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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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Thursday, 14 September 17
THE FIRM COAL TRADE IS SUPPORTING SUPRAS; FIXING AROUND LOW $13000 WITH DELIVERY THAILAND - FEARNLEYS
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This week has brought Supras firm rates and numerous orders. Scrap orders from Cont to Med still pay $11000 and Fertilizer from Baltic t ...
Thursday, 14 September 17
KOMIPO INVITED BIDS FOR 5700 NAR BITUMINOUS COAL FOR BORYEONG POWER PLANT; 390K MT FOR NOV LOADING
COALspot.com: South Korea state-owned utility Korea Midland Power (KOMIPO) issued an another new tender for 390,000 Metric Tons of Bituminous coal ...
Wednesday, 13 September 17
U.S. COAL EXPORTS FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 2017 WERE 55% HIGHER COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD IN 2016 - EIA
COALspot.com: EIA expects the share of U.S. total utility-scale electricity generation from natural gas to fall from an average of 34% in 2016 to a ...
Wednesday, 13 September 17
SOME THOUGHTS ON NORTH KOREA, US & CHINA - THEODORE NTALAKOS
The trade volume between North Korea and China is more than $5 billion per year. 83% of North Korea's exports end up in China; similarly, about ...
Tuesday, 12 September 17
NEWCASTLE FOB PRICES ROSE STRONGLY AND ARE NOW THREATENING TO BREAK THROUGH US$100/T - DANIEL HYNES
COALspot.com: The rise in crude oil market supported further gains in thermal coal, says Daniel Hynes Senior Commodity Strategist at ANZ.
Acco ...
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- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
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- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
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- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
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- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
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- Agrawal Coal Company - India
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- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
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- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
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- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Economic Council, Georgia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
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- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
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- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
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- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Parliament of New Zealand
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- Minerals Council of Australia
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- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
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- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
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- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
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- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
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- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Planning Commission, India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- MS Steel International - UAE
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- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
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- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
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- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
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- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
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- White Energy Company Limited
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- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
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- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
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- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
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- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
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- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
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