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| Mumbai to host India’s first water taxi service |
The financial capital of Mumbai is set to get a new transportation solution with the commissioning of state-of-the-art water taxi services. The services would be formally launched in January by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the exact dates are being finalised. The project is a joint initiative of Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT), City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) and Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB)... -Deccan Herald
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| India: Multi-modal transport offers huge employment |
Preparations are on for the foundation stone laying ceremony for the Bhogapuram Greenfield International Airport in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh. Similarly, efforts are for the groundbreaking ceremony for the Ramayapatnam Port in the Prakasham district. Besides, most of the nine fishing harbors dotting the coastline have been completed and some are nearing completion... -The Hans India
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| India: AP Maritime Board and SBI-led consortium in Rs1,500 crore securitisation deal |
Ramayapatnam port will be developed in two phases with the first phase costing Rs3,736 crore to handle 24.91 mt of cargo a year. Andhra Pradesh Maritime Board (APMB) has secured “in-principle” nod from a clutch of banks led by State Bank of India (SBI) to raise as much as Rs1,500 crore by securitising revenue from ports owned by the southern state in a first such securitisation deal involving a state-run agency in the port sector, top officials said... -Business Line
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| Is Economic Growth Compatible With Decarbonization? |
Economic growth is the aim of many policies. Still, economic growth is also the ultimate cause of pollution and climate change. A growing consensus of activists and scientists calls for ending economic growth and even “de-growth” in rich countries – pointing to the urgent need to protect nature and preserve resources for future generations... -The Maritime Executive
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| Container Ship Rescues 19 People South of Florida Keys |
On Friday, the boxship Methoni rescued 19 Cuban migrants at a position about 30 nm to the southeast of Alligator Reef Lighthouse, near Islamorada, Florida. At about 1340 hours on Friday, the crew of the Methoni contacted Coast Guard Sector Key West to report that they had launched their lifeboat to rescue a group of people in distress. The crew took 19 survivors safely on board... -The Maritime Executive
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| Australian icebreaker mapped huge seamount |
The mapping was carried out by the RSV Nuyina icebreaker of the Australian Antarctic Program, which left the port of Gobart, Tasmania , and headed for the Australian Antarctic Research Station Davis. Nuyina happened to be above the very top of the mountain, but scientists would not be themselves if they did not use this moment for research... -The Times Hub
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| Sounds of the Ocean Reveal a Hidden World - And How We Might Save It |
On summer evenings in the 1980s, the residents of a houseboat community in Sausalito, California would often have trouble sleeping. A bizarre and persistent humming noise would keep them awake, and although they investigated, neither the residents nor the local authorities could pinpoint the problem. They ruled out noise from generators, and even considered the possibility of secret military tests... -The Maritime Executive
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| Lamu legislator demands dredging of key channels in Indian Ocean |
Lamu Women Rep Ruweida Obo has joined other county leaders in calling for the dredging of key channels in the Indian Ocean to ease navigation. This comes just a few days after the legislator escaped death at sea when a boat she and 15 others were traveling in hit a coral reef and capsized. The accident happened at the Mkanda channel, just meters away from the new Lamu port-LAPSSET site.... - The Star, Kenya
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| Labor promises strategic shipping fleet to secure supplies for Australia |
Labor has revived a plan to create a “strategic fleet” of ships that could be on call in times of national crisis or natural disaster. With more than 98 per cent of Australian exports and imports reliant on shipping trade, the opposition hopes its plan to have about a dozen Australian-flagged commercial vessels available if needed would strengthen the nation’s economic sovereignty... -The Age
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| The 99-year-old former Manly ferry MV Baragoola sinks in Sydney Harbour |
Plans to restore a historic Sydney ferry have been dashed after the much-loved vessel sank late on Saturday night. NSW Police said two people contacted Fire and Rescue for assistance at about 10:30pm after the vessel started taking on water. "It had taken on too much water and the occupants evacuated before it sunk," police said... -ABC News
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| Bulk carrier crew member "died from covid" |
Ship’s Cook of Bulgarian nationality died. All crew tested positive, and though PCR test was officially (by CDC at least) recognized as “not reliable”, covid outbreak emergency was declared. Bulk carrier TSAREVNA reported crew member death on board on arrival at Varna Anchorage, Bulgaria, from Mariupol Ukraine, at night Dec 30... -Fleetmon
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| Disabled by fire Italian ro-ro under tow after 6-day drift in the Pacific |
Ro-ro cargo ship FRIJSENBORG suffered fire in engine room on Dec 24 in the Pacific some 450 nm SW of Baja California Sur State coast, Mexico, while en route from Yokohama to Balboa Panama. Fire was extinguished by crew, but the ship was disabled, unable to resume sailing, so towage was appointed... -Fleetmon
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| CMA CGM container ship under tow after 11-day drift, Indian ocean |
Container ship CMA CGM KAILAS, serving Noura Express Line, Indian ocean, was disabled on Dec 20 some 395 nm SW of Male, Maldives, while en route from Nacala Mozambique to either Mundra or Dubai, with ETA Dec 22. Cause of trouble unknown, salvage was appointed, and on Dec 31 she was taken on tow by offshore tug TEJA (IMO 9274783), to be towed to Colombo with ETA Jan 11... -Fleetmon
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| Post-Panamax container ship maimed by fuel in North Pacific, 11-day saga |
Container ship SM BUSAN arrived at Victoria Anchorage, B.C., Canada, on tow of two Seaspan tugs and offshore tug MAERSK LAUNCHER (IMO 9425746), at around 0300 UTC Jan 2. As of 0330 UTC, SM BUSAN was still maneuvering, most probably in process of anchoring.
SM BUSAN left Vancouver, Wash. USA, Columbia river, on Dec 19, bound for Busan Korea with ETA Dec 29... -Fleetmon
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| Bosun died on board in tragic accident, in stormy Arctic waters |
Bosun of general cargo ship TIKSY died in a tragic accident on board early in the morning Dec 31, when the ship was sailing in Barents sea off Novaya Zemlya Archipelago, Russian Arctic, en route from Dudinka to Arkhangelsk. The ship was battling a strong storm, several containers on cargo deck became unstable and were about to shift, Bosun with several AB approached containers, with the purpose of securing them. One of containers went loose at this time, and collapsed, crashing Bosun... -Fleetmon
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