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Daewoo receives $1.7 bln LNG carriers orderDaewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), a South Korean shipbuilder, has received two orders for six LNG carriers.
CMA CGM sets a new world recordThe world's first LNG-powered containership with a capacity of 23,000 containers, CMA CGM JACQUES SAADE, has set a world record for the number of full containers loaded on a single ship.- 7 crew members of MOL’s capesize bulker tested positive for COVID-19The Japanese shipping company reported that seven crew members deployed on MOL's Capesize bulker Vega Dream have tested positive for COVID-19.
- Arktika arrived to its homeport MurmanskOn 12 October 2020, Project 22220's lead nuclear-powered icebreaker, the Arktika, completed the transition from Saint-Petersburg to its home port of Murmansk, according to the FSUE Atomflot press center.
- Illegal fishing by Chinese boats in South Korea grows unrestrainedIllegal fishing by Chinese boats in South Korean waters has become increasingly rampant, with reported cases more than doubling from 2017 to 2019.
Associated British Ports won environment related awardAssociated British Ports (ABP) reports that at the 2020 Heavy Lift Awards it has won the prestigious "Environment" category, acknowledging its sustainability investments in the day-to-day running of operations and the organization's long-term plan.- Saudi Global Ports Company takes over management of two other terminalsSaudi Global Ports Company (SGP), one of the subsidiaries of PSA International, will formally take over the management of both the first and second container terminals at King Abdulaziz Port Dammam (KAPD) in Saudi Arabia on 1 October 2020.
- Port organisations of three countries form Future Fuels NetworkA memorandum of cooperation has been signed by the port organisations of Singapore, Japan and Rotterdam to establish a roadmap for the adoption of sustainable marine fuels.
- Port of Riga plans to start servicing capesize vessels next yearThe Authority of the Freeport of Riga reports that the navigation canal cleaning project to accommodate capesize vessels (load capacity over 150,000 tons) has already begun in the immediate future at the Port of Riga.
- Ricardo D. Charlton appointed as director of operations at Port EvergladesThe Port Everglades Chief Executive and Port Director of Broward County, Jonathan Daniels, has appointed Ricardo D. Charlton, BSME, FSO, as the new Operations Director.
WORLD'S BIGGEST LNG BUYER JERA TO BEGIN LNG BUNKERING BUSINESS
NATO to clear WW-II sea mines in fjords of NorwayStanding NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 has concluded a historical ordnance disposal operation in Norwegian waters and contributing to the Norwegian compiled historic ordnance database.
