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Venice Offshore-Onshore port system

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtNNWxa3wG8 The European Union has granted EUR 9.7 million to Italy’s Port of Venice and Rimorchiatori Riuniti Panfido to co-finance the construction of the prototype of a Mama Vessel. The Mama Vessel prototype is a part of the Poseidon Med II project, approved in 2014 under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) project, with a total budget of EUR 53.2 million. The EU funds will cover the final design and construction of the prototype Mama Vessel, or technically, Semi Submersible Barge Transporter. Positioned 8 miles offshore, where the sea bed is at least 20 metres deep, the platform will harbour an energy terminal and a container terminal able to accommodate up to two latest generation container ships simultaneously.In the outbreak, I was outspoken with you propecia before and after has changed my existence. It has become much more fun, and now I have to run. Just as it is incredible to sit.

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POSEIDON MED: ‘Med Sea into the Gas Era’

  Panayiotis Mitrou, Marine Research, Development & Innovation Manager, Lloyd’s Register presentation during the 2015 GREEN4SEA Forum. Talking about sustainability, Poseidon Med is the project which aims to revive the shipping sector through the planning and executing of a smooth transition for East Mediterranean shipping to a new era, the Gas era. This presentation aims at presenting the opportunity arising from the adoption of  LNG as a marine fuel and how this can, in the context of challenges ahead and the respective European Union policies, foster maritime competitiveness, support the shipbuilding and marine manufacturing industry and safeguard shipping against the forthcoming regulatory changes.   Talking about sustainability, Poseidon Med is the project, which aims to revive the shipping sector in the eastern Mediterranean area and lead it to a new era, what we call the gas era through a smooth transition. It is about planning and having the whole solution in order to move forward. Thus, we will see how and why this new era may constitute a great opportunity for our area in particular. There’s a turmoil ahead we have in our area and we are not talking about ECAs, the EU and the global Sulphur cap, which will come in 2020 ...

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Poseidon Med technical workshop on LNG vessels

  Poseidon Med technical workshop on LNG vessels as fuel installations was held at the Lloyd’s Register (LR) premises in Piraeus last week. Partners from Greece, Cyprus and Italy, including shipping companies, ports, authorities, designers and engine manufacturers gathered to discuss on technology and requirements to render the adoption of LNG as marine fuel safe, feasible and sustainable. For the first time, regional stakeholders had the chance to express their views on issues like Simultaneous Operations (SIMOPS), engines retrofits, quantity and quality while an update on technology and the framework including the status of the IGF Code and Risk assessment methodology were discussed in detail in an open consultation session. The project technical activity leaders, Hellenic Lloyd’s (LR), EPE/ HelenGi, NAP and Oceanfinance had the chance to provide an update of the work currently in progress and the roadmap to completion until the end of 2015. On the 2nd day of the meeting Minoan Lines and Superfast Ferries, partners to the project, took part in two vessel specific technical workshops. These comprised two pilot cases, a passenger ferry serving the Adriatic Lines and a passenger ferry serving the Crete lines. The technical scope had been to carry out a conceptual ...

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