German-based Hapag-Lloyd moved into its own new office in Tema, the most important port city in Ghana on February 1, 2018. Effective immediately, the company will be represented at the local level by its own customer service staff. “Africa is strongly ...
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Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust Reports Highest-Ever Container Traffic
India's biggest container port Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) handled 0.418 million TEUs in January this year, which was highest ever container traffic handled during a month the port and increase of 13 percent over the same month last year.
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Østensjø Rederi’s Sister SOVs Named at Gondán
Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Gondán said it recently celebrated milestones for the two latest newbuilds under construction for owner Østensjø Rederi A/S. On Saturday, the first Spanish-built service operation vessel (SOV), Edda Passat, was named at G...
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Elcome Completes Satcom Switchover for LNG Tanker Fleet
Elcome International said it has completed a satellite communications retrofit program for a major fleet of liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers providing broadband data and voice services. “Our team decommissioned the existing VSAT systems and…
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New SpaceX jumbo rocket set for debut test launch in company milestone
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - A new SpaceX jumbo rocket in line to become the world's most powerful launch vehicle in operation was set for its highly anticipated debut test flight on Tuesday from Florida, carrying a Tesla Roadster as a mock payload...
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SpaceX Falcon Heavy poised for debut test launch, with Tesla Roadster payload
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - A scarlet Tesla Roadster from the assembly line of Elon Musk's pioneering electric automobile business is poised this week to go where no sports car has gone before - outer space.
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Arachnophobes take heed: this ancient spider had a whip-like tail
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If you are not a fan of spiders, you may not like the creepy little arachnid scientists found entombed in chunks of amber from northern Myanmar. Unlike its spider cousins alive today, this guy had a tail.
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M&M’s maker publishes science policy in bid to boost transparency
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mars Inc, which makes M&M's candy and Wrigley's gum, on Monday published its policies on conducting and funding scientific studies for the first time, as it plans to break ties with an industry-backed organization.
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Caterpillar Marine’s MEO & ‘The Big Virtual Engine’
Late last year Caterpillar introduced the Multi-Engine Optimizer, or MEO. According to T.E. “Dra” Wiersema, Product Manager, Caterpillar Marine, 85 to 90 percent of the value of MEO is in fuel savings. But the story of MEO is so much more. As…
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CMR to Supply CCTV Systems for Newbuild Semi-Submersibles
Marine automation and instrumentation specialists CMR Group said it has secured an order from industrial conglomerate Kongsberg Maritime AS for new closed-circuit television (CCTV) video surveillance systems for two new semi-submersible heavy lift, con...
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