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Environmentalists and Nuclear Power? It’s Complicated
Ships and Shipping Apr 18, 2018 | 13:02 pmThis week: Environmentalists and nuclear power make odd bedfellows, the world’s shipping sector charts a course, and a handy guide helps you reduce your own carbon footprint.
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Polluters on the High Seas
Ships and Shipping Apr 6, 2018 | 14:02 pmThe International shipping industry is a major emitter of greenhouse gases but has been slow to address the problem.
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After 131 Years, Message in a Bottle Found on Australian Beach
Ships and Shipping Mar 7, 2018 | 12:07 pmThe message was tossed from a German ship in June 1886. This year, an Australian woman noticed the thick green glass poking through the sand.
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Taiwan Citizens Accused of Violating U.N. Sanctions on North Korea
Ships and Shipping Jan 31, 2018 | 03:00 amThe case comes after another Taiwanese citizen has faced accusations of conducting trade in violation of United Nations sanctions against North Korea.
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In the Great Lakes, They’re Battling Ice, and Time. Take a Look.
Ships and Shipping Jan 18, 2018 | 03:00 amWith temperatures dipping, ice accumulating, and a deadline looming to close locks, ships race in January to get where they are going on the Great Lakes.
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On the Waterfront, a Mob Watchdog Is Fighting to Survive
Ships and Shipping Jan 17, 2018 | 10:56 amThe survival of the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor, whose 65-year mission has been to root out corruption, is threatened by a New Jersey law.
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How to Build a Ship in a Bottle
Ships and Shipping Jan 12, 2018 | 03:00 amStart with a clear-glass bottle. Expect exasperation.
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South Korea Seizes Ship Suspected of Sending Oil to North Korea
Ships and Shipping Dec 29, 2017 | 01:35 amThe seizure of the Lighthouse Winmore was revealed after President Trump accused China of secretly transferring petroleum to North Korean ships.
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5 Offbeat Communities: Micronationalists, Mildly Offensive Fiber Artists and More
Ships and Shipping Dec 13, 2017 | 11:10 amWhat do our readers care about? Some like to construct characters and recreate imaginary worlds, while others like to crochet mildly offensive sayings onto a quilt.
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Amid Puerto Rico Disaster, Hospital Ship Admitted Just 6 Patients a Day
Ships and Shipping Dec 6, 2017 | 03:00 amThe Comfort, a hospital ship, saved lives while on a relief mission to Puerto Rico, but its admissions process was a continuous work in progress.
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From The Press
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Israeli Shekel(ILS)/Euro(EUR)
Israeli Shekel(ILS)/Euro(EUR)
1.00 ILS = 0.22942 EUR1.00 EUR =4.35876 ILSConverter --Historical
Source: Israeli Shekel(ILS) / Euro(EUR) Currency Converter
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Asia Pacific air cargo growth moderate but still positive in March
Asia Pacific air cargo growth moderate but still positive in March
Asia Pacific carriers saw "more moderate but still positive growth in air cargo demand" during March as international air passenger markets reported "firm" increases versus the same year in 2017.Preliminary traffic figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA)...
Source: aircargonews.net
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March dip for cargo at Changi Airport
March dip for cargo at Changi Airport
Singapore's Changi Airport saw cargo shipments dip 0.6% to 187,550 tonnes in March, compared to the same period last year.For the first quarter of this year, Changi Airport registered a 3.6% increase in airfreight to 512,080 tonnes. Japan and South[…]
Source: aircargonews.net
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Antonov offers An-124s to fill SALIS gap
Antonov offers An-124s to fill SALIS gap
Antonov Company is ready to provide additional support to NATOs' Strategic Airlift International Solution (SALIS) programme with "the necessary number of An-124-100 aircraft".The offer from Ukrainian-owned Antonov comes after Russia's Volga-Dnepr Group served notice that it...
Source: aircargonews.net
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UK MPs to study freight and Brexit
UK MPs to study freight and Brexit
Westminster MPs have today launched an inquiry into the effect of Brexit on the UK's freight sector.Parliament's Transport Committee, made up of MPs from all parties, is offering freight operators and their "diverse customers", the opportunity to specify their "different...
Source: aircargonews.net
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UK ministers in Brexit talks with aviation industry
UK ministers in Brexit talks with aviation industry
UK government ministers have met with representatives from the country's aviation industry to discuss how the sector can "continue to flourish" after Brexit.Transport Secretary Chris Grayling and Steve Baker, Minister for Exiting the European Union (EU), saw senior representatives from...
Source: aircargonews.net
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Cargolux surges to $122m net profit in 2017
Cargolux surges to $122m net profit in 2017
Cargolux Airlines saw 2017 full year net profit after taxes reach $122.3m, compared with a prior year $5.5m for the European freighter aircraft operator.For the first time in its history, the Cargolux Group exceeded one million chargeable tonnes flown, as[…]
Source: aircargonews.net
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Paint-a-freighter and win $50,000 in cash
Paint-a-freighter and win $50,000 in cash
China's SF Airlines has launched a competition to create a livery for the two ex-Jade Cargo Boeing 747 freighters that it bought online last year.Prizes totalling $100,000 can be won by "creative talents" around the world who enter the competition,[…]
Source: aircargonews.net
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DB Schenker starts work on new Dubai airport hub
DB Schenker starts work on new Dubai airport hub
DB Schenker has started work on its second logistics center in Dubai, located next to Dubai World Central airport.The 35,000 sq m temperature-controlled warehouse, with a 3,500 sq m mezzanine area for value-added services, is the largest investment in the[…]
Source: aircargonews.net
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Air cargo set for index-linked BSAs and derivatives
Air cargo set for index-linked BSAs and derivatives
The air cargo industry could have its first index-linked block space agreements (BSA) completed within six months while a derivatives market is also being launched.Shipping derivatives broker Freight Investor Services (FIS) and rate index TAC Index have teamed up to[…]
Source: aircargonews.net
