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maritime accidents rise 4.2% to 636 in 8 months

MARITIME ACCIDENT: Disabled freighter towed to Lavrio anchorage

General cargo ship MARE I has been disabled in Myrtoan sea, south of southernmost Attica, Greece, according to FleetMon. It stated: “General cargo ship MARE I was disabled in the evening Oct 13 in Myrtoan sea, south of southernmost Attica, Greece, while en route from Diliskelesi Turkey to Port de Sagunt Spain, Balearic sea. “Understood […]

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OPEC plans First Ministerial Roundtable on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development for oil-producing countries

Barkindo, Kyari, others to speak at Nigeria’s energy correspondents 2021 conference

Secretary General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, Mohammed Barkindo will sit as the Special Honorary Conference Chairman at the upcoming 2021 conference of the Association Of Energy Correspondents of Nigeria, NAEC slated for November 2. The conference which will combine attributes of both physical and virtual due to the COVID-19 restrictions,

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OPEC daily basket price stood at $61.70 a barrel

OPEC takes part in Russian Energy Week

OPEC Secretary General, HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, participated in two key panel discussions during the 2021 edition of Russian Energy Week (REW) in Moscow. The Secretary General took part in sessions on ‘The Future of Traditional Energy: Is the World Ready to Eschew Hydrocarbons’ and ‘International Energy Organization Dialogue: Predicting the Development of Energy and

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Emerson to Accelerate Software Strategy to Capitalize on High Growth Industry Verticals and Technology Segments in Transaction with AspenTech

Emerson to Receive 55% Stake of New AspenTech; AspenTech Shareholders to Receive Approximately $87 Per Share in Cash and 0.42 Shares of New AspenTech for each AspenTech Share, Providing Upside through 45% Stake; New AspenTech Expected to Drive Double-Digit Annual Spend Growth, Best-in-Class Profitability, Strong Free Cash Flow and Be Positioned to Pursue and Complete

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GE invests $2.5 Million in the Next Generation of Johannesburg Engineers

General Electric (GE) has announced a five-year, $2.5 million USD investment in Johannesburg to launch Next Engineers, a global initiative focused on increasing the diversity of young people in engineering. GE has selected Johannesburg as one of four inaugural locations, aiming to inspire more than 3,500 local students aged 13 to 18 in grade eight

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MARITIME ACCIDENT: Ukrainian Navy ship distressed in Black Sea

Ukrainian Navy degaussing ship U-811 BALTA has encountered trouble in the Black Sea, south of Odessa Port, near Snake, according to FleetMon. It stated: “Ukrainian Navy degaussing ship U-811 BALTA ran into trouble in the morning Oct 13 in the Black sea south of Odessa Port, near Snake (Zmeiniy) Island, in rough weather. “Two ship’s

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Standard Chartered Bank launches digital portal with Demica to accelerate supplier enrolment in supply chain finance programmes

By Eyo Nsima Standard Chartered is partnering with Demica, a leading fintech specialising in working capital solutions, to transform access to the Bank’s supplier finance programmes, allowing easier enrolment for thousands of suppliers through an online portal while delivering a world-class experience for the Bank’s customers. The partnership will commence with the roll out of

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How we partner with Atome Financial to deliver mobile-first financial services for consumers across Asia — Standard Chartered

By Eyo Nsima Standard Chartered and Atome Financial have concluded a 10-year multi-product strategic partnership, combining their strengths in finance and technology to deliver a wide range of financial services to consumers and merchants across key markets in Asia. Atome Financial is a business unit under Advance Intelligence Group, which recently closed a USD 400M+

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Standard Chartered accelerates strategic investment

.Plans to hit 50% income from digital initiatives, innovation By Eyo Nsima The Standard Chartered, a leading international banking group, with a presence in 59 of the world’s most dynamic markets, and serving clients in a further 85, has concluded plans to actualise strategic investment in new platforms, partnerships and ventures. It a statement obtained

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CHINA: Bulk carrier BUNUN GLORY placed under quarantine on arrival

MARITIME ACCIDENT: Ukrainian freighter collide with Greek fishing vessel in Aegean Sea

General cargo ship HOVERLA A collided with Greek fishing vessel west of Agios Efstratios island, south of Lemnos, Aegean sea, in the morning October 13, 2021, according to FleetMon. It stated: “General cargo ship HOVERLA A collided with Greek fishing vessel west of Agios Efstratios island, south of Lemnos, Aegean sea, in the morning October

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