One of the earlier scenarios for container shipping’s 2023 peak season went like this: Importers would get cocky and keep much of their business in the spot market. Shipping lines would heavily curtail trans-Pacific transport capacity. America’s inventory overhang would evaporate just as holiday imports ramped up. Spot rates would jump — just as they …
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Puertos de Tenerife, el Cabildo insular y el Ayuntamiento de Santa Cruz de Tenerife avanzan de forman conjunta, hace meses, en la definición de una de las partes integrantes del proyecto de Muelle de Enlace del puerto tinerfeño, concretamente del futuro edificio de la marina, del que ya han elegido una propuesta edificatoria inicial a …
El acuerdo entre Rusia y Ucrania para la exportación de cereales por vía marítima a través de los puertos ucranianos del mar Negro se ha prorrogado dos meses más, un día antes de la fecha límite que impuso el gobierno ruso por los obstáculos a sus exportaciones de cereales y fertilizantes. La noticia la anunció …
El acuerdo entre Rusia y Ucrania para la exportación de cereal se prorroga dos meses Read More »
After the lawsuit against the board of directors of the UK’s energy giant Shell was thrown out of court recently, ClientEarth, an environmental law charity, hopes to turn things around at a hearing it sees as another chance to pursue derivative action over – what it describes as – the failure of Shell’s board to “properly …
The number of containers lost overboard in 2022 is 661, the World Shipping Council (WSC) said in its annual report on containers lost at sea, revealing positive developments in container safety within the international liner shipping industry. Image Courtesy: Havariekommando; Kustwacht As explained, this represents the lowest losses in % since the start of the …
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China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has grid-connected its Haiyou Guanlan deepwater floating wind turbine and integrated it into the power grid of the Wenchang oilfield. Earlier this month, CNOOC announced the 5-kilometre dynamic subsea cable was installed, which set up the transmission link between the offshore oil and gas platforms of the Wenchang oilfield …
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Single-fuel methanol engines may hold the key to a greener future for tugs, marine propulsion systems manufacturer Rolls-Royce Power Solutions (RRPS) and Maersk’s towage operator Svitzer said in a joint paper. Illustration; Image credit Svitzer The main driver behind the development of dual-fuel engines is fuel flexibility, allowing vessels to operate even with limited methanol …
Single-fuel or dual-fuel methanol engines for tugs? Read More »
The three seafarers who were kidnapped in early May from Grebe Bulker, a bulker vessel managed by Eagle Bulk Ship Management Singapore, have been rescued, the company confirmed. Illustration/Stamford Eagle; Image credit Eagle Bulk Shipping The vessel was boarded by pirates whilst in the inner anchorage of the Port of Owendo, Gabon, on May 2, …
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La ejecución del proyecto avanza con obras en el propio puerto y las zonas de A Furoca, Vío y el valle de Suevos Ya se ha excavado a sección completa un 10% de la longitud total del Túnel 2 Las obras del acceso ferroviario al Puerto Exterior de A Coruña alcanzan un nuevo hito esta …
Arranca la excavación del túnel 1 del acceso ferroviario al Puerto Exterior de A Coruña Read More »
Con el proyecto titulado “Redescubriendo el color azul de mi vecindario” el Centro de investigaciones Oceanográficas e Hidrográficas del Caribe (CIOH) de la Dirección General Marítima (Dimar) se encuentra trabajando con estudiantes del Colegio Naval de Manzanillo y la Institución Educativa Luis Carlos López en Cartagena, para fomentar la curiosidad científica a través de la …
Autoridad Marítima Colombiana despierta en niños y jóvenes el interés por la ciencia Read More »
