Crude oil is a complex mixture of substances at varying ratios and in most cases contains at least some salt water. Even after desalination some of this brine remains dissolved in the crude and gradually sinks to the bottom of the cargo oil tank during…
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“ A lot of large corporations want to support so-called ‘start-ins’ in order to bring new ideas into the commercial arena,” says Bjørn-Johan Vartdal, who is responsible for the incubator programme at DNV GL – Maritime. But he knows that coaxing the ent…
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The primitive approaches to brick-building famously used by Egyptians and Mesopotamians may seem light years away from the construction techniques harnessed in today’s maritime and offshore industries. However, the creation and architecture of the earl…
From composite evolution to vessel construction revolution Read More »
October has been the best performing month of 2020 in terms of US exports of the goods outlined in the ‘Phase One’ trade agreement between the US and China. Export values of these goods totalled USD 10.3 billion, breaking the previous high of USD 7.8b …
‘Phase One’ agreement boosts exports and doubles volumes from last year Read More »
A first draft of the BIMCO Force Majeure Clause will be presented for review at the BIMCO Documentary Committee meeting 25-26 January 2021. BIMCO’s new Force Majeure Clause is advancing and will provide a high threshold for invoking it in order to avoi…
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