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Fugro Bags Surveying Contract

Aug 02, 2017

Dutch geo-consultancy  Fugro’s integrated capabilities clinch further work for Sirius at the world’s largest high grade polyhalite deposit. The award of two major new contracts integrating geotechnical and geophysical investigations sees…

Fuel Removal from Grounded Kea Trader in Progress

Aug 02, 2017

Three weeks after the grounding of Kea Trader on a reef off New Caledonia, the removal of heavy fuel oil from the 2017-built containership is now underway and could be completed next week. According to Radio New Zealand, helicopters are…

IMO in Polar Environment

Aug 02, 2017

Following the launch of International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s film on the IMO Polar Code, a new video (watch video here) focused on search and rescued in polar regions is being published.The second video in a series on IMO in the polar…

CMA CGM Launches Direct Service to Black Sea

Aug 01, 2017

In line with its strategy for the development of short lines in the Mediterranean and Black Sea, the CMA CGM Group has rolled out the Black Sea Med Express service, which connects the major countries around the Black Sea (Turkey, Romania and Ukraine) to Algeria and Morocco…

Port Canaveral Leads Congressional Briefing on Estuary Issues

Jul 28, 2017

Port Canaveral Environmental Director Bob Musser recently traveled to Washington, D.C. to brief the Congressional Estuary Caucus on the importance of the National Estuaries Program to the nation’s economy. Musser spoke at the Caucus’s third…

EC Measures to Improve Conditions for Seafarers

Jul 27, 2017

The European Commission (EC) has adopted a proposal for a Directive which aims at improving the working conditions of seafarers on board EU-flagged vessels. The proposal transposes an agreement between social partners in the maritime transport sector into EU law…

APL Reports 48% CO2 Emission Reduction in 2016

Jul 17, 2017

APL has announced its highest recorded fleet carbon dioxide emissions reduction of 48 percent in 2016, compared to its base level in 2009.  Verified by Lloyd’s Register Group according to the Clean Cargo Working Group (CCWG) verification protocol and ISO14064-3:2006 standard…

First Floating Mega Island Tested

Jul 14, 2017

Floating ports and cities possible solutions to sea level rise and overcrowded cities  MARIN (Maritime Research Institute) tested an innovative concept for a floating mega island. The island comprises 87 large floating triangles that are flexibility connected to one another…

Egypt Bans Qatari Ships Docking in Suez Canal

Jul 09, 2017

The Suez Canal Authority is committed to a ban on allowing Qatari ships to dock in ports within the Suez Canal’s economic zone, Ahram reported as chairman Mohab Mamish saying. In press statements on Friday, Mamish said that Egyptian ban…

Clean Arctic Alliance Welcomes IMO Action on Arctic HFO

Jul 09, 2017

As the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 71) concluded  on last Friday, the Clean Arctic Alliance welcomed the support from Member States for a proposal to identify measures which will…

NIMASA Executive Director, 23 Others Bags NSE Fellowship

Jul 07, 2017

The Executive Director in charge of Operations in the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Engineer Rotimi Fashakin has been conferred with the Fellowship of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (FNSE), the umbrella body of the Engineering profession in Nigeria…

The Impact of Future Global Tides on Energy

Jul 04, 2017

The first comprehensive study of the impact of global sea-level rise on tides has implications for future coastal flood risk, harbour management, and the long term planning of tidal energy sites.  This research, published in Continental…

New Global Industry Alliance Established to Support Low Carbon Shipping

Jun 29, 2017

Leading shipowners and operators, classification societies, engine and technology builders and suppliers, big data providers, and oil companies have signed up to a new Global Industry Alliance (GIA) to support transitioning shipping and its related industries towards a low carbon future…

"It is Easy for Seafarers to Feel Lonely and Isolated" Says UN

Jun 25, 2017

Highlighting the challenges faced by seafarers – women and men sailing and working aboard ships – the United Nations International Maritime Organization has called on everyone around the world to show appreciation for their vital contributions…

Shipping Industry Submits Ambitious CO2 Reduction

Jun 22, 2017

Four major international trade associations – BIMCO, INTERCARGO, International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and INTERTANKO – have made a joint proposal to the IMO concerning ambitious CO2 reductions by the international shipping sector, which…

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