Guinean operator to get new port maintenance workboat

The Damen Shipyards Group will soon deliver a new port maintenance workboat to Guinean company Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinee (CBG). The vessel will sail on its deliver ..

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Damen delivers Multi Cat 2409 for maintenance of Port de Kamsar in Guinea

Within the exceptional short delivery time of just 4.5 months, Damen Shipyards Group has been able to deliver a customized Multi Cat 2409 for port and fairway maintenance at the Guinean Port of Kamsar. Great cooperation of Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée (CBG) and Damen, overcoming covid restrictions in the process, has led to the outfitting of the vessel for a multitude of operations in the West-African port.

Damen will bring the new vessel to Guinea on its own keel, departing from the...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/15/damen-delivers-multi-cat-2409-for-maintenance-of-port-de-kamsar-in-guinea/

Around the world in seven shipping records (new analysis)

Around the world in seven shipping records

Peter Sand

The container and dry bulk shipping industries are breaking new records left, right and centre it appears, resulting in dry bulk owners enjoying unseasonably high profits, and container shipping carriers and tonnage providers delivering record high profits.

In this piece, BIMCO will take a look at some of the current records broken in the shipping industry world-wide.

Please enjoy! – below extracts only – while the full analysis and graphics are...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/06/10/around-the-world-in-seven-shipping-records-new-analysis/

BIMCO: China’s one-sided recovery drives iron ore market back up

BIMCO: China’s one-sided recovery drives iron ore market back up

Peter Sand

In the first two months of 2021, Brazilian iron ore exports have risen by 9.1% to 53.0m tonnes,
driven by China. So far this year, 35.2m tonnes of iron ore has been exported to China,
representing a 15.2% increase from the same period last year and standing in contrast to slightly
declining exports to all other countries: down 1.2% to 17.8m tonnes, continuing the trend from
2020.

Despite the strong growth rates in the first...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/03/17/bimco-chinas-one-sided-recovery-drives-iron-ore-market-back-up/

WHO Warns 6 African Nations Over New Ebola Resurgence

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  • The World Health Organization has asked six African countries to be alert for possible Ebola infections.
  • The warning comes in as Guinea reported new cases and Democratic Republic of Congo said its new infections were a resurgence of a previous outbreak.
  • Since the devastating epidemic in West Africa, the development of vaccines and treatments has greatly improved survival rates and containment efforts.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has alerted six African countries to watch out for...

https://mfame.guru/who-warns-6-african-nations-over-new-ebola-resurgence/