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141% increase in unloading and loading of oil goods in Eastern ports of Hormozgan

141% increase in unloading and loading of oil goods in Eastern ports of Hormozgan

More than 1.2 million tons of goods were loaded and unloaded in the ports of Shahid Bahonar and Eastern ports of Hormozgan in the first five months of this year (Iranian Calendar)  During the first five months of this year, 663,043 tons of non-oil goods were unloaded and loaded in the Eastern ports of Hormozgan, which has increased by 43% compared to the same period of the previous year. The ...

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How Ports Are Being Reinvented for the Green Transition

How Ports Are Being Reinvented for the Green Transition

When it comes to launching the energy transition, maritime policy is one of the key battlegrounds. But many ports, aware of their ecological and economic vulnerability, have committed to sustainable development strategies.
According to the latest research, sea levels will rise considerably (from 1.1 to 2 metres, on average) by 2100, putting about 14 per cent of the world’s major maritime ...

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241% growth in transit through Anzali Port

241% growth in transit through Anzali Port

In the first five months of this year, the total transit volume of goods through Anzali and Astara ports was recorded as 771 thousand tons, 677 thousand tons and 94 thousand tons through Anzali and Astara port respectively. also compared to the same period last year, 3 and 10 percent growth in unloading and loading of goods has been recorded in Anzali and Astara ports, respectively.
The performance ...

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Finnlines launches second hybrid Ro-Ro vessel MS Finneco II

Finnlines launches second hybrid Ro-Ro vessel MS Finneco II

Finland-based shipping company Finnlines has launched the second hybrid Ro-Ro vessel, MS Finneco II, and laid the keel for the third vessel, Finneco III.
Chinese Jinling shipyard in Nanjing has been tasked with the construction of the series of three Ro-Ro vessels.
The first of the hybrid Ro-Ro vessels, Finneco I, will enter sea trials in September, when the speed, manoeuvring, machinery, ...

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 Using Robotics to Solve Shipping Challenges

Using Robotics to Solve Shipping Challenges

Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines is exploring a novel solution for the growing lack of seafarers as well as the need to improve safety and efficiency in its ocean-going shipping operations. MOL announced that it will undertake a study with Japan’s MELTIN to explore the adoption of MELTIN's remote-control robotic technology in MOL's ocean shipping-related operations.
MOL and MELTIN reported ...

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Concept for Hydrogen Shipping Begins AiP Review with ABS

Concept for Hydrogen Shipping Begins AiP Review with ABS

Global Energy Ventures, an Australian start-up that is promoting compression technology as a solution to the challenges of shipping hydrogen, announced that it has completed the development of the ship specifications and general arrangement for its pilot ship. GEV said it plans to submit the designs to the American Bureau of Shipping this fall for a review to achieve an Approval in Principle (AiP) ...

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China is Building Largest Electric-Drive Cruise Ship

China is Building Largest Electric-Drive Cruise Ship

China is building what it is calling the world’s largest all electric-drive cruise ship for use on the Yangtze River.
China is building what it is calling the world’s largest all electric-drive cruise ship for use on the Yangtze River. The vessel is part of a pilot project supported by the Chines government to advance the development of electric drive vessels.
Construction ...

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Joint naval drills with Iran on schedule: Russian admiral

Joint naval drills with Iran on schedule: Russian admiral

A top Russian Navy commander said all of the naval war games planned to be held jointly with the Iranian forces will take place on schedule. In an address to reporters on the sidelines of the diving competitions of the International Army Games 2021 in southeastern Iran on Tuesday, Deputy Commander in Chief of the Russian Navy Vice-Admiral Vladimir Lvovich Kasatonov highlighted the close coordination ...

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China’s Partial Port Shutdown Raises Fears of Closures Worldwide

China’s Partial Port Shutdown Raises Fears of Closures Worldwide

A Covid outbreak that has partially shut one of the world’s busiest container ports is heightening concerns that the rapid spread of the delta variant will lead to a repeat of last year’s shipping nightmares.
The shutdown at Ningbo-Zhoushan is raising fears that ports around the world will soon face the same kind of outbreaks and Covid restrictions that slowed the flows of everything ...

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