Image Courtesy: Republic of the Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs The Philippines opened the first “green lane” for seafarers in Asia to allow the free movement of seafarers and personnel across borders, helping alleviate the crew change crisis that has left hundreds of seafarers stranded at sea. The repatriation of crews is being faciliatetd by …
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Trelleborg’s offshore operation has developed the Mimir Offshore Interactive Environment, part of Mimir Digital Intelligence, the hub for current and future digital solutions. The 3D tool showcases solutions available from Trelleborg for both topside and subsea applications, including solutions engineered for a variety of water depths; from shallow to deep water. The tool allows users …
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Boluda&Suárez General Cargo (BS Cargo), se ha certificado por la entidad SGS International Certification Services en su Protocolo de Medidas Preventivas y Control de infecciones (Covid19). Certificado Número ES20/87706 BS Cargo, especializada en la prestación de servicios logísticos integrados, almacenamiento y distribución de cargas no contenerizadas, con sede en el puerto de Las Palmas, apuesta …
The Nordic energy company Gasum has opened a new heavy-duty transport LNG and LBG filling station in Lieto, Finland. Courtesy of Gasum The station has opened in Avanti business and industrial area on highway 10 and serves long-haul transport, and will help logistics companies to reduce their emissions. Together with the gas filling station in …
The Government of Canada has issued an advance contract award notice (ACAN), signalling its intention to purchase the motor vessel Villa de Teror as an interim measure to replace the ferry MV Madeleine. Illustration. Source: Flickr under the CC BY-SA 2.0 license. Image by Andres Alvarado The MV Madeleine is 39 years old and is at the end of its …
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Italian wind developer 7 Seas Med S.r.l. has requested a 30-year maritime state concession to develop a 250 MW floating offshore wind farm in the Sicilian Channel. According to the application filed with Italy’s Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport – Trapani Port Authority, 7 Seas Med S.r.l. plans to install 25 wind turbines with an …
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El proyecto LIFEX permite obtener modelos capaces de estimar la vida de elementos estructurales de cualquier tipo de aerogenerador y diseñar un plan de mantenimiento dinámico y predictivo de fallos que optimiza los costes de operación y mantenimiento Altran, líder global en ingeniería y servicios I+D, parte de Capgemini, ha sido galardonada con el Premio …
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Tens of millions of barrels of crude and oil products stored on tankers at sea due to the coronavirus crisis are being sold, in a sign fuel demand is recovering as lockdowns ease, shipping sources say. Fuel demand tumbled as much 30% from March to May, with some surplus stored at sea as land storage …
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IMO remains committed to reducing GHG emissions from ships, even though the COVID-19 pandemic has led to postponements of important marine environment meetings and forced the maritime community to focus on other pressing issues, such as crew changes. In order to keep up the momentum on the implementation of the Initial IMO Strategy on reduction …
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An industry-wide survey calling on seafarers and shore-staff to share their Covid-19 workforce insights has been launched by Lloyd’s Register and marine industry partners to understand how the pandemic has affected, and continues to affect the industry and the health and mental wellbeing of its employees. Seafarers and shore-side staff have been – and still …
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