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StakePoint, for collaborative project management

Running on either Mac or Windows, StakePoint is designed for managers, planners, buyers and their teams.Dutchman Maarten Mostert set up StakePoint, a Toulon-based startup specialising in collaborative project management software, in 20… […]

Navexpo: Lorient to host second ‘boats afloat’ trade show

Last year saw one of the world’s few floating trade shows, and France’s first: Navexpo International, with media partner Mer et Marine. Preparations are in full swing for the second edition, to take place from 10 to 12 May 2017 at the port of Lorient.

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Tallink’s LNG ferry Megastar makes a splash

LNG is considered the maritime fuel of the future in the Baltic Sea, especially by passenger shipping companies. However, even with the 2015 0.1% Sulphur limit of the Emission Control Area, its development has been slow as most have opted to use marine diesel oil (MDO) while cargo operators have gone for scrubbers. So it was with great fanfare that the introduction of Megastar was a mass media event for its maiden voyage on 29 January.

 

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