El proyecto GloFouling lanza su primera alianza con el sector privado

La nueva GIA acelerará el desarrollo de soluciones para mejorar la gestión de las incrustaciones biológicas marinas, que es la acumulación de organismos acuáticos en los cascos de los buques o en estructuras sumergidas como plataformas e instalaciones de acuicultura Recientemente se ha puesto en marcha una innovadora Alianza mundial del sector (GIA) para abordar …

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Día Mundial de los Océanos: Mensaje del Secretario General de la OMI Kitack Lim

Aquí en la OMI, la protección de los océanos del mundo de cualquier efecto negativo del transporte marítimo es una parte central de nuestro mandato, al tiempo que se reconoce que el propio transporte marítimo es la arteria principal del comercio mundial y es vital para el desarrollo sostenible. En el Día Mundial de los …

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Oceana Canada Research Reveals Ships are Ignoring Voluntary Slowdown Zone Designed to Protect Endangered Right Whales

Oceana Canada today released one week of results of an ongoing analysis of vessel speeds in a voluntary slowdown zone in the Cabot Strait, a key passage for endangered North Atlantic right whales as they migrate into the Gulf of St. Lawrence in search of food. Using data from Global Fishing Watch, Oceana Canada revealed …

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Shanghai energy exchange approves delivery warehouses for LSFO futures

China’s Shanghai International Energy Exchange (INE) has approved four entities as designated delivery warehouses for its upcoming low-sulphur fuel oil (LSFO) futures contract, it said in a statement late on Thursday. The entities were listed as Sinochem-Xingzhong Oil Staging (Zhoushan) Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Ocean Oil Products Warehousing Co.,Ltd., Dading Petroleum Logistics Co.,Ltd. and Yangshan Shengang …

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Seafarers’ plight in spotlight

The coronavirus pandemic has brought global attention to the plight of the seafarer. “We have been a lot more in the public eye the past few months and that’s a good thing. We must capitalize on that,” said International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) Secretary-General Guy Platten, explaining that the pandemic has brought to light both …

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HullWiper joins Global Industry Alliance for Marine Biosafety as a founding member

HullWiper has become one of four founding members of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO)’s Global Industry Alliance for Marine Biosafety, the company has announced. The Global Industry Alliance (GIA) will work with the IMO’s GloFouling Partnerships Project to help accelerate the development of technology solutions that help to prevent hull fouling. The four founding companies …

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Singapore approves over 4,000 crew change cases during coronavirus

More than 4,000 cases of crew sing-on and signoff have been approved by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) for over 300 companies since 27 March 2020. To date, the cases involved some 500 ships that include tankers, bulk carriers, containerships and offshore vessels, according to MPA. MPA Singapore/Twitter Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, …

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