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| ACP Opens Booking Slots for Neopanamaxes | 1 year 1 month ago | | Added: Apr 15, 2016 07:09 |
| | Panama Canal Authority has launched transit reservations for Neopanamax vessels effective June 27, 2016, as the inauguration date for the expanded locks and the commercial operations of the canal are approaching, GAC said. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| A weighty issue | 1 year 1 month ago | | Added: Apr 15, 2016 07:04 |
| | John Butler, president and CEO of the World Shipping Council, spoke before the US House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure outlining the issues arising from the July 1 start of new SOLAS container weighing regulations. Key excerpts below. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| CMA CGM-Chartered Ship Attacked off Nigeria | 1 year 1 month ago | | Added: Apr 14, 2016 06:59 |
| | The Ghana-based anti-piracy agency Maritime Trade Information Sharing Centre (MTISC-GOG) has reported that a second pirate attack occurred in the Gulf of Guinea on April 11, the day of the hijacking of the product tanker Puli. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Croatia’s FLNG to Be Completed by End of 2018 | 1 year 1 month ago | | Added: Apr 14, 2016 06:56 |
| | Croatia’s floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) terminal should be operational by the end of 2018, the country’s Minister of Economy, Tomislav Panenic says. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| LNG Carriers and Producers Face Oversupply | 1 year 1 month ago | | Added: Apr 13, 2016 06:47 |
| | This week, the International Gas Union (IGU) released the 2016 edition of its benchmark World LNG Report, and the year's overall theme - as in bulk, container, and offshore - can be summed up as "overcapacity." Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Product Tanker Hijacked by Pirates Off Nigeria | 1 year 1 month ago | | Added: Apr 12, 2016 07:34 |
| | The Turkish product tanker Puli was seized by pirates off of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, early this week. The Nigerian Navy informed the BBC that the pirates had kidnapped six of the crew, including the vessel’s master and chief engineer. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Maersk signals way forward on ITF agreements on charters | 1 year 1 month ago | | Added: Apr 12, 2016 07:24 |
| | Shipping giant Maersk has agreed that it will ensure that any vessel it charters has an ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) or similar agreement – which puts in place protections for crews on flag of convenience ships – covering it. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| CMA CGM Offers Changes to Win Approval for NOL Deal | 1 year 1 month ago | | Added: Apr 12, 2016 07:15 |
| | French container shipping group CMA CGM has offered concessions in a bid to win European Union antitrust approval for its $2.4 billion takeover of Singaporean rival Neptune Orient Lines. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| DNV GL's Vision for the Future of Shipping | 1 year 1 month ago | | Added: Apr 11, 2016 09:10 |
| | DNV GL published its Technology Outlook report for 2025 last week. In the report, Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, CEO of Maritime, has outlined his vision for the future of shipping... Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Modern Lifting Kites Could Carry Containers | 1 year 1 month ago | | Added: Apr 11, 2016 09:02 |
| | The history of kites traces back over 1,000 years in China where “wooden birds” capable of flight were built from bamboo and silk. As kite design improved, kites capable of lifting substantial weight appeared. Fisherman learned how to use kites to assist them in catching fish. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Offshore Mariculture Conference Day Two Roundup | 1 year 1 month ago | | Added: Apr 08, 2016 12:37 |
| | After the first full day of presentations and extensive question and answer sessions, delegates took the opportunity to relax at the Conference Dinner held in La Gavina restaurant at the foot of the Mediterranean Sea. With the excellent weather delegates were able to enjoy a fantastic meal on the first evening of the 2016 Offshore Mariculture Conference, in a beautiful setting. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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