Projects for standard contracts and clauses covering almost every sector of the shipping industry will be reviewed by BIMCO’s Documentary Committee (DC) when it meets on 21 and 22 September. The gathering of over 70 documentary experts from around the world will take place online for the first time and two new contracts and two …
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The composite index increased 6.1% this week and 104.9% up when compared with same period of 2019. The average composite index of the WCI, assessed by Drewry for year-to-date, is $1,802 per 40ft container, which is $371 higher than the five-year average of $1,431 per 40ft container. Drewry’s composite World Container index increased by 6.1% …
The number of ships fuelled by liquefied natural gas (LNG) is expected to more than double by 2030, driven by the shipping industry’s desire to cut emissions, a senior executive at Malaysia’s Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) said. Currently, less than 400 out of a total of more than 80,000 registered ships, run on LNG as …
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In tanker and dry bulk shipping, the rate is the rate. It’s whatever the market says it is. It can be below zero (net of costs). It can be six figures per day. No government can intervene. This is definitely not the case in container shipping. Record-high trans-Pacific spot rates and container-equipment shortfalls in Asia …
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SEACOR Marine Holdings Inc. (NYSE:SMHI) (the “Company” or “SEACOR Marine”), a leading provider of marine and support transportation services to offshore oil and natural gas and wind farm facilities worldwide, yesterday announced it has formed a Sustainability Council to oversee the Company’s enhanced Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) program. In conjunction with today’s announcement, SEACOR …
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The US Federal Maritime Commission is reviewing the container shipping market for possible non-competitive practices after container rates to the US Atlantic and Pacific coasts set new records in the week to Sept. 17. The US shipping industry regulator said in a statement on Sept. 16 that it was increasing its scrutiny of the three …
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A pillar of warm air and vapour bursts out of the ocean, reaching three storeys into the sky. It is an exhalation from the blowhole of a blue whale – the largest animal to ever exist, and yet a species hunted nearly to extinction by commercial whaling. While whaling has decreased dramatically over the past …
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Del 30.09.2020 al 30.11.2020 De acuerdo con las directrices de la Organización Marítima Internacional (OMI), el conocimiento del idioma inglés resulta obligatorio para los profesionales de la navegación marítima, ya sea en los sectores mercante, pesca y recreo. Asimismo, todos los profesionales que, de una u otra manera están relacionados con el transporte marítimo, necesitan …
Curso online – Maritime Communications System (GMDSS) (MARC) – Inglés Tecnico Read More »
Del 30.09.2020 al 30.12.2020 De acuerdo con las directrices de la Organización Marítima Internacional (OMI), el conocimiento del idioma inglés resulta obligatorio para los profesionales de la navegación marítima, ya sea en los sectores mercante, pesca y recreo. Asimismo, todos los profesionales que, de una u otra manera están relacionados con el transporte marítimo, necesitan …
Curso online – Maritime Technical English / Inglés Técnico Marítimo (TENG) Read More »
Del 30.09.2020 al 30.11.2020 El objetivo del presente curso consiste en analizar la contaminación por hidrocarburos ocasionada por los buques; por sustancias nocivas liquidas transportadas a granel, sustancias perjudiciales transportadas por mar en bultos; las aguas sucias, las basuras; y la prevención de la contaminación del aire por los buques. CARACTERÍSTICAS El curso está dirigido …
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