Nicaragua’s planned $50 billion canal project is “fraught with risks and uncertainties,” and could cause more harm than good unless the government and its Chinese builder fund a host of mitigation measures, an environmental consultancy said.The 172-mile (278 km), Chinese-backed project to rival the Panama Canal is one of the world’s most ambitious infrastructure schemes, but it has been met with widespread incredulity, especially over its source of funding and planned 2020 completion deadline.The social and environmental impact study by the consultancy, Environmental Resources Management Ltd,
카리브해나 지중해를 거대 요트를 타고 유람하는 것도 재미있는 일이지만 추위를 두려워하지 않는 좀 더 모험적인 요트인들과 더불어 새로운 탐험선에 현금을 가득 채워보는 것도 요트 매니아들에게는 재미있는 일이 될 수 있다.북극항해를 위해 특별히 건조된 SeaXplorer호라고 하는 새 요트가 최근 모나코 요트쇼에서 그 모습을 드러냈는데 “인생의 변화가 이국적 문화와 장엄한 야생지역 그리고 스펙타클한 황무지와 조우하다!”라는 재밌는 슬로건을 내걸고 있다.SeaXplorer호의 주목할 만한 특징 중에 하나는 이른바 북극 규정을 따르도록 설계돼있어, 강화된 이중선체 구조가 장거리 운항동안 선박의 전반적 내항 능력에 영향을 주지 않으면서도 얼음을 깨나갈 수 있도록 건조됐다는 점이다.SeaXplorer호는 65에서 100미터에 이르기까지 세 종류가 있으며 네덜란드의 호화 수퍼요트 건조사인 AMELS와 역시 네덜란드에 기반을 둔 DAMEN사간의 협력하에 개발됐다. DAMEN사는 다양한 상업선박과 더불어 항만 예인선부터 보안, 방어 선박까지 공공부문의 특수선박을 건조하는 조선소이다.SeaXplorer호에는 또한 헬기착륙장과 감압실(선택사항)이 달린 최고의 다이빙센터, 개방교량
China is probing shipping companies over allegations that they have been levying arbitrary and excessive charges, following complaints from foreign trade firms, the country’s cabinet said.The State Council has ordered seven departments including the country’s top economic planner, transport and trade ministries to investigate alleged double charges on imports and exports and other illegal fees, according to a notice posted on the cabinet’s website.For instance, terminal handling charges at some ports have surged to 1,200 yuan ($188) per container from 700 yuan last year, while container-seal f
The recent firm sentiment across much of the tanker market has supported relatively significant ordering levels, which has taken the combined crude and products orderbook to 670 vessels of a combined 82.4m dwt at the start of September, equivalent to 17% of the fleet and 13.2m dwt higher than at the start of 2015. But, beyond the cover, how does the tanker orderbook read?An Intriguing OpeningIn the first nine months of 2015 a total of 166 crude and products tankers have been ordered, compared to 208 in full year 2014. Of these orders, 110 of a combined 22.4m dwt have been for crude tankers, th
전 세계 조선해양분야 리더들이 아름다운 해양도시 부산에 모여 세계 경제 속 조선해양분야의 새로운 역할 및 업계 동향을 논의한다.한국선급(KR, 회장 박범식)은 한국산업단지공단, 한국조선해양기자재공업협동조합, 한국해양대학교 등과 조선해양 기자재 산업 국제 컨퍼런스인 코마린 컨퍼런스 2015(KORMARINE CONFERENCE 2015)를 오는 10월 20일부터 22일까지 부산 벡스코에서 공동 개최한다.최근 급속히 진행되는 지구온난화 및 환경오염으로 인해 조선 및 해양플랜트 산업에도 녹색기술의 필요성이 대두됨에 따라 코마린 컨퍼런스 2015는 'Green Technology, Green Opportunity'를 주제로 개최돼 그린 테크놀로지(Green Technology)에 대한 의식을 고취시키고, 새로운 비전을 제시할 예정이다.한국선급에서는 이형철 사업본부장과 김창욱 기술본부장이 법규 세션을, 피터 스위프트(Peter M. Swift) 유럽위원회 의장이 마켓 세션의 좌장을 맡고, 김연태 기술개발팀장이 선박제조연비지수(EEDI, Energy Efficiency Design Index) 준수, 김양곤 책임검사원이 선박 배출가스 기술, 안화용 선임검사원이 고망간강
With the opening of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) through the Russian arctic earlier this month, the two major shipping routes through the Arctic are now both officially open for business.The NSR, running entirely in arctic waters along the Russian coast, opened this year on September 3rd following the opening of the Northeast Passage on August 18th and the Northwest Passage, across Canada and Alaska, on September 1, according to the Global Ice Center (GIC) at Weathernews, a private weather service company headquartered in Japan.This year marks the first time both passages have opened since 201
Shipping freight rates for transporting containers from ports in Asia to Northern Europe jumped 29 per cent to US$763 per 20-foot container (TEU) this week data from the Shanghai Shipping Exchange showed.It was the second consecutive week with rises of more than 25 per cent for spot rates on the world’s busiest route but with a combined increase of US$294 it is far from the earlier announced hike by all major container shipping companies of US$1,000.Freight rates on the route have tanked this year due to overcapacity in vessels and sluggish demand for goods to be transported. Spot rates genera
라틴 아메리카 및 카리브해 지역 경제위원회(ECLAC)는 해당 지역에서의 상위 20개 컨테이너 항만을 보여주는 정보 그래픽을 발표했다.ECLAC에 따르면 해당 지역의 컨테이너 화물량은 전년 대비 1.3% 늘어나 총 4천7백만 TEU에 이르는 것으로 나타났다.최대 항만은 그림에서 보듯 파나마의 발보아 항만으로 지난해에 340만 TEU 이상을 처리했다.라틴 아메리카는 여전히 전도가 유망한 지역으로 여겨지고 있으며 APM 같은 터미널 운영사들은 컬럼비아 카르타헤나(Cartagena)항에 다목적 터미널을 운영할 의도가 있다고 최근 전했다.(자료 제공 : www.porttechnology.org)
Less than 60 bulkers were contracted in the first seven months of 2015, a drop of 91% y-o-y, and down from more than 1,200 in full year 2013. Combined with the firm pace of deliveries, this has led to a 20% decline in the bulkcarrier orderbook since the start of 2015. Deliveries are expected to remain firm in the short-term, but the lack of recent ordering could help to significantly slow fleet growth beyond 2016.Bulkcarrier contracting has been stifled this year by the weak market conditions and challenging outlook, with year to date earnings averaging $7,000/day. Only 58 vessels have been or
Chinese state-owned liner Cosco is pressing forward with plans to boost shipments along the Arctic route, offering the Asian giant another string to its trade and logistics bow, according to Alaska Dispatch News.Travelling via the Arctic route means vessels can slash the time it takes to go from Asia to Europe and vice versa. Utilising the Arctic routes is not without risk, however.There have been various warnings regarding how Arctic shipping regulations are riddled with gaps, and how, if the route is used en masse, emissions in the region would soar 600% by 2025.Even more shockingly, melting