The introduction of the IMO2020 sulphur cap as of 1 January 2020 marks a milestone for the shipping industry to reduce marine pollution and become more sustainable. Hapag-Lloyd has taken various actions to be fully compliant with the new regulations. Adjusting to IMO2020 comes along with...
10月30日上午，舟山市政府召开招商引资现场推进会。会前举行了项目签约仪式，豪华邮轮修理基地项目由深圳市招商局海工投资有限公司投资。深圳市招商局工业集团副总经理姚汝林表示，选择来岱山投资，是充分看好这里的 …
意大利芬坎蒂尼造船公司与法国海军集团于2019年10月30日宣布，将其二者成立的合资企业命名为“Navaris”，而在此前一天，相关媒体报道欧盟根据反垄断法拒绝了意大利芬坎蒂尼造船公司对法国大西洋造船厂的收购，意大 …
10月30日，由芜湖造船厂有限公司建造的安徽省第一艘双相不锈钢化学品液货船“海得利”号完成海试，在舟山港交付船东。“海得利”号是目前我国入级中国船级社 CCS 单一船级、吨位最大的双相不锈钢化学品液货船，该船 …
Recycling of other vessels also lower after “very poor” three months, broker says
https://www.tradewindsnews.com/tankers/1872145/tanker-scrapping-down-by-half-so-far-in-2019
But Japanese owner was buoyed a little by LPG carriers and bulkers
Capital Product Partners is looking to equip at least six more ships with scrubbers in the coming period.
A delegation of Algerian Ministry of Transport executives visited the Imam Khomeini Port Special Economic Zone, in order to explore the development of port and maritime between the port of Imam Khomeini and the ports of Algeria.
During this visit, the officials of Algeria’s Ministry of Transport visited Khuzestan Port Facilities and Achievements, and the areas of greater cooperation in fields like fighting against pollution, unloading and loading of ships and private sector participation in the...
https://safety4sea.com/imam-khomeini-ports-algeria-sign-maritime-cooperation-agreement/
According to Reuters, the Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index showed a decrease on ships transferring dry bulk commodities because of the lower demand for capesize vessels.
Specifically, the Baltic Index which shows the rates for capesize, panamax and supramax vessels experienced a decline by 51 points, equal to 2.9%, to 1,731.
Moreover, the capesize index was down by 100 points, or 3.2% to 2,978 points, its lowest in a week.
In the meantime, the average, daily earning for capesize vessels’s...
https://safety4sea.com/baltic-index-declines-due-to-lower-capesize-demand/
The Port of Blyth announced that it is installing a bespoke wind turbine training facility at its Bates terminal, under a £1m investment in training provision, which aims at the offshore energy sector.
Namely, the Port has purchased, modified and installed a Vestas V47 turbine, while it also developed a training facility alongside the turbine and purchase specialist equipment. The turbine features a duplicate nacelle unit for safer use with trainees while the original nacelle is located at...
https://safety4sea.com/port-of-blyth-establishes-turbine-training-facility/