IMO has issued the calendar of meetings for September-December 2020, setting dates for remote sessions of the IMO Council and Committees. The first scheduled meeting is set to be a simultaneous, remote extraordinary sessions of all Committees (expected to be held 16-18 September), to address procedural matters. This follows decisions of the IMO Council’s thirty‑second …
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In the context of the current COVID-19 crisis, Customs recently issued Resolution 1179/20, which implements transitory modes for the treatment of various customs procedures and the ways of presenting documents associated therewith to facilitate foreign trade transactions. Among these transitory measures, Customs has authorised electronic exchanges and amendments to bills of lading. However, customs agents …
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Executive summary The current PRC Law on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Wastes (previously revised in 2015) prohibits the import, dumping and disposal of both solid wastes, unless subject to a specific import license, and hazardous wastes. Those solid and hazardous waste products that are currently prohibited from import and those …
Mauritius’ Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, has declared a “state of environmental emergency” after Wakashio, a Japanese bulker that ran aground off the coast of the island nation, began spilling oil. Jugnauth said that the sinking of the vessel “represents a danger” for the people of Mauritius, according to the Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs …
Oceanteam’s Hendrik Johannes Jesse has resigned from the board of directors as per 15 August 2020. The board plans to call for an extraordinary general meeting of the company to appoint one additional director. “Oceanteam wishes to thank Mr. Jesse for his contribution to the Company over the last two years,” the company said. Oceanteam …
The BlueSATH floating wind turbine prototype has departed for installation offshore Santander in Spain, Saitec Offshore Technologies said. Once installed, the 1:6 prototype of the BlueSATH (Swinging Around Twin Hull) turbine will operate for a period of 12 months after which it will be completely decommissioned. The scaled-down version has a hub height of 17.45m …
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Cellula Robotics has joined the NOC’s Marine Robotics Innovation Centre. Vancuver-based subsea robotics specialist currently has a team of around 30 engineers, technicians and programme managers. It also has a regional office in Aberdeenshire UK, which currently concentrates on business development, customer support and project management. Cellula engages in three main commercial product development programmes: …
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Resolución de 21 de julio de 2020, de la Autoridad Portuaria de Castellón, por la que se modifica la de 7 de marzo de 2011, por la que se crea y regula el Registro Electrónico de la entidad https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2020/08/05/pdfs/BOE-A-2020-9135.pdf
Kuwait Petroleum’s unit KIPIC said two sub-contractors died in an accident on Saturday at its LNG plant under construction in Al-Zour. Al-Zour LNG tanks (Image: KIPIC) KIPIC said in a statement it would undertake all the necessary measures to investigate the incident. The company did not provide any additional details. State-owned giant Kuwait Petroleum formed …
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Se trata de 76.400 toneladas de anhidrita embarcadas en un solo buque en PortSur La terminal de PortSur del puerto de Castellón acoge una operativa de embarque de 76.400 toneladas de anhidrita procedentes de canteras de Soneja y Segorbe con destino a Canadá. Esta operativa supone el mayor cargamento de exportación realizado en el puerto …
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