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Yangshan Green Ship of the Year

22 Nisan 2013 Pazartesi 10:47

SINGAPORE's APL, a part of the global shipping and logistics group NOL, has become the first container shipping line to receive the Green Ship of the Year award launched at the 2013 International Maritime Awards.

NYK Receives Japan’s Award Nippon Yusen Kaisha and the Monohakobi Technology Institute (MTI), an NYK Group company, have received Japan’s 2012 Minister of the Environment Award.		Maersk Line Wins Award On 26 November, Maersk Line won two prestigious awards at the Middle East & Indian Subcontinent Awards, one of the region’s most well recognised annual maritime events.

Fish consumption in Turkey A professional organization in the fishing sector, the Sea Industrialists' Association (DESAD) organized a panel titled, “Why is fish consumption so low in our country?” DESAD Executive Board Chairman Niyazi Önen, said in his opening speech.		Large Impact on Seabed Not only physical forces such as tides and sand transport but also small organisms such as molluscs, tube worms and sea urchins have a large impact on seabed formation.

House or Boat seems unclear Is it a house or a boat? Does a coffee mug float? The Supreme Court struggled with all types of questions Monday as it tried to figure out what kind of floating structures fall under maritime law.		Super-trawler company to fight A company that wants to operate a super-trawler in Australian waters vowed on Wednesday to fight an environmental ban set to be imposed by the government on the giant vessel.

New way to tag great whites The scientists and fishermen on board the Ocearch, a repurposed crabbing vessel, received word that their scouting boat had hooked a great white shark, sparking a flurry of activity.		Super-trawler to call home The controversial super-trawler Margiris will undergo a name change and will officially call Brisbane home, but it might not even visit the city's port.

Commerical vessels The Norwalk Harbor Management Commission's Application Review Committee tabled action Tuesday night on a request by the city to allow commercial vessels "unrestricted" use of the visitors' docks at Veterans Memorial Park.		Supreme Court To Decide As yachts go, Fane Lozeman’s vessel was no Queen Mary. First of all, the two-story, 60-foot boat had no name, motor or way of being steered.

FV Margiris is no cute fishing boat One of the world's largest fishing vessels is on its way to Australia.		Government Still in Denial The first independent scientific investigation of the marine life contamination in Gladstone harbour still hasn’t prompted the Government to suspend the likely cause of the ecological crisis, Senator Larissa Waters said today.

A.S.A.'s Final Implementation The American Salvage Association (ASA) expressed its recognition for the final implementation of Salvage and Marine Firefighting Regulations (SMFF), 33 Code of Federal Regulations Part 155 Subpart I, for tank vessels that went into effect on February 22,		Gulf water is at risk Today, the world is celebrating World Water Day. In Kuwait, where the climate is desert hot and water resources are already poor, the demand of water has increased. The local production of water depends on distillation stations which take water from the s

Dolphinarium plans create protest Opposition to the construction of a dolphinarium in southwestern Turkey is mounting, leading concerned residents to hope that plans for the new facility may be permanently shelved.		Sailors appeared 1.4 M Years Ago Human ancestors left Africa not only by land but also by sea, recent findings of Russian archeologists on Socotra island show.

NMFS accepts bass regulations The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) issued an emergency order on Tuesday that accepts recommendations for black sea bass increases by the Mid-Atlantic Council?s Scientific and Statistical Committee.		Titanic ticket belonging to last A ticket for the Titanic's ill-fated voyage that belonged to the last survivor with memories of the disaster sold to a collector from the United States at a British auction Saturday.

Gotheborg relives history on seas A replica of the Swedish East India Company's 18th century merchant ship, the Gotheborg, was welcomed back home with fanfare and festive celebrations on Saturday.		Baby killer whale beach in Mexico A two-week old killer whale was being nursed back to health Sunday in a marine park after beaching itself along Mexico's Pacific Coast.