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Traditional Male Dominance Threatened The maritime sector has traditionally been male dominated yet things appear to be changing.Women mariners are slowly entering the profession at different levels ranging from hospitality at cruise and ferry vessels ,container terminals, stevedoring, engineering, nautical and outright ownership of lines. Control of a Fifth of World Freight Credit ;MSC Captain
Acquisition of Philly Shipyard Hanwha Systems and Hanwha Ocean have acquired Philly Shipyard and strategic plans are in place to invest $100 million to globally expand defense and shipbuilding operations . Philly Shipyard is a leading U.S. shipbuilder that has delivered around half of the merchant navy vessels in the United States since the year
Reko Diq Copper Gold Logistics A massive ore ship has been constructed by China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) having the capacity to transport 400,000 metric ton deadweight (DWT) roughly equivalent to 6000 freight train carriages. Sailing under the Hong Kong flag it has a draught of 23m and a fuel bunker allowing it to transport
South Korea Summit with Central Asian Countries South Korea 's summit with 5 Central Asian countries is an integral component of its fresh diplomatic strategy for Central Asia euphemistically termed as “Korea-Central Asia K Silk Road.” President Yoon Suk Yeol is embarking on state visits to Central Asian nations namely Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to
Deep Sea Mining & Diamonds Deep Sea Mining involves the extraction of valuable minerals from the ocean or seabed using specialised and sophisticated ships designed for the purpose of deep sea mining so that mining operations are not disrupted by unpredictable weather conditions that usually prevail and have the facilities on board to excavate deep
South Korea Offshore Oil & Gas Exploration Kicks off The South Korean government has approved a large scale project of offshore exploration and drilling in the reserve off Yeongil Bay in Pohang to tap the country's massive gas and oil reserves estimated at 14 billion barrels (bbls0 . This may turn out to be one
South Korea's Net Zero Delayed by its LNG Development & Expansion Korea's main LNG imports are from Qatar ,Uzbekistan and Yemen. Globally the liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker fleet comprised of 734 vessels in the year 2022 including floating storage units. South Korea is the third largest LNG importing country with Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS)
India concludes Agreement with Iran on Chabahar Port India's Foreign Minister, S Jaishankar highlighted the broader regional benefits of its recently inked ten year port agreement with Iran ignoring words of caution from the United States which may result in invocation of sanctions against India. The Indian Foreign Minister in defence of the agreement called
Floating Solar Panels Reduce Evaporation in Saudi Arabia Oasis Floating solar panels are eulogised as a remarkable innovation in the realm of renewable energy and water conservation and as a replacement for fossil fuel. By harnessing solar power on water reservoirs , lakes, and protected harbour areas these installations generate clean energy as well as
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is a joint venture between the states of New York and New Jersey established in 1921 through an an interstate bi agency compact. The Port of New York is the main gateway of the Eastern Seaboard of North
