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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, 04 August 17
U.S. WEEKLY COAL OUTPUT UP 4.4% W/W - EIA
COALspot.com – U.S., the world’s second largest coal producers have produced approximately totaled an estimated 16.1 million short tonn ...
Friday, 04 August 17
IMPORTED COAL CONTINUES TO BE A COMPETITIVE, SAFE AND RELIABLE ENERGY SOURCE FOR GERMANY - VDKI
COALspot.com: Worldwide hard coal production in 2016 declined by 3.8% to 6.7 billion tonnes.
According to the Germany Coal Importers Associati ...
Thursday, 03 August 17
SUPRAMAX: INDO TO CHINA COAL ROUNDS ARE GETTING FIXED AROUND MID $8000 - FEARNLEYS
In the Pacific rates have remained weak and under pressure this week with most routes softening.
Indo/China coal rounds are getting fixed arou ...
Thursday, 03 August 17
BUMI RESOURCES COAL SALES RELATIVELY FLAT AT 41.5 MILLION TONS IN 1H' 17; REPORTS US$162.3 MILLION PROFIT IN FIRST SEMESTER
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Wednesday, 02 August 17
SHIPPING MARKET INSIGHT - GIANNIS ANDRITSOPOULOS
During the duration of the first half of the year, the dry bulk market saw intense buying interest that boosted SnP prices significantly. We saw a ...
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- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
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- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
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- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
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- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
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- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
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- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
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- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
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- The University of Queensland
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- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
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- VISA Power Limited - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
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- Deloitte Consulting - India
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- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Planning Commission, India
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- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
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- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
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- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
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- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
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- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
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- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
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- Australian Coal Association
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
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- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
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- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- White Energy Company Limited
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
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- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- The Treasury - Australian Government
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