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Wednesday, 21 December 16
CLEANING THE OCEANS FROM PLASTIC - SOPHIE COTZIAS
 2016 is coming to a close and it finds us in preparation for the 2017 enforcement of the Ballast Water Treatment Systems. We naturally are in thought and preparation of the necessary cleaning of the ocean waters, which we utilize for the ballasting of our vessels. The cleanliness, or rather the not-so-cleanliness, of our Seas has become an issue in our business minds as well as our environmental consciousness.
An admirable young Dutch man, Boyan Slat, has triggered a viral interest and after a TEDx Talk and a huge crowdfunding campaign, more than 40,000 people from 160 countries donated in excess of 2.2 million Euros, for his plans to help deal with the growing environmental issue of Ocean plastic. He recently had the ‘North Sea Prototype’ -which investigates the survivability of the design- installed with the involvement of Boskalis. This has deployed a 100 meter-long barrier segment in the North Sea and it will remain there, for a year, testing this system in open waters for the first time. It has now been in place since June 2016.
The so called ‘Ghost nets’ are discarded fishing nets, many meters in diameter, notorious for ensnaring sea life and ship propellers. After the North Sea prototype, the intention is to carry out an aerial survey, conducting visuals over the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, also creating ‘3D images of ghost nets which can be up to 80 meters and weigh up to a ton!’ Boyan Slat explains: “We are also preparing the pilot project where the main focus of our engineering team is how the Ocean Cleanup Array (possibly up to 100 km) can be kept at its location and anchored to the seabed in a cost effective manner and in such massive depths (the ocean is 4.5 km deep at the planned site). It is important to stress that this barrier is very different from an oil boom, which is only used for a few days – the Ocean Cleanup Array has to be in place for 10 years!”
The Ocean Cleanup (a Dutch foundation developing advanced technologies to clean the oceans from plastic) results in a revenue stream, as the recycling of plastic is a high grade material that is utilized in many of our household items. This young man, Boyan Slat, is the CEO and founder of the Ocean Cleanup. He stresses that the initial findings of the expeditions have shown us that we must urgently deal with this growing accumulation of plastic.
On the road to the 2020 Cleanup there are some important milestones to be met, like the 2016 North Sea Prototype, which investigates the survivability of the design and the Aerial Expedition that took place in late September/early October this year, to accurately quantify ghost nets. It will then be followed by the first operational pilot system in Pacific Waters by late 2017.
The Ocean is the engine of all life and our business is also dependent on this. The blue heart of the planet needs our conscious contribution to ensure its support to our wellbeing. Our wish should be sharing Marine biologist Sylvia Earle’s vision, to involve ourselves in one of the many organizations like www.5gyres.org, www.conservation.org/OceanPollution, www.mission-blue.org/act, www.plasticoceans.org and the www.theoceancleanup.com mentioned above. Conscious awareness of the problem will ensure a better cleaner Ocean life.
As loads of people tweet we’re all so glad that there is hope.
By Sophie Cotzias
Managing Director
Cotzias Intermodal Shipping Inc.
Compiled by:
Intermodal Research & Valuations
Analysts:
Ms. Eva Tzima
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Friday, 08 December 17
U.S. WEEKLY COAL PRODUCTION UP 11.6 PER CENT WEEK OVER WEEK, EIA DATA SHOWS
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Thursday, 07 December 17
SUPRAMAX: CHINA TO INDIA FIXING AT MID US$ 8000 - FEARNLEYS
Supramax
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Thursday, 07 December 17
THE ROLE OF COAL - AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH - BENJAMIN SPORTON, WCA
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Wednesday, 06 December 17
SHIPPING MARKET INSIGHT - VASILIS VASILEIOU
Moving towards the end of 2017, we are facing a relatively slack period of business in the ship repair sector. The repair market has already mature ...
Tuesday, 05 December 17
DOES BITCOIN HAVE A FUTURE IN SHIPPING? - ALIBRA SHIPPING
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- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
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- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
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- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
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- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
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- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
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- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
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- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- White Energy Company Limited
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Planning Commission, India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- The University of Queensland
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Australian Coal Association
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Parliament of New Zealand
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
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