Former Secretary-General Mitropoulos to get 2011 International Maritime Prize The IMO Council has unanimously agreed to award the prestigious International Maritime Prize for 2011 to Mr. E.E. Mitropoulos, Secretary-General Emeritus of IMO, Secretary-General of the Organization from 2004 to 2011, for his significant contribution to the work of IMO during a long and distinguished
Read moreThe current focus on armed support for vessels transiting high risk areas should not become the norm, GAC Solutions’ Christer Sjödoff has told delegates from the shipping and offshore industries who gathered in London to debate long-term, effective ways to tackle the threat of sea crime. Speaking at the ‘Lunch and Learn’ event hosted by
Read moreAPM Terminals has signed an agreement with Ningbo Port Group to invest $508m in a joint project to build a new facility at the Meishan Container Terminal in China. Under the deal, APM and Ningbo Port Group will have a stake of 25% and 75% respectively in the project and will jointly operate berths
Read moreFrom 1 to June 14, 2012, EUNAVFOR frigate Guépratte has concentrated its patrols in the area south of the Strait of Bab el Mandeb and the western Gulf of Aden, areas prone to pirate attacks. The beginning of June usually marks the arrival of the monsoon in the Indian Ocean. It is characterized by
Read moreAlong with the increasing commodity flow in ports, synergy between operational and operational supporting department is a must. By the support from the supporting line by providing facilities and maintain instrument use readiness for the availability of the instruments kept upper than 80% so that it can push the performance and operational. To improve
Read moreSeveral parties, especially the business actors in East Java gave their support on the steps taken by Pelindo I, II, III and IV in form of breakthrough by establishing consortium in Container Terminal sector combining and assuring connectivity process of the service sector from east-west regions of Indonesia. Such had known, the discussion between
Read moreSomali pirates who were found guilty of hijacking the French vessel Le Ponant in 2008 have been sentenced to a total of 24 years imprisonment by a Paris court. Of the six Somali pirates, who were captured by French forces in a daring raid on land, with a 4×4 vehicle, arms and a part
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