Month: June 2019

Little Boy Of 3-Years Old Found Dead After Being Dragged By A Wave In Cobquecura

Correspondents from CNN Chile confirm that the child’s body is already in the legal medical service.

The emergency teams of Cobquecura, in the Ñuble region, unleashed an intense search along the coast.

The operation was carried out because a large wave dragged a child of three years offshore with his father.

The incident occurred at around 3:30 p.m. in the town of Pilicura, five kilometers north of Cobquecura, according to information from our correspondents in the area.

The adult managed to get...

http://www.maritimeherald.com/2019/little-boy-of-3-years-old-found-dead-after-being-dragged-by-a-wave-in-cobquecura/

A South Korean Woman Missing After Falling From A Cruise Into The Mediterranean Sea

The search operations of a missing South Korean tourist are being carried out last week after falling from a cruise into the Mediterranean Sea, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 

The 63-year-old woman, whose name was not revealed, fell off the Norwegian Epic cruise ship at around 5:30 am on Saturday (local time), when the ship was crossing the waters near the Spanish island of Menorca, according to the Foreign Ministry. The woman was travelling with her husband.

“The local (Spanish)...

http://www.maritimeherald.com/2019/a-south-korean-woman-missing-after-falling-from-a-cruise-into-the-mediterranean-sea/

China’s First LNG Bunker Vessel To Feature Integrated Wärtsilä Solutions

China First LNG Bunker

China’s first seagoing LNG bunker vessel will operate with a comprehensive and integrated package of highly efficient and environmentally sustainable solutions from the technology group Wärtsilä. The ship is being built by the Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (DSIC) for an affiliate of the ENN Energy holdings, one of the largest users of LNG in China. It has been designed by China Ship Design & Research Center Co.Ltd. The orders with Wärtsilä were booked in Q1 2019.

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https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/chinas-first-lng-bunker-vessel-to-feature-integrated-wartsila-solutions/

Cruise Ships Poisoning City Air With Sulphur As Much As Cars – Research

Cruise ships poisoning city air with sulphur as much as cars – new data reveals

Cruise ships are choking Europe’s port cities with the biggest cruise company, Carnival Corporation, emitting 10 times more sulphur oxides (SOx) than all of Europe’s 260 million cars, new research shows. Royal Caribbean Cruises, the world’s second largest cruise operator, emits four times the SOx of the European car fleet.

Image Credit: transportenvironment.org

Cruises docking in Barcelona are spewing out five times more SOx than the city’s 560,000 cars every year, according to the T&E study,...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/cruise-ships-poisoning-city-air-with-sulphur-as-much-as-cars-research/

LUKOIL signs heads of agreement on project in Kazakh sector of Caspian sea

At the 23rd St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, President of LUKOIL Vagit Alekperov and Chairman of the Management Board of JSC NC KazMunayGaz Alik Aidarbayev have signed Heads of Agreement on the I-P-2 block located in the Kazakh Sector of the Caspian Sea. The Heads of Agreement call for...

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/lukoil-signs-heads-of-agreement-on-project-in-kazakh-sector-of-caspian-sea/

Gazprom Neft, Repsol and Shell to develop major exploration cluster on Gydan Peninsula

Gazprom Neft, Repsol and Shell have signed a memorandum of understanding at this years St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, establishing a JV to develop the Leskinsky and Pukhutsyayakhsky license blocks on the Gydan Peninsula. The document was signed by Vadim Yakovlev, first deputy CEO,...

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/gazprom-neft-repsol-and-shell-to-develop-major-exploration-cluster-on-gydan-peninsula/

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