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27 Jun 2018

Europe to Attract Women Seafarers

European Transport Workers Federation, (ETF) and the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) have discussed possible solutions to increase women’s participation in the shipping industry in Europe. Currently only 2% of the seafaring workforce available for the EU fleet consist of women, whilst gender equality is being put at the heart of the EU’s fundamental values for sustainable and inclusive growth. Discussions focused on maritime training and career development for women, as well as the recruitment and retention of women in the shipping industry. Alongside representatives of both the ETF and the ECSA, participants came from a wide range of stakeholders such as the European Commission (Platform for Change)…

23 Mar 2018

Rotterdam Port Begins Construction of Container Exchange Route

The Port of Rotterdam Authority has started constructing the infrastructure for the Container Exchange Route (CER). The CER will link the deepsea container terminals, empty depots, rail terminals and distribution companies at Maasvlakte. The goal of this project is to reduce exchange costs between the various companies and further improve connections with the European hinterland. Ronald Paul, Chief Operating Officer at the Port Authority said: "The CER offers the opportunity to combine container streams, which means that trains, inland vessels and feeder vessels no longer need to go to the different terminals. With the CER, the Port Authority is introducing a completely new, advanced and unique system. The construction of the concrete road is part of the Container Exchange Route project.

15 Jun 2014

Navantia Ship Delivery To Algeria After Modernization

Navantia delivered the Algerian Navy ship BDSL 473 Kalaat Beni Rached, after the repair, modernization and life extension, repairs undertaken by Navantia Ferrol. The event, chaired by the representative of the Algerian Naval Forces, will be formalized with the signing of the minutes of delivery, which will be signed by the Director of Repairs Ferrol Miguel Rodríguez Lorenzo and the President of the CER (Commission of Essais et de Recette ). The work on board to complete customer satisfaction in terms of quality and deadlines, began in November 2012, on the arrival of the ship and have made a significant workload for nearly 200 workers in Ferrol, involving also other production units as Systems and Motor

24 May 2014

Drydocks World & DMC to build 1st LNG-powered tug

Drydocks World and Dubai Maritime City (DMC), the leading provider of services to the shipping, maritime, oil, gas & energy sector is supporting the "Green Economy for Sustainable Development" initiative launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President of UAE and Ruler of Dubai. As part of this initiative, the company has entered into Memoranda of Understanding with Wartsila and Dubai Carbon Centre of Excellence for building the world’s first LNG powered harbor tug. The project launched under the trade mark “Elemarateyah” is part of the Dubai Maritime Green Initiative, a strategic movement to encourage all-round environmental excellence in maritime and allied sectors including oil, gas and energy.

26 Mar 2013

United Nations Authorizes Korean Register to Verify CDM

The Korean Register of Shipping (KR) has been authorized by the United Nations (UN) as a designated operational entity for the CDM (Clean Development Mechanism). The CDM is defined in the Kyoto Protocol and allows a country with an emission-reduction or emission-limitation commitment to implement an emission-reduction project in developing countries. Such projects can earn saleable certified emission reduction (CER) credits, each equivalent to one tonne of CO2, which can be counted towards meeting Kyoto targets. The 72nd meeting of the CDM board, held in Bonn, Germany, officially designated KR as an operational entity authorized to verify CDM projects in three business sectors – energy, transport and waste.

25 Apr 2011

Ireland Selects GL Noble Denton for Safety Framework

GL Noble Denton, the global independent technical advisor to the oil and gas industry, has been appointed by the Irish Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) to assist in developing Ireland's new Petroleum Safety Framework (PSF). Once complete, the Petroleum Safety Framework will create a system that allows the CER to assess and monitor the safety of Ireland's petroleum industry. The half-million Euro project will outline how safety will be regulated for each stage of the lifecycle of Ireland's petroleum assets, from design, construction and operation to maintenance, modification and decommissioning of the full range of assets for which the regulations are deemed to apply.