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Port Conditions, Ports & Terminals — January 15, 2019 at 6:41 PM15-Jan-2019
INSTALLATION & MAINTENANCE OF SILT BARRICADES
Singapore
Installation & maintenance of silt barricades
Tuesday, January 15, 2019, Singapore
The working period for the installation and maintenance of silt barricades off Tuas western coast has been extended.
According to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore’s Port Marine Notice No.006 of 2019 dated 15 January 2019, the work will be...
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Marine Insurance
ITIC reimburses broker accused by owner of breach of authority
International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) recently represented a shipbroker accused by an owner of breach of warranty...
Jan 14, 2019 11:25
Shipmanagement
Seafarers, technology and automation – managing future challenges
ITF’s Stephen Cotton, WMU’s Dr. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry and IMO’s Secretary-General Kitack Lim. Picture...
Jan 15, 2019 17:32
Organisations
Seafarers, technology and automation – managing future challenges
ITF’s Stephen Cotton, WMU’s Dr. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry and IMO’s Secretary-General Kitack Lim. Picture...
Jan 15, 2019 17:32
Markets
Maersk is the First Ocean Carrier to Offer Street Turn (Container Triangulation) services in the United States and Canada
Luc de Clerck
US and Canada-based transporters will now be offered the flexibility, efficiency and cost-effectiveness reUse...
Jan 15, 2019 13:15
Recent
Liverpool momentum builds as Maersk and MSC commit to permanent U.S service
EM Athens at Port of Liverpool
The 2M shipping line alliance has confirmed that Liverpool will become a permanent call on its TA4 service connecting Europe with several US ports.
The move follows the introduction of a temporary call in July 2018 resulting from continued disruption at the Port of Felixstowe.
The...
January 15th, 2019 | Ports & Terminals | Read More
Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Tuesday, January 15 2019)
HIGHLIGHTS
WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
GLOBAL MARKETS: The UK House of Commons is scheduled to vote later today on Theresa May’s Brexit deal which includes the legally binding Withdrawal Agreement that lays out the terms of the UK’s exit from the EU including the controversial Irish...
January 15th, 2019 | Banking, Finance, Markets, Reports, Shipfinance, Statistics, Stock Markets | Read More
Call for Proposals on “Transdisciplinary Research for Ocean Sustainability”
The Belmont Forum Seeks Proposals to Accelerate Ocean Sustainable Use; the World Ocean Council Will Work to Ensure Industry Engagement
15 January 2019
The Belmont Forum call for proposals on “Transdisciplinary Research for Ocean Sustainability”, in collaboration with Future Earth and JPI Oceans,...
January 15th, 2019 | Associations, Emissions, Environment, Oceanology, Oil Spill | Read More
Hot Port News from GAC
14-Jan-2019
DREDGING OFF WEST JURONG CHANNEL & PESEK BASIN
Singapore
Dredging off West Jurong Channel & Pesek Basin
Monday, January 14, 2019, Singapore
From 15 January to 30 May, dredging works will be conducted off West Jurong Channel and Pesek Basin.
According to the Maritime and Port Authority...
January 14th, 2019 | Canals, Inland Waterways, Port Conditions, Ports & Terminals | Read More
CSA 2020 appoints Ian Adams as Executive Director
Ian Adams
The Clean Shipping Alliance (CSA) 2020 has contracted Maritime AMC (MAMCL), a UK-based association management company, to provide secretariat services, and appointed Ian Adams as its Executive Director.
The membership body, whose members include more than 30 shipowning companies, was established...
January 14th, 2019 | Associations, Emissions, Environment, Person Profiles | Read More
Five make Apprentice of the Year shortlist in BIFA’s freight service awards
Robert Keen
Five youngsters who are all studying for apprenticeships at freight forwarding companies that are members of the British International Freight Association (BIFA) have been shortlisted as finalists in the new Apprentice of the Year category of the trade association’s annual Freight Service...
January 14th, 2019 | Associations, Awards, Land Trasnport, Logistics | Read More
Nils Aden Appointed as Managing Director, V.Ships Hamburg
Nils Aden
Hamburg, 14 January 2019 – V.Group, the leading global marine and offshore vessel management and support services provider, today announced the appointment of Nils Aden as Managing Director of V.Ships Germany in Hamburg.
The announcement reaffirms V.Group’s commitment to growing in, and...
January 14th, 2019 | Company Profiles, Person Profiles, Shipmanagement | Read More
Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Monday, January 14 2019)
HIGHLIGHTS
WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
GLOBAL MARKETS: China’s poor trade data added to market worries over a sharper than currently expected slowdown in global growth, pushing US Treasury yields lower today. In FX markets, the EUR/USD retreated further from Thursday’s near three month...
January 14th, 2019 | Banking, Finance, Reports, Shipfinance | Read More
The Bulletin: The 100th Edition
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January 2019 Vol.10 Ed.1
The 100th Edition of the OMFIF Bulletin
OMFIF was born on a wave of reflection that the good times couldn’t possibly last – because they only recently had come to an end. January 2010, the date of the first of what has now become 100 monthly Bulletins, marked the onset...
January 14th, 2019 | Anniversaries, Banking, Finance, Markets, News, Press and Media, Statistics, Stock Markets, Trade and Commerce | Read More
Brexit? Business as usual! No fear!
John Faraclas opposite the place his used to work in 1974
Brexit? Business as usual! No fear!
John Faraclas takes a tour down his own memory lane; an unforgettable good little adventure…
The dubious work of propaganda and dirty party politics as well as international envy towards the United Kingdom...
January 12th, 2019 | At the end of the day..., Consumers Market, European Union, Fashion, Holidays, Markets, Organisations, Politics and Government, Reports, Shipping Centers, Trade and Commerce | Read More
Hot Port News from GAC
12-Jan-2019
WORLD HOLIDAYS: 13-26 JANUARY 2019
Worldwide
World Holidays: 13-26 January 2019
Saturday, January 12, 2019, Worldwide
Public holidays around the world in the coming two weeks include the following:
14 Jan (Mon) – Coming of Age Day (Japan)
15 Jan (Tue) – Tamil Thai Pongol day (Sri Lanka)
21...
January 12th, 2019 | Anniversaries, Holidays, Port Conditions, Ports & Terminals | Read More
Falling BDI@1,169: not yet a disaster…
John Faraclas. Picture credits George Christakis
The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) lost nearly 100 points on a weekly basis and now stands at 1,169; Geopolitics in jeopardy… John Faraclas’ daily and weekly recap:
The BDI was down 20 points earlier on today and now reads 1,169 and was exactly 91 points down...
January 11th, 2019 | Charity, Chartering, Dry Bulkcarriers, Events, Markets, Military, Music, News, Reports, Shipping Indices, Stock Markets, Tankers, Trade and Commerce | Read More
Capital Ship Management Corp. takes delivery of M/T ‘Amphion’
The eco-tyoe VLCC m/t “Amphion”
Athens, Greece, January 11, 2019. Capital Ship Management Corp. took successful delivery today of the newbuilding vessel M/T ‘Amphion’, a 320,000 dwt, eco-type VLCC crude oil tanker, built by Samsung Heavy Industries, S.Korea. It is the first of four sister...
January 11th, 2019 | News, Shipbuilding and Shipyards, Tankers | Read More
Hot Port News from GAC
11-Jan-2019
REPAIR WORKS FOR LIGHT BEACON OFF NIM WAN, DEEP BAY
Hong Kong
SUBMARINE OUTFALL REPAIR WORKS OFF HUNG HOM
Hong Kong
DEMOLITION & REMOVAL OF FLOATING PANELS AND CONCRETE WALKWAY
Singapore
AMENDED IMPLEMENTING INSTRUCTIONS
Cannakale Strait, Turkey
Repair works for light beacon off Nim...
January 11th, 2019 | Canals, Inland Waterways, Port Conditions, Ports & Terminals | Read More
BREXIT Ferry crisis deepens as government snub union calls for intervention
Mick Cash
As workers protest at DfT Minister refuses to agree to UK National Minimum wage or UK jobs on Brexit Ferry Contracts
As workers protest at the Department for Transport, Shipping Minister Nusrat Ghani has refused to agree that the national minimum wage or other UK employment legislation, such...
January 11th, 2019 | HR, Port Conditions, Rail | Read More
Number of ships sailing with Selektope®-powered antifouling coatings set to double in 2019
Philip Chaabane, I-Tech CEO.
January 2019: The largest single volume order received for the barnacle-repelling antifouling ingredient Selektope® coupled with strong commercial developments in late 2018 will see the number of ships using Selektope®-containing antifouling coatings more than double in...
January 11th, 2019 | Environment, Marine Equipment Products and Services, Shipbuilding and Shipyards, Shiprepair | Read More
AFL’s USA subsidiary Zodiac fills insurance gap with new D&O cover
Zodiac president David Wash
London, 11 January, 2019: Lloyd’s broker AFL Insurance Brokers Ltd (AFL) is delighted to announce that its independent USA managing general agent subsidiary Zodiac Insurance Services, LLC. (Zodiac) has launched innovative new Directors and Officers (D&O) capacity for...
January 11th, 2019 | Company Profiles, Insurance and Reinsurance, Marine Insurance, Person Profiles | Read More
Pocket Guide – new concept introduced by Seagull
Pocket Guide – new concept from Seagull
Last year, Seagull Maritime introduced a new concept to their comprehensive library of learning – The Pocket Guide. This has been developed as a supplement to the e-learning modules.
But what is a Pocket guide?
A Pocket Guide is an electronic tool...
January 11th, 2019 | Environment, Health and Safety, HR, IT and Communications, Safety and Security, Shipmanagement | Read More
