The market structure for very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) strengthened in Asia on Thursday, while inventories at key trading hub Singapore extended declines and maintained near a six-month low. The front-month timespread for 0.5% VLSFO widened to a backwardation of $10.95 a tonne at the Asia close (0830 GMT), compared with $8 a tonne …
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El Día internacional de la mujer en el sector marítimo, el 18 de mayo, se centra en el lema «Movilización de redes para la igualdad de género». El segundo Día internacional de la mujer en el sector marítimo, que se celebra el 18 de mayo de 2023, tiene como objetivo destacar la importancia de la colaboración …
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El pasado día doce de mayo, el BIO “Hespérides” recaló en el puerto portugués de Funchal, capital del archipiélago de Madeira. Con esta escala, el buque oceanográfico de la Armada da por concluida la campaña científica SAGA REC; el último proyecto de su XXVII Campaña Antártica, realizado en aguas del Océano Atlántico Sur durante los …
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European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has won funding, totalling over £500,000 (around $623,000), for four feasibility projects supporting green hydrogen innovation and development. More specifically, the funding is expected to be used to conduct feasibility studies supporting the development of novel hydrogen production, storage and distribution solutions. To note, EMEC is a part of four …
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United Oil & Gas (UOG) has agreed to give more time to UK-headquartered oil and gas company Quattro Energy to secure funding for the purchase of a license in the UK Central North Sea that includes an existing hydrocarbon discovery. Source: United Oil & Gas The two parties entered into a binding asset purchase agreement (APA) …
The world’s largest container shipping company Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (Mou) with Lloyd’s Register (LR), Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) and MAN Energy Solutions (MAN-ES) for a design for the ammonia dual-fuel operation of an MSC container ship. Image credit: LR Under the MOU, a technical …
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Subsea 7 has launched applications for its two-year engineering graduate program for next year which takes place in the French capital. Source: Subsea 7 According to Subsea 7, the Graduate Engineer Development Scheme (GEDS) involves both on and off-the-job development and exposes graduates to a variety of engineering experiences and elements of project execution spanning …
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The International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Day for Women in Maritime is celebrated annually on the 18th of May and aims to honour women in the industry and encourage recruitment, retention and continued employment in the sector. Image credit: IMO This is the second International Day for Women in Maritime and it seeks to highlight the importance …
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La Administración General de Puertos presentó al gobernador de Tierra del Fuego, Gustavo Melella, los detalles del proyecto de diseño y construcción de la nueva terminal de cruceros y catamaranes de Tierra del Fuego. La misma se realizó en forma virtual y estuvo a cargo de las autoridades de la Administración General de Puertos, en …
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The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index extended decline for a fifth straight session on Wednesday, touching its lowest level in nearly a month, weighed down by lower rates across larger vessel segments. The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax and supramax shipping vessels carrying dry bulk commodities, fell 51 points, or …
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