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WORLDWIDE MARITIME NEWS XI

1.- UASC- KOREA´S HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES AGREEMENT FOR MEGA-CONTAINER SHIPS
 
 
UASC and Korea´s Hyundai Heavy Industries have signed an agreement for a new 18.000TEU vessels bringing the total order to 17 ships, including 11 14.000TEU and 6 18.000TEU. These vessels and UASC's enhanced partnership agreements enable the Company to improve its competitiveness in the key trade lane between Asia and Europe where the 18,000 TEU vessels will be deployed.  All new vessels will enjoy the most advanced fuel economy in the industry, including being delivered as “LNG ready”, a first in the industry for vessels of this size. It will allow to improve cost efficiency and enhancing environmental friendliness, bringing a clear benefit for its customer.
 
 

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WORLDWIDE MARITIME NEWS (XIX)

1.- SHIPS : LOWER SULPHUR REQUIREMENTS

Under the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), Annex VI ( Regulation for the Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships), ships trading in the Baltic Sea area, the North Sea area, the North American area and the United States Caribbean Sea area, will have to use fuel oil with a sulphur content of no more than 0,10% from January 1st, 2015. Outside the emission control areas the limit is 3,5%.

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FOGAMA: "LA ENERGÍA MARINA COMO ALTERNATIVA DE GENERACIÓN RENOVABLE" 2017

El Foro Galicia Marítima (FOGAMA) celebrará el Martes 7 de Febrero, su segunda jornada del Curso 2016 -2017. En esta ocasión, el ponente invitado es D. Beñat Sanz, Responsable de APPA MARINA (Asociación de Empresas de Energías Renovables), quien abordará una jornada sobre "La energía marina como alternativa de generación renovable". D. Juan Martínez, Presidente de Kaleido, Ideas & Logistics, será el encargado de moderar la jornada. 

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WORLDWIDE MARITIME NEWS (XX)

 

1.- TANGIER MED: CONTAINER HANDLING RECORD

In 2014 the Tangier Med Port hit the record of three million twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) container, a rise by 20% compared to the figure of 2.55 millionTEU container in 2013.

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