French engineering services provider Doris Engineering has been awarded an advisor contract by the Senegalese ministry of petroleum and energies for the development of oil & gas projects offshore Senegal.This two-year mission consists in reviewing…
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Port of Oakland Completes TraPac Terminal
Port of Oakland’s container terminal operator, TraPac, concluded a USD 67 million waterfront expansion in January 2019 as it opened a new vessel berth to arriving container ships.The milestone signals completion of a two-year project at Oakland’s…
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First MOL Car Carrier Vessel Arrives in Cambodia
The 6,400 standard passenger car capacity, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL)-operated car carrier Grand Orion has made a first call for such a vessel type in Cambodia.The Japanese shipping company said in a release that the car carrier called at the Port of Sihan...
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Denmark Supports Development Electric Ferries
Electric ferries are in a rapid development, and the Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) is actively engaged in ensuring that safety is part of the innovative efforts taking place in the Blue Denmark.The DMA is working in a joint project with the industry…
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Fire Hit Yantian Express En-route to Freeport, Bahamas
The Hapag-Lloyd containership "Yantian Express", has been burning in international waters off Canada’s east coast since Jan. 3, is now headed for the Port of Freeport in the Bahamas."The container fire that broke out on board the Yantian Express…
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LOC Appoints Group Director for Hull, Machinery, Due Diligence Services
London Offshore Consultants (LOC) Group announced the appointment of Nikos Benetis as Group Director of Hull & Machinery and Due Diligence Services.Nikos has been with LOC since 2017, previously in the role of Director of Financial Institution Advisory...
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India: Seafarer Jobs Growth whopping 42.3%
The last four years saw an unprecedented growth of 42.3 per cent shipboard jobs for Indian seafarers.The seafarers employed on ships worldwide increased from 108446 in 2013 to 154349 in 2017.India now provides 9.35 per cent of the global seafarers…
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IMO Held Trade Facilitation Seminar in Djibouti
New requirements for electronic exchange of data for the clearance of ships become effective from 9 April 2019, said International Maritime Organization (IMO)To help prepare for this, a National Seminar on Facilitation of Maritime Traffic was…
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2018 is Record Year for Antwerp Port
With a 6th year record, growth in all cargotypes and a recent wave of investments, 2018 will be a 'grand cru' year for the Port of Antwerp, said an update of the annual figures by the company.According to the final annual figures for 2018, with a growt...
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INVENTION: Pitching a Tent Underwater
Divers are one step closer to being able to camp underwater. A pair of innovators have developed an underwater habitat – a subsea ‘basecamp’ if you will – that provides a portable deep-sea space for divers, a habitat and dedicated life support system ...
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