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Port of Antwerp En Route to Record Year
Belgium’s port of Antwerp handled 156,515,552 tonnes of freight in the first nine months of this year, up 5.5% on the same period last year, which puts the port firmly in position to end 2015 with a record breaking total volume of 200 million tonnes. The container volume rose during the first nine m
Port of Antwerp En Route to Record Year
Belgium’s port of Antwerp handled 156,515,552 tonnes of freight in the first nine months of this year, up 5.5% on the same period last year, which puts the port firmly in position to end 2015 with a record breaking total volume of 200 million tonnes. The container volume rose during the first nine m
Video: Norwegian Escape Docks in Hamburg
On October 13th, Norwegian Escape, as we earlier reported soon to be the largest ship in the Norwegian Cruise Line’s fleet, docked at the port of Hamburg. Measuring 1,069 feet in length and 136 feet in width, the ship is the first in the line’s Breakaway Plus class, with three additional Breakaways
Video: Norwegian Escape Docks in Hamburg
On October 13th, Norwegian Escape, as we earlier reported soon to be the largest ship in the Norwegian Cruise Line’s fleet, docked at the port of Hamburg. Measuring 1,069 feet in length and 136 feet in width, the ship is the first in the line’s Breakaway Plus class, with three additional Breakaways
IMO Welcomes UN’s Resolution on Migrant Smuggling in the Mediterranean
IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu has welcomed the adoption by the United Nations Security Council of a UN Security Council resolution which authorizes UN Member States to intercept vessels suspected of migrant smuggling off the Libyan coast. UN Security Council Resolution 2240 (2015), adopted on
IMO Welcomes UN’s Resolution on Migrant Smuggling in the Mediterranean
IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu has welcomed the adoption by the United Nations Security Council of a UN Security Council resolution which authorizes UN Member States to intercept vessels suspected of migrant smuggling off the Libyan coast. UN Security Council Resolution 2240 (2015), adopted on
Offshore Safety Directive: More Paperwork or More Clarity?
Following one of the most catastrophic environmental disasters in 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a growing pressure from the public drove Brussels to adopt the European Union Safety Directive in June 2013. The European member states were given until the 19th of July 201
Offshore Safety Directive: More Paperwork or More Clarity?
Following one of the most catastrophic environmental disasters in 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a growing pressure from the public drove Brussels to adopt the European Union Safety Directive in June 2013. The European member states were given until the 19th of July 201
ICS: Shipping Not to Be Treated as OECD Economy
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has commented on the suggestion of a carbon charge for shipping made by the International Transport Forum, a think-tank affiliated to the OECD, saying that it questions why international shipping should accept a carbon price of USD 25 per tonne of CO2, as
ICS: Shipping Not to Be Treated as OECD Economy
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has commented on the suggestion of a carbon charge for shipping made by the International Transport Forum, a think-tank affiliated to the OECD, saying that it questions why international shipping should accept a carbon price of USD 25 per tonne of CO2, as
Wärtsilä: Ultra Slow the Way to Go
Finnish engineering company Wärtsilä has, through its Busser project, introduced the ‘Ultra Slow Steaming’ concept to go with the recently observed trends within the ocean shipping industry which point towards slower, larger and simpler operations. Wärtsilä’s concept of ‘Ultra Slow Steaming’ relies
Wärtsilä: Ultra Slow the Way to Go
Finnish engineering company Wärtsilä has, through its Busser project, introduced the ‘Ultra Slow Steaming’ concept to go with the recently observed trends within the ocean shipping industry which point towards slower, larger and simpler operations. Wärtsilä’s concept of ‘Ultra Slow Steaming’ relies
Bad Weather Halts Oil Removal from Flinterstar
The removal of the fuel oil from the tanks of the Dutch general cargo ship Flinterstar which sank off Belgium’s Zeebrugge last week after colliding with the LNG tanker Al-Oraiq was stopped Tuesday morning because of ”stronger winds and worsening sea state,” according to Flinter, the vessel’s owner.
Bad Weather Halts Oil Removal from Flinterstar
The removal of the fuel oil from the tanks of the Dutch general cargo ship Flinterstar which sank off Belgium’s Zeebrugge last week after colliding with the LNG tanker Al-Oraiq was stopped Tuesday morning because of ”stronger winds and worsening sea state,” according to Flinter, the vessel’s owner.