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VESSEL REVIEW | RIBs to support UN relief efforts in DR Congo
UAE boat builder Asis Boats recently delivered two new rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) to be operated by the United Nations’ World Food Programme. The...
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EDITORIAL | Dramatic reduction in ferry fatalities in 2022
Following a very poor year for known ferry fatalities in 2021, the year 2022 saw a big improvement with the known death toll almost halved from 1,378...
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Over 100 feared dead after river boat capsizes in DR Congo
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have confirmed that 145 people are missing and are presumed dead after a boat capsized and sank...
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COLUMN | Holiday Shorts Part Two: books and music [Offshore Accounts]
As the out of office messages continue to ping back, and the summer holiday season draws on, it’s time to share a few more ideas for poolside reading...
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COLUMN | Mind the gap: Europe’s LNG shortage provides opportunity [Offshore Accounts]
Following Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, Europe is trying desperately to reduce dependence on Russian hydrocarbons. Sending Vladimir Putin billions...
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EDITORIAL | 2021 – A bad year for ferry fatalities
Following an excellent performance in 2020 when the global ferry fatality toll was the lowest since the Baird Maritime Passenger Vessel Accident database...
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EDITORIAL | Fatal ferry accidents – Some improvers, some backsliders
Since I compiled my major study of fatal ferry accidents covering the period 1966 to 2015, there have been some significant changes in the order of...
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ICTSI to more than double container capacity in DR Congo’s Matadi Port
International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) has, together with local partners, initiated the second phase expansion of its Matadi Gateway Terminal...
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Congo ferry sinking death toll reaches 45
The death toll from a recent incident wherein a passenger ferry capsized and sank in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has now climbed to 45, local...
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