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Ukraine - Customs fines at Nikolaev
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- Δημοσιεύτηκε στις Παρασκευή, 31 Οκτωβρίου 2014 12:53
Local agent in Ukraine, Dias Marine Consulting, advise that disproportionate fines are being imposed upon vessels calling at Nikolaev Sea Port.
Scrubbers: Shipowners urge clarity and legal certainty at the eleventh hour
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- Δημοσιεύτηκε στις Παρασκευή, 31 Οκτωβρίου 2014 12:51
In a recently published position paper, the European shipowners' association, ECSA, asked EU Member States to adopt a clear, long-term and, above all, harmonised position on the issue of the discharges of washwater produced by open-loop scrubbers installed on ships.
IMO MEPC 67 Outcome
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- Δημοσιεύτηκε στις Παρασκευή, 31 Οκτωβρίου 2014 12:47
The sixty-seventh session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) was held at IMO Headquarters from 13 to 17 October 2014. Key points of interest emerging from the meeting are as follows:
Weekly Drycargo Shipping Technical Analysis - Weekly Closing/Fixing (Thursday) 930
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- Δημοσιεύτηκε στις Πέμπτη, 16 Οκτωβρίου 2014 16:37
Reg TANKERS the new Newbuildings frenzy is called SUEZMAX. Very few NB orders in Drycargo sector. For Capesizes the only route exists is Aussie/Feast. All others are almost dead incl fronthaul cargoes and tc period activity. Panamaxes are the only ones climbing slowly up on rates.
ICS urges governments to see sense on the ballast convention
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- Δημοσιεύτηκε στις Τετάρτη, 01 Οκτωβρίου 2014 16:26
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) reiterated its call for governments to address the serious implementation issues concerning the IMO Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention before it is too late. Speaking at a Ballast Water Management Summit in Singapore, the ICS Vice Chairman, Esben Poulsson, encouraged IMO Member States to make use of the solutions proposed in an industry submission to the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), which next meets from 13-17 October.
UN Climate Summit "Global Shipping's Emissions 20% lower"
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- Δημοσιεύτηκε στις Τετάρτη, 01 Οκτωβρίου 2014 16:24
Total Green House Gas emissions from global maritime transport are estimated to have been over 20% lower in 2012 than in 2007. Specifically, the global shipping industry, which transports around 90% of all world trade by sea, is thought to have produced only about 2.2% of the world's total GHG emissions during 2012 compared to 2.8% in 2007.
ecoTAURuS – the EcoHubs Truck Appointment & Unit Status Service
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- Δημοσιεύτηκε στις Δευτέρα, 22 Σεπτεμβρίου 2014 16:17
INLECOM Systems ltd announces ecoTAURuS, the innovative e-transport solution for real time truck – terminal collaboration and planning of actions to speed up and optimise the loading and unloading process in multi-modal terminals. The new service has been designed and configured to be running on simple mobile phones, and has been supported via the European Research and Development project EcoHubs ( http://www.ecohubs.eu/ ) for the terminals of the future, in Transportation and Logistics. Besides the six month free trial period, there are additional benefits to the new entrants in the service (for info email: Αυτή η διεύθυνση ηλεκτρονικού ταχυδρομείου προστατεύεται από τους αυτοματισμούς αποστολέων ανεπιθύμητων μηνυμάτων. Χρειάζεται να ενεργοποιήσετε τη JavaScript για να μπορέσετε να τη δείτε. ).
