Según Bunkerspot, un nuevo informe de Alfa Laval, Hafnia, Haldor Topsoe, Vestas y Siemens Gamesa ha descrito el amoníaco como ‘una opción atractiva y de bajo riesgo como combustible marino’ tanto en la fase de transición hacia una industria naviera más sostenible como una solución a largo plazo. No...
https://fullavantenews.com/amoniaco-explosivo-mortal-combustible-marino-bajo-riesgo/?lang=es
Dueño del barco que trajo la carga peligrosa a Beirut ha sido interrogado Splash247 – Cientos ahora se presumen muertos y más de 300,000 personas quedaron sin hogar por la explosión, que fue tan grande que se sintió en la isla de Chipre, a más de 200 km de distancia. Dieciséis funcionarios del...
Boris Prokoshev, the captain of the Russian cargo ship suspected to have carried the 2750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate responsible for the tragic event at Beirut, has now confirmed to Radio Free Europe that he used to regularly write to warn against the dangerous chemical stored in the vessel.
Leading the crew in 2013, Boris was the captain of the ship that had been ordered by the ship’s shady businessman, Igor Grechushkin to pick up an extra cargo that led to the ship taking an unscheduled visit...
The devastating explosion at a port in Beirut on August 4 evening has again put the clock back on how ammonium nitrate triggers massive explosions. The August 4 incident that killed more than 100 people and injured at least 4,000 seems to have stemmed from a storage unit housing enormous amounts of ammonium nitrate and that’s the reason Live Science is looking at the science behind such explosive matters
The initial explosion ignited a fire, while the second painted the sky in an apocalyptic...
https://mfame.guru/how-ammonium-nitrate-triggered-the-beirut-explosion/
Three more cases, all residents; Monaco reaches out to Beirut; Dame Shirley reminds us… plus more
Good Morning Monaco
Friday, August 7, 2020
Very late on Thursday evening, the Monaco Government announced three more cases of coronavirus.
Following the tragic explosion in Beirut on Tuesday that took the lives of 137 people and caused devastating damage, HSH Prince Albert has sent a message of “unwavering support.”
It is with shock and despair that we have received the news of the explosion at the Port of Beirut that has devastated the city, killed at least 100 people, injured thousands and rendered hundreds of thousands more homeless. We at the ITF send our deepest condolences and solidarity to the people of Lebanon.
We are still gathering information on the extent of the impact that this horrific blast has had on our affiliates and their members in Lebanon – at the port, on nearby vessels and in the...
Deeply rooted in Lebanon, the CMA CGM Group has launched an emergency plan to conduct a thorough health and safety assessment of its 261 staff members based in Beirut.
At this stage, the preliminary toll shows two seriously injured and many minor injuries. One member of our staff at the port is currently missing. We are doing our utmost, in collaboration with the local authorities, to find him.
The Group’s headquarters in Lebanon, located a few hundred meters from the site of the explosion, was...
Early investigations looking into the source of the massive explosions at the port of Beirut have suggested the involvement of ammonium nitrate and fireworks. The explosive chemicals were supposedly confiscated and stored from a cargo ship since 2013.
The large scale destruction caused by the explosions on Tuesday has sent the city of Beirut in a tizzy, a shockwave that only added a brick to the burden of Lebanon’s overwhelming effects of the pandemic and the worst ongoing economic crisis in...
As per the report of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Philippines, 10 of the 11 missing Filipinos lost during the explosions at Beirut on Tuesday, 4th Aug 2020 have now been found and accounted for.
The embassy has confirmed that the Filipino seafarers are now returned to their employer, Abu Merhi Cruises. The sailors have suffered minor injuries. The rescued 10 are among the 13 seafarers who worked aboard the Orient Queen cruises as crew members. The ship was docked at about metres from...
The unfortunate and shocking Beirut blasts have totally destroyed the port area. Messages of solidarity have poured in for the Lebanese people from all around the world after people saw various clips of the horrific incident.
A cruise ship, some 400 meters from the blast site, received the direct hit from the shockwave.
It has now been reported that two crew members of the Orient Queen cruise ship have reportedly perished in the deadly blast.
Image Credits: Andrey Kostyuk / @AndrewKostuyk – Twitter
https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/beirut-blast-kills-two-seafarers-sinks-cruise-ship/