Brazilian mining giant Vale has signed up the world’s largest ore carrier for wind-assisted propulsion. The 2012-built 400,000 dwt valemax , owned by Oman’s Asyad and on a long-term charter with Vale, will be fitted with five 35-m-tall rotor sails from British supplier Anemoi Marine Technologies....
https://splash247.com/vale-lines-up-worlds-largest-ore-carrier-for-rotor-sails-treatment/
The Palace of Westminster’s Victoria Tower Fabric Safety Project will hit an early milestone this week with the publication of the market engagement documents, which will inform the project’s procurement process.
The exterior masonry of Victoria Tower, which is the tallest tower in the Grade 1 listed Palace of Westminster, is deteriorating and represents a health and safety risk. The root cause of this is exposure every year to the freeze-thaw cycle. Storm conditions, which are occurring more...
Welcome to your March issue. More than a month into the war in Ukraine, we’re focusing in this issue on the practical ways we can support all students during this difficult time.
Homes for Ukraine schemeVisas for Ukrainians in the UK
Ukrainian nationals and their family members can apply for a visa under the Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme, also known as Homes for Ukraine.
It’s free to apply to the scheme, which will enable Ukrainians to live, work and study in the UK and access public funds.
You’ll...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/28/march-2022-supporting-ukrainian-families-as-war-continues/
Portsmouth international Port is surging ahead with their commitment to sustainability with the recruitment of a new environmental engineer, and an application to enable the provision of shore power for Brittany Ferries’ new hybrid ships.
The port is excited about its bold plans to tackle emissions and carbon, which will ultimately help them to reach net carbon-neutral by 2030, and become one of the UK’s first zero emission ports by 2050.
The plans, which aim to improve air quality and carbon...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/17/port-surges-ahead-with-new-sustainability-initiatives/
UK Sanctions Update
The UK has introduced further sanctions measures on Russia, Russian companies, and individualsin relation to its activities in or in relation to Ukraine. We outlined the measures the UK government has taken in our posts this week. As the situation evolves, we will continue to post updates as further sanctions related developments occur.
All our content on Russia sanctions in relation to Ukraine can be found via the link to our sanctions blog below.
Click here for all sanctions...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/11/uk-sanctions-update/
UK government must tackle semiconductor shortage shock head on, comment from Interos
As the ongoing computer chip shortage continues to hamper UK industries,* Jennifer Bisceglie, CEO and founder of Interos, comments below on how the UK government and commercial organisations require transparency throughout the supply chain to elevate operational resiliency and help alleviate the current semiconductor disruption.
“Over the past several months, supply chains, including the semiconductor – or ‘chip’...
He Has Risen
by John Faraclas
This was yet another Easter “Celebration” – spoiled by the Coronavirus Anathema for a second year running, for all 2,4 billion Christians all over Planet Ocean, with 2 billion having “celebrated” same on the 4th of April – Catholics, Protestants et al, and 400 million Orthodox – Hellenes [(Greek and Greek Cypriots), Slaves, Copts et al tonight]. The …good thing is that the Orthodox one, fell within International Labour’s...
The International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) has announced that Simon Grainge will take over as its next CEO. Grainge will take on his role due to the forthcoming retirement of Roger Harris, who has led ISWAN since the charity was established in 2013. Grainge has extensive...
https://splash247.com/simon-grainge-appointed-as-next-ceo-of-iswan/
HIGHLIGHTS
WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
GLOBAL MARKETS:War trade woes intensified on news that the US Justice Department levelled criminal charges against China’s telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies. Against this background, the majority of European bourses opened marginally in the red while core government bonds were little changed ahead of today’s key vote in the UK Parliament. UK lawmakers will debate and vote later today on UK Premier Theresa May’s new Brexit plan while they...
David Hope (left) and Olivier Ponti
British remain excited by overseas travel, despite Brexit
By James Brewer
High-profile discussions over Brexit have not dulled the appetite of Britons for travel, analysts have said at the World Travel Market 2018 taking place in London.
Large numbers of people continue to make plans for holidays near and far. Unemployment rates are extremely low, and the new jobs being created are for the most part full-time, said Olivier Ponti, vice-president for insight at...