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An Indian crewmember on a bulk carrier in Argentina struck down with symptoms similar to mpox has been told he is in fact suffering from chicken pox. The entire ship’s crew were quarantined earlier this week over fears that the skin lesions found on one seafarer were a strain of mpox. The World Health Organization …
https://splash247.com/mpox-scare-onboard-bulk-carrier-in-argentina-turns-out-to-be-chicken-pox/
https://splash247.com/mpox-scare-onboard-bulk-carrier-in-argentina-turns-out-to-be-chicken-pox/The Chinese steel industry is going through a “winter”, according to the head of the world’s largest steel producer, with analysts warning the sector – vital for capesize owners – faces prolonged decline. Steel production in July dropped by 9% year-on-year reaching 82.9m tonnes according to the National Bureau of Statistics, the lowest figure reported …
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https://splash247.com/only-5-of-chinese-steel-producers-are-currently-profitable/A third Japanese company has come clean that it altered test results for hundreds of ship engines manufactured since the year 2000. Kawasaki Heavy Industries joins IHI Power Systems and Hitachi Zosen in a rumbling Japanese engine scandal as Tokyo investigates all the nation’s ship engine manufacturers. Following the news this April that more than …
https://splash247.com/kawasaki-heavy-becomes-embroiled-in-growing-japanese-engine-scandal/
https://splash247.com/kawasaki-heavy-becomes-embroiled-in-growing-japanese-engine-scandal/Canada’s two biggest railways have shut down after a midnight deadline passed without an agreement over pay conditions. The stoppage of work by 9,300 engineers, conductors and yard workers at Canadian National Railway Co (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) marks the first-ever simultaneous shutdown at the country’s main railroad operators with ports across …
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https://splash247.com/canadas-two-largest-railways-shut-down/Britain's decision to issue dozens of new oil and gas exploration licences is being challenged in court by a marine conservation organisation, which argues ministers unlawfully failed to consider the impact on marine life.Oceana UK is taking legal action over 31 licences issued under Britain's previ
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/uk-north-sea-licences-challenged-516214NYK has tested its Hz Navi system which can reduce the energy consumption of marine generators by lowering their frequency.Current generator frequencies are set so that onboard equipment such as pumps and motors, which operate in conjunction with the power supply frequency…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/nyk-system-adjusts-frequency-reduce-fuel-516216The Methanol Institute (MI) has been granted consultative status by the IMO.Consultative status is reserved for non-governmental, international organizations that have the capability to make a substantial contribution to the work of IMO. MI…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/methanol-institute-granted-consultative-516217A report released by Australia’s Inspector-General of Animal Welfare and Live Animal Exports highlights ongoing and systemic failures within Australia’s Independent Observer program designed to provide independent reporting of animal welfare…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/report-observer-program-failing-516218Kongsberg Maritime has launched a new Rim-drive Azimuth Thruster, the RD-AZ-2300.The RD-AZ-2300, with a propeller diameter of 2,300mm, sits between the existing RD-AZ-1900 and RD-AZ-2600 models and is suited for vessels operating in demanding environments such as offshore wind farms…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/kongsberg-maritime-adds-rim-drive-azimuth-516220
https://www.marinelink.com/news/kongsberg-maritime-adds-rim-drive-azimuth-516220Efforts are ramping up to recover oil spewing from a grounded cargo vessel that's being torn apart in stormy weather off the coast of South Africa, officials said.Salvage efforts have been ongoing since the Panamanian-registered general cargo…
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