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India’s Answer to Chinese Ports in Sri Lanka
Adani Group, India’s largest private port operator, signed what has been reported as a $700 million agreement to build a new container terminal in Sri Lanka. The deal to jointly develop the Colombo West International Container Terminal (CWICT) with Sri Lanka’s largest listed company, John Keells Holdings and the Sri Lankan Ports Authority, will function under a “build-operate-transfer” arrangement for 35 years... -The Maritime ExecutivePosted On:13-Nov-2021
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Shipping needs a ringside seat at international debates says InterManager
Shipping needs a “King Arthur-style” round table of many relevant bodies to fully represent its views at international level and “do it justice”, InterManager’s President Mark O’Neil said during the association’s Annual General Meeting this week. Highlighting the shipping industry’s distant position, Mark O’Neil, InterManager President and CEO of Columbia Shipmanagement, said shipping’s arena seat is ‘in the gods’ and we need to be ringside... -Ship ManagementPosted On:13-Nov-2021
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UK Government publishes research on maritime technology sector
The UK government has published the research it commissioned into opportunities in the maritime technology sector, with a focus on areas such as big data analytics, smart ships and autonomous systems. The research, carried out by Maritime Research and Innovation (MarRI) UK, was funded by the Department for Transport (DfT) and carried out by the London School of Economics and NLA International... -ComputerWeekly.comPosted On:13-Nov-2021
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New AI system identifies terrorist threats in Singapore waters in real time
The Republic’s shores will soon be safer with a new artificial intelligence data processing system that can identify threatening ships along Singapore’s shores in real time. The "sense-making system", which will be used by the Singapore Maritime Crisis Centre (SMCC), automatically takes in updated information from local and foreign governmental and commercial sources and uses anything from the crew’s criminal records to the route the ship is sailing to determine threat levels... -The Straits TimesPosted On:13-Nov-2021
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Why cruise ships are getting bigger
Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas is almost ready to debut as the largest cruise ship in the world, and she is indeed massive. With a passenger capacity of 6988, 2300 crew member, and a length of 1188 feet and 18 decks high, it rivals an aircraft carrier in size. Building bigger is an industry trend seen among marker leaders such as Carnival and Norwegian, however, Royal Caribbean is leading the way with its Oasis class ships being the largest at sea... -Royal Caribbean BlogPosted On:13-Nov-2021
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COVID-19: Singapore launches SeaVax 2.0
Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) collaborated with Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) and the Fullerton Health Group (FHG) in setting up a vaccination (SeaVax) centre in Singapore for seafarers. The pilot programme was limited to seafarers who were in Singapore for more than 30 days or regularly called Singapore on vessels which were only working in the region... -Hellenic Shipping News WorldwidePosted On:13-Nov-2021
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"Snake Robot" Eelume to Enter Into Service
The Norwegian subsea inspection startup Argeo has become the first commercial customer for the Eelume, an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) with an unusual snake-like form. Argeo aims to use robotics, sensors and analytics to conduct inspections without large surface vessels, reducing the carbon footprint (and the cost) of offshore operations... -The Maritime ExecutivePosted On:13-Nov-2021
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Australia: Calls for maritime industry code amid union ’taking over’ waterfront
AI Group CEO Innes Willox says he is calling for reform of the Fair Work Act after there have been “big delays” across the waterfront due to “union militancy”. “Australia faces three big problems: skills shortage, labour shortage, looming inflation on the horizon,” he told Sky News host Peta Credlin... -Sky News AustraliaPosted On:13-Nov-2021
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IMarEST UAE supports heterogeneity in Shipping
The IMarEST UAE Branch hosted a lady marine engineer, in an immersive experience sharing session, supporting the inclusion of women in the shipping industry, in an in-person meeting attended by the Middle East maritime fraternity... -Hellenic Shipping News WorldwidePosted On:13-Nov-2021
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Maritime industry plans new queuing process for container ships to reduce congestion
The backlog of cargo ships sitting off the coast will soon have a more orderly queue further off the coast under a plan from maritime industry leaders designed to reduce air pollution and congestion. The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, which together handle 40% of the nation’s imports, have been grappling with a massive supply chain crisis this year as dozens of container ships sit backed up just offshore... -Long Beach PostPosted On:13-Nov-2021
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New Queuing Process at Los Angeles and Long Beach Ports Will Have Ships Waiting Far Out at Sea
Some big changes are coming for containerships queuing at the congested Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Beginning November 16th, a new process for containerships bound for the nation’s two busiest container ports will have ships waiting at least 150 miles from shore, rather than in anchorages and loitering areas closer to the coast... -gCaptainPosted On:13-Nov-2021
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World’s largest zero-emission sailing cargo ship to transport coffee beans
Canadian coffee roaster Café William has taken advantage of its partner Sailcargo’s presence at COP26 to announce its investment in the first zero-emission sailing cargo ship to transport its coffee beans from South America to its roasting plant in Sherbrooke, Quebec... -Offshore EnergyPosted On:13-Nov-2021
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