanent magnet shaft generator systems for containerships of China-based Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry (Yangzhou). Under the contract, ten Cosco boxships will be installed with the…
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IMO : MEPSEAS South-East Asian marine protection project concludes
Successful project to ratify and implement key marine protection treaties draws to close The conclusion of a successful five-year initiative to protect the marine environment in South-East Asia from the negative effects of ships and shipping has been marked at a high-level meeting (25-27 October) in Viet Nam with the…
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China-U.S. joint venture unveils new fleet brand of cruise ships
SHANGHAI, — CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping, a joint venture between China’s largest shipbuilding company China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) and the U.S.-based Carnival Corporation, on Friday released Adora Cruises, a brand of Chinese cruise ships. CSSC Carnival’s first China-built cruise ship is currently under construction in the Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding…
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ICHCA – Day 5: Lithium Battery Guide for Shippers: A Compliance Tool for All Modes of Transportation
Today is the final day of our battery fire safety week, but it is far from the end of the journey. We set out to put a spotlight on the hazards associated with transporting principally (but not exclusively) Lithium Ion batteries. Through the week we have seen the work of…
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Khazaen Dry port joins Maersk’s Port of Call network
KDP is now bookable as a port of destination on global shipping lines including Maersk’s global ocean shipping network Integrating KDP within Maersk’s network provides Omani traders with a unique advantage and a gateway to new shipping routes across the globe. KDP offers its customers easy access to global markets…
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Rabie inspects Port Tawfiq’s naval arsenal ( Photos + Video )
ِAdmiral Osama Rabie: “37 million cubic meters of sand saturated with water have been removed so far in the Southern Sector Development Project.” Admirall Osama Rabie, Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority,( SCA ) inspected a group of some projects and the main facilities of the Authority in the Suez…
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ICHCA – Day 4: Failure to Properly Disconnect and Secure Vehicle Batteries Led to Fire Aboard Vehicle Carrier Höegh Xiamen
Day 4 of our battery fire safety week and today it is a case study published by the US National Transportation Safety Board. The report itself provides a considerable amount of detail on the fire aboard the roll-on/roll-off cargo vessel Höegh Xiamen. Nine shoreside firefighters heroically responding to the accident…