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2020 Is Going To Be The Year When The Mini-Cape Comes Back After A Decade 2020 is going to be a promising year in the maritime industry because the return of the mini-cape is much anticipated. In a recent dry bulk report from the brokers Braemar ACM, it has now been revealed that the delivery of seven mini-capes will occur in the new year, and these capes are also referred to as baby capes. Since the disastrous consequences of introducing the mini-cape in the year of 2011 were regarded as a failed experiment. However, the port restrictions and the cargo size requirements during modern times have signalled a growing for the so-called baby capes to fill the much-needed void. Qatargas Delivered The First Q-Flex Cargo To Summit LNG The Qatargas Operating Company Limited is famous as the largest liquefied produce of natural gas (LNG) and has been successful in delivering the first Q-Flex cargo of chilled fuel to the floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) of the Summit LNG that is situated off the coast of Bangladesh. In fact, the Qatar-gas chartered vessel known as ‘Al Safiya’ has pioneered the open water ship-to-ship transfer that featured a Q-Flex vessel. Hapag-Llyod Has Agreed To A Space Charter Agreement With Maersk And MSC Hailing from Germany, Hapag-Llyod has created its own special niche in the international shipping arena and has now signed up for a space charter agreement with MSC and Maersk with respect to the Asia-Europe trade in an attempt to enhance its product offering and to further strengthen its service portfolio. The addition of the chosen 2M services will enable a higher frequency of the weekly departures offered by the company. The Suez Canal Authority Has Prohibited The Use Of Open-Loop Scrubbers Keeping in mind the need to reduce the alarming levels of pollution, the Suez Canal Authority has warned against the dumping of wash water from the open-loop scrubbers. However, the vessels are allowed to burn and make good use of the heavy fuel oil while accessing the world-famous canal. Throwing light on this matter, the Gulf Agency Company in Egypt has also supported this decision to ban the use of open-loop scrubbers to avoid the discharge of dirty water during any transit. Maersk Successfully Delivered The End-To-End Shipment Of Green Chillies From Varanasi To Jebel Ali Leaving its mark as the major integrated logistics organization across the globe, Maersk has been able to transfer the first end-to-end shipment of fresh produce of green chillies from Varanasi in India to Jebel Ali in United Arab Emirates within a short span of just 9 days. This has also served as a huge boost to exploring the agro-trade potential in Uttar Pradesh while considering the bright possibility of utilizing the end-to-end logistics solutions in a cold supply chain. Sources: https://splash247.com/2020-set-to-mark-the-return-of-the-mini-cape/ https://www.marinelink.com/news/qatargas-delivers-st-cargo-summit-lng-474722 https://www.porttechnology.org/news/hapag-lloyd-signs-space-charter-with-2m-alliance/ https://maritime-executive.com/article/open-loop-scrubbers-not-to-be-used-in-suez-canal http://www.maritimegateway.com/maersk-integrated-cold-chain-logistics-solutions-move-agro-produce-varanasi-jebel-ali/