1. Women in Maritime Day shaping the future of maritime safety This year’s International Day for Women in Maritime will focus on the crucial role of women in ensuring maritime safety worldwide, while highlighting the changing attitudes towards gender in the industry.Observed globally on 18 May every year, Women in Maritime Day seeks to raise the profile of women in maritime, while promoting their recruitment, retention and sustained employment in the sector. Women in Maritime Day shaping the future of maritime safety – Cyprus Shipping News
2. The Clock Building hosts the presentation of the port innovation project PAULA Optimisation, digitalisation and decarbonisation are the keys to the success of the PAULA innovation project. This technological platform is an initiative developed within the framework of the SEAPort Solutions startup, in which the Valenciaport Foundation and Infoport have a stake, and which has the support of the Port Authority of València . The results of the project were presented today to members of the port community in the Clock Building of the Port of València. The Clock Building hosts the presentation of the port innovation project PAULA – Cyprus Shipping News
3. Port of Riga successfully develops container repair service Due to the changes in cargo logistics brought about by the Russian-led war in Ukraine, the cargo portfolio of the Port of Riga has changed significantly. With the decline in the handling of energy transit cargo (coal and oil products), containers have become the largest cargo group at the port. Container cargo turnover has been growing in parallel with the growth in container-related services. Port of Riga successfully develops container repair service – Cyprus Shipping News
4. The Port of Hamburg begins the year on a positive note Container throughput improved to 1.9 million TEU in the first quarter of 2024 – despite tense geopolitical and economic conditions. USA traffic continued to develop very positively, setting a new record. Hinterland and transhipment traffic benefitted from the increase in container throughput and showed an upward trend. Overall, total seaborne cargo throughput stands at 27.4 million tonnes and is affected by declining bulk cargo transport. The Port of Hamburg begins the year on a positive note – Cyprus Shipping News
5. For APM Terminals’ Patricia de Waal it’s a marriage made in… a container terminal Ahead of the International Day for Women in Maritime, we bring you the story of one woman, speaking for the thousands of women who work for APM Terminals, contributing to global trade, and taking their rightful place in our workforce. For APM Terminals’ Patricia de Waal it’s a marriage made in… a container terminal – Cyprus Shipping News
6. Saltchuk Resources to take over Overseas Shipholding Group Privately owned Saltchuk Resources has agreed to take over the New York-listed operator of Jones Act tankers and oil tug barges, Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG). The deal gives OSG an aggregate equity value of about $653m and a total transaction value of $950m. Saltchuk Resources to take over Overseas Shipholding Group – Splash247
7. Mitsui puts money into Navigare Capital Partners shipping fund Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co is investing an undisclosed sum in a shipping fund managed by Denmark’s Navigare Capital Partners.The Tokyo-based company will, together with its subsidiary Mitsui & Co. Alternative Investments, put money into Navigare Capital’s third maritime investment fund, targeting $650m in capital and focusing on a diverse range of sustainable shipping assets with gross investments of around $1.5bn. Mitsui puts money into Navigare Capital Partners shipping fund – Splash247
8. Technology Helping Prevent Whale Strikes Whales are magnificent, intelligent mammals whose life span can be as long as a human’s. However, their lives can be cut short. As many as 80 whales are estimated to die each year off the West Coast of the US as a result of ship strikes, and about a third of all Right Whale deaths in the Atlantic are attributed to ship strikes. Technology Helping Prevent Whale Strikes
9. Two Dead, Five Missing After Boat Collision On Danube In Hungary Two people were killed and five others were missing after a small motor boat collided with a cruise ship on the Danube Rivernorth of Budapest late on Saturday, Hungarian police said on Sunday.Disaster response units, including 95 personnel, 25 vessels and drones were still searching for the five missing people along the entire Hungarian section of the Danube downstream from the site, police said in a statement. Two Dead, Five Missing After Boat Collision On Danube In Hungary
10. Baltimore Workers To Move Crashed Cargo Ship That Downed Bridge Workers in Baltimore were preparing to clear a crashed cargo ship nearly as long as the Eiffel Tower from the channel it is blocking, officials said on Sunday, almost two months after the vessel downed the Francis Scott Key bridge, paralyzing a major eastern U.S. port. Baltimore Workers To Move Crashed Cargo Ship That Downed Bridge
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