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Explosion and fire in tanker engine room, 2 dead |
Oil gas and air mixture led to explosion with following fire in engine room of tanker VF TANKER 16, berthed in Makhachkala port, Dagestan, Russia, Caspian sea, at around 0420 Moscow time Jun 11. By 1000 Moscow time fire was under control. Reportedly, 2 crew died in explosion, 2 or 3 were hospitalized with burns.
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Laden Panamax still aground, Taiwan |
Bulk carrier YUE DIAN 85 grounded while entering Heping Power Plant Basin, eastern coast Taiwan, on Jun 8, on arrival from east Kalimantan Indonesia with, understood, cargo of coal. As of 0330 UTC Jun 12, bulk carrier was still aground. No information on salvage and possible damages.
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Iceland Plans Fuel Oil Ban to Lower Emissions in Its Waters |
Iceland s Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources has proposed a ban on use of heavy fuel oil in the country s waters, according to the Clean Arctic Alliance.
Namely, the Ministry is looking to adopt a new regulation on the use of fuel oil with more than 0.1% sulphur content for ships operating in its territorial waters.
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India Restricts Seafarers from Working in Gulf of Guinea |
The government of India has issued a restriction banning all Indian seafarers from working on vessels in the Gulf of Guinea.
In a circular sent to ship owners and shipping companies, India s Directorate General of Shipping in Mumbai informed that the move comes on the back of an increasing rate of piracy and hijacking of crew for ransom in Nigerian waters.
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Finland Inaugurates Biggest LNG Terminal in the Nordics |
The biggest liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the Nordics was opened in Roytta Harbour, Tornio, Finland, on June 11.
Tornio Manga LNG receiving terminal answers to the growing demand for low emission LNG and strengthens LNG s security of supply in the Northern Nordics.
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Port of Tanjung Pelepas breaks world record for highest utilisation of a container vessel |
Pelabuhan Tanjung Pelepas Sdn Bhd (PTP), a member of MMC Group has set a new world record to depart a vessel with a final load over 19,000 TEUs. The milestone was accomplished recently when Monaco Maersk, one of Maersk s 2nd Generation Triple-E vessels left the port with the record load of 19,284 TEUs, surpassing record load of 19,190 TEUs achieved by MOL Tribune vessel in February this year.
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Kalmar continues its long history of eco-efficiency by introducing the industry s first lithium-ion powered medium forkl |
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, is to introduce a medium electric forklift powered by emission-free lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology. The new forklift is the latest step on the company s journey towards offering an electric version of every product in its portfolio by 2021.
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India s container exports grew 6% during Jan-March; imports contracted 2.2%: Study |
India s container export-import trade grew 3 per cent in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous year. According to a report by Maersk India, the growth in exports was driven by the Middle-East and China amid subdued imports.
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UTLC ERA to launch new multimodal shipping service with two European partners |
The Joint Stock Company "United Transport and Logistics Company - Eurasian Rail Alliance" (UTLC ERA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with two European partners: the Consorzio ZAI Interporto Quadrante Europa logistics terminal of Verona, Italy, and ROSTOCK PORT Gmbh of Germany. The signing ceremony took place at the Transport Logistics Trade Fair 2019 in Munich on June 5.
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Tuticorin, VO Chidambaranar Port ink pact with CWC to facilitate container movement |
VO Chidambaranar and Tuticorin Port have inked pact with Central Warehousing Corporation to facilitate easy movement of factory-stuffed export containers, the government said Monday.
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