Shipping-distances

Tuesday, 27 September 2022

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MOL to build Berthing Aid System for its vessels

The Manila Times 27 Sep 2022

The Berthing Aid System is seen to prevent accidents whenever large ships dock and leave quays ... Through the camera and a LiDAR, the relative distance between the quay and the ship's hull is constantly measured and displayed on the screen so that the crew is aware of the ship's position with the quay in real-time.

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Build a fine vessel to sail through your financial life

Finger Lakes Times 27 Sep 2022

Fortunately for readers, his father, Lars Helgesen, was a Norwegian Merchant Marine during World War II, and his ship was part of a convoy delivering goods and supplies from the U.S ... The whole point of the convoy was to keep ships traveling together at an appropriate distance so as to make them more difficult targets for German U-boats.

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New York now the busiest shipping port in the US, leapfrogging California

New York Post 26 Sep 2022

shipping. Amtrak cancels all long-distance trains ahead of impending rail worker strike. Solomon Islands asks navies not to send ships pending review ... First ship carrying Ukrainian grain leaves the port of Odesa ... A cargo ship in Bayonne, New Jersey.Getty Images.

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Russian oil diversion post-EU sanctions to raise shipping hurdles

FX Empire 26 Sep 2022

This corresponds to nearly a 3% increase in shipping activity measured in ton-miles, he said. A ton-mile is defined as one ton of freight shipped one mile and reflects the volume and the distance shipped ... However, ship-to-ship transfers will be required for large vessels, he added.

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APPEC EU sanctions, price cap on Russian oil to raise shipping hurdles

Reuters 26 Sep 2022

This corresponds to nearly a 3% increase in shipping activity measured in ton-miles, he said. A ton-mile is defined as one ton of freight shipped one mile and reflects the volume and the distance shipped. A key challenge faced by trading houses will be the shortage of smaller Aframax vessels necessary to ship Russian oil, he said.

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Ukraine urges EU to help make emergency food routes permanent

FX Empire 26 Sep 2022

By Philip Blenkinsop ... Its grain and sunflower seed exports have risen from 200,000 tonnes in the month after Russia’s Feb ... Solsky recognised shipping was cheaper, but for crops in western Ukraine the distance to Baltic ports was no further than to the Black Sea, where Ukraine would face an “unpredictable neighbour” even after the war ... Advertisement.

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They leaped at the chance to hook mahi-mahi. But L.A.’s hottest fish is hard to catch

The Los Angeles Times 26 Sep 2022

It was just after 6 a.m., and the Enterprise was speeding past container ships on its way out of Long Beach ... The mood was sleepy but buoyant as the ship made its way through the dark azure water, which plunges some 2,000 feet ... The Enterprise had been meandering after such signs for close to an hour when a pod of dolphins appeared in the distance.

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Why buy local food? Because it's fresher, healthier, safer

Daily Advance 25 Sep 2022

Farm stands, and other local growers offer the freshest produce around, yet much of the food being purchased by consumers has been shipped to our local chains, often from long distances in refrigerated trucks ... Crops are picked at their peak instead of being picked early to be shipped and distributed.

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$300,000 a day: LNG freight rates scale new heights

Splash24/7 25 Sep 2022

The scramble to source gas from ever further distances has pushed the LNG shipping sector to new extraordinary highs ... “LNG carrier rates continue to see strong upwards momentum due to a very tight ship available list,” a recent report from Jefferies observed, adding that the ...

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To rent or buy? What's in store for the clothing rental industry in Canada

Moosejaw Today 25 Sep 2022

"It was actually very surprising ... This would involve a strong understanding of the community the business operates in, the use of high-quality Canada-made items from ethical brands, finding ways to clean and repair clothes in a way that isn't harmful to the environment, and avoiding long-distance shipping ... So it's been crazy busy." ... 25, 2022 ... .

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Cork port looks to the future

Irish Independent 25 Sep 2022

... at Cobh, beyond Haulbowline, an island still scarred by the wasteland left behind by the Irish Steel works and from where the Irish navy sends its ships to protect vast territorial waters.The 690ft liner appears almost as tall in the distance as Cobh’s famous cathedral.

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THINGS TO DO: 321 Lime House at Carib Brewery Taste of Trinidad & Tobago Underway ...

Space Coast Daily 25 Sep 2022

“We have a huge market share in the Caribbean and we chose Cape Canaveral as our North American brewing home as we needed a location where we could make beverages for North America without the latent problems of shipping product long distances from overseas,” said Asa Sealy, Marketing Director.

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THINGS TO DO: 321 Lime House at Carib Brewery Will Give You Taste of Trinidad ...

Space Coast Daily 24 Sep 2022

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Late-night laughs

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 24 Sep 2022

Fit for a queen ... “The procession was lengthy, with King Charles and siblings walking behind the coffin for nearly one and a half hours. That’s not easy ... Yeah ... It’s never a good sign when even the White House is trying to distance itself from the president, is it?” – James Corden. TrumpedIn the wake of Ron DeSantis shipping immigrants to Massachusetts . ... .

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Secret shipment of Russian oil reaching Europe: Report

Anadolu Agency 23 Sep 2022

24, as many as 41 vessels made ship-to-ship transfers of oil off the coast of Greece with tankers that left Russia and then arrived at European ports ... Changes in the vessels' draft, the distance from the waterline to the bottom of the hull, which increases when a ship is heavily loaded, were checked to determine the number of ship-to-ship transfers.