Taiwan

WOC CEO to Keynote First Global Offshore Wind Summit

Paul Holthus, CEO, World Ocean Council

World Forum Offshore Wind (WFO) Launches Flagship Offshore Wind Industry Event with WOC Input on Ocean Industry Leadership, Collaboration and Action

31 January 2019

The World Forum Offshore Wind (WFO) has invited World Ocean Council (WOC) CEO, Paul Holthus, as opening plenary speaker at the 1st Global Offshore Wind Summit (Taipei, 5-6, March, 2019).

CEO Holthus will focus on the importance of collaboration between the growing offshore wind sector and other...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/01/31/woc-ceo-to-keynote-first-global-offshore-wind-summit/

Taiwan raises the offshore wind feed-in-tarrifs

The Ministry of Economic Affairs in Taiwan has set the new feed-in-tarrif (FiT) at  TWD 5.5160/kWh (EUR 0.156731/kWh) for the 20-year offshore wind Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) signed in 2019. Also, Taiwan awarded a total of 5.5GW of offshore wind capacity in two separate tendering rounds in April and June 2018.

The wind project that sign their PPAs in 2019 will get TWD 6.2795/kWh during the first ten years of operation, and TWD 4.1422 for the remaining ten years.

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https://safety4sea.com/taiwan-raises-the-offshore-wind-feed-in-tarrifs/

Exports of Taiwan plummet

  • Taiwan export orders expected to continue to drop throughout March on weaker demand due to slowing global economy
  • Orders suffered 10 per cent drop in December compared with the same period 12 months earlier

Taiwan export orders posted the steepest decline in 32 months in December, foreshadowing a steep slowdown in manufacturing economies around Asia through the first half of the year as they face the spillover from the Sino-US trade dispute and shifts in demand for consumer electronics.

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http://container-news.com/exports-taiwan-plummet/

Taiwan’s Jan-Nov LNG imports increased by 1.6%

Taiwan imported 15.65 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from January to November, up by 1.6% in comparison to the same period in the year before, according to sources. In November, Taiwan imported 1.03 million tonnes of the chilled fuel, which decreased by 23.4% when compared to 1.35 tonnes the country received the same month in 2017.

Qatar, which is the world’s largest LNG exporter, was stable as Taiwan’s biggest supplier, with 4.65 million tonnes, in the timeframe from January to...

https://safety4sea.com/taiwans-jan-nov-lng-imports-increased-by-1-6/

It’s the Capes stupid

John Faraclas

The BDI  (Baltic Dry Index) gained 11 points and now stands at 1,282 thanks to the as ever volatile Capes… Looks a “positive” start for the New Year but reality bites as all other indices – Dry and Wet are in red! Geopolitics as expected turn sour; John Faraclas’ brief recap:

The culprits of the Dry Market the Capes saw the BCI  gaining 82 points and now standing at 1,987 raises too many eyebrows… We hope all other indices go well as this time if things continue we will see...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/01/02/its-the-capes-stupid/

Taiwan urged to ensure bigger transparency in fishing sector

In a new investigation, the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) has reported several illegal fishing practices and human rights violations related to Taiwanese vessels. As such, the NGO is calling for Taiwan to sign up to the ten principles for fisheries transparency and for immediate action to be taken to investigate and prosecute vessels and companies alleged to be involved in illegal fishing and human rights abuses.

The EJF spoke to Indonesian crew members from five longline vessels...

https://safety4sea.com/taiwan-urged-to-ensure-bigger-transparency-in-fishing-sector/

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