Africa
ICS Encourages Strict Sulphur Rules Implementation
The shipping industry is fully committed to total compliance with the 0.1% sulphur in fuel requirements in Emission Control Areas (ECA) from January 2015, and there is no reason to suggest that there will not be full compliance, says the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS). But there is “concern
Time to Invest in Port Infrastructure
Although levels of unscheduled downtime have dropped, some 74 % of port owners and operators are experiencing unscheduled downtime, as indicated in Trelleborg’s latest Barometer Report. The report shows that port owners and operators still aren’t placing the necessary importance on placing whole lif
Sudan looking for foreign investment in gas sector
Sudan’s President said the country is looking to increase domestic gas exploration and gas imports.
ICS: Only IMO Should Deal with Shipping Emissions
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) is developing additional measures to reduce CO2 emissions from shipping, and the UN Climate Conference in Lima (December 1-12 ) needs to maintain its support for IMO as the principal forum for addressing emissions from maritime transport, which cannot be
Vestas’ Sailing Boat Runs Aground, Crew Rescued
The nine-member crew safely abandoned the boat overnight; rescued from the reef by nearby island coast guard boat. The Team Vestas Wind boat ran aground on a reef late Saturday off the island of Mauritius. All nine crew members are now safe and on dry land after deciding to abandon the boat overnigh
Popular news, November 24 – 30, 2014
The article on the massive ‘Peter Schelte’ multi-purpose heavy-lift, transportation and pipeline installation vessel leaving South Korea was the most read story of the last week of November. Scroll down for more popular stories from this past week.
Highlights of the Week – Readers’ Choice
Latest Video on the New Suez Canal Project Dredging works on the new Suez Canal in Egypt, an ambitious project with a deadline of only nine months, are in full swing and are going according to schedule. Atlas Provides Professionals to New Suez Canal Project A consortium consisting of […]
African Petroleum reinstates Gambia licences
African Petroleum Corporation has entered into an agreement with The Government of the Republic of The Gambia to reinstate the company’s Alhamdulilah Licence Block A1 and Licence Block A4 (the “Gambia Licences”), and settle all prior issues concerning the Gambia Licences including the discontinuatio
Container Weighing Made Mandatory
In the future, loaded containers must not be taken on board a ship until their weight has been determined.
Mainlane Container Volumes on the Rise
Mainlane container trade volumes are expected to grow by 8% on the peak leg Far East-Europe route and by 6% on the peak leg Transpacific route in full year 2014, according to London-based shipbroker Clarksons. Stricken by global financial crisis, the global container volumes plunged in 2009, trying
Guest Comment: The LPG industry – a solution to SA’s energy poverty crisis?
The benefits of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as an alternative to traditional biofuels have been widely documented. LPG is a safe, reliable and cost-effective alternative to conventional power supply – for both domestic and industrial use – yet only 3% of South Africans are currently using it as an
BIMCO All for Cutting Red Tape in Shipping
BIMCO has supported a report identifying ways to reduce red tape for shipping which will be presented to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) next week in London. The report comes from the Ad Hoc Steering Group for Reducing Administrative Requirements (SG-RAR), set up by the IMO in 2012, an