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NewsMalawi River Basin programme
Global engineering and development consultancy, Mott MacDonald, has been appointed to work on the first phase of the Shire River Basin Management Programme by Malawi’s Ministry of Agriculture.
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NewsGerman MoU singed for LNG development
Gazprom and Hafen-Entwicklungs-gesellschaft Rostock, operator of the Baltic Sea port of Rostock, have signed an LNG Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
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NewsBecker LNG barge at SMM
Becker Marine Systems’ LNG Hybrid Barge will be on show at this year’s SMM exhibition, where it will be christened.
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GTT secures another LNG carrier order
Gaztransport and Technigaz (GTT), designer of membrane containment systems for LNG transport and storage, has secured an order for nine LNG carriers being built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering.
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NewsEnvironmental monitoring underway in Savannah
Environmental monitoring for the Savannah Harbour Expansion Project (SHEP) is now underway following the signing of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 earlier this year.
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NewsFinland funds environmental upgrades
The Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications has set aside €4.5m to help with costs related to sulphur scrubbers and the modification of fuel systems on ships.
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NewsEnvironmental and Oceanographic Monitoring Solutions
Over the years, Unique Maritime Group has implemented many systems for Environmental and Oceanographic Monitoring, which consist of remote sites for the measurement of various parameters, data transmission and centralised data collection.
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NewsABS and MPA collaborate on R&D
ABS and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote maritime research and development (R&D) and innovation.
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European Council finance for EMSA
The European Council has adopted a regulation to finance the actions of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) in the field of response to marine pollution caused by ships and oil and gas installations from 2014 to 2020.
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Teekay LNG secures Yamal contract
Through a joint venture with China LNG Shipping, Teekay LNG is to build six 172,000m³ ARC7 LNG carriers for the Yamal LNG project.
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UK shipowner fined over Oz pollution incident
UK-based Lombard Corporate Finance Limited has been fined AUS$5,000 (US$4,700) after its car carrier, ‘Morning Midas’, was involved in a ‘pollution incident’ in Port Phillips Heads, Australia, in 2012.
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NewsMaersk sulphur regulation implications
Maersk Line says that the projected financial impact of the new Emission Control Areas (ECA) coming into force in January 2015 will cost it more than US$250m.
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NewsNew online BWM tool unveiled
A new online ballast water management tool has been developed by Helcom and Ospar Commissions to make ballast water treatment easier for shipowners.
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NewsDust free loading process
ISG Pit to Ship Solutions has designed a dust free logistic system to transport products from the mine site into the ship’s hull using sealed containers and a tippler. The product is not handled again until it is tipped into the ship’s hull, says Garry Pinder, Managing Director of ISG ...
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NewsDFDS gets scrubber funding
The EU has awarded DFDS Seaways funding of DKK47.2m towards the installation of scrubbers on five of its freighters that sail between Gothenburg and Ghent and England.
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New renewable energy partnership
Japan''s Eco Marine Power (EMP) has entered into a new agreement with MINs Control System Solution to sell its renewable energy solutions into Singapore and Myanmar.
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NewsGreen power for UASC container ships
Siemens’ Drive Technologies division is equipped 17 container ships owned by the United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) with an environmentally-friendly drive and power generation system (Siship SGM).
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News'World first’ at Zeebrugge
Korea’s Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction (HHIC) is to build what it said to be the world’s first LNG bunker tanker for Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK).
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NewsAntwerp moves towards permanent LNG station
Antwerp Port Authority is continuing its focus on LNG with the aim of setting up a permanent bunkering station at the port by the beginning of 2016.
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NewsAntwerp moves towards permanent LNG station
Antwerp Port Authority is continuing its focus on LNG with the aim of setting up a permanent bunkering station at the port by the beginning of 2016.
