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ISRO-ICG device helps save 9 sailors stranded at sea between India and Maldives
Jointly developed by the ISRO and ICG, the DAT is a low-cost and effective satellite transmitter built for fishermen. Distress Alert Transponder (DAT), an indigenous device developed by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in consultation with the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has saved the lives of nine Indian sailors... -Zee NewsPosted On:7-Oct-2021
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Shipping Industry Outlines Roadmap to Achieve Net Zero CO2 Emissions by 2050
A shipping industry trade group representing over 80% of the world’s merchant fleet has proposed a bold new plan to help the industry achieve net zero CO2 emissions by 2050, doubling the ambition of the International Maritime Organization’s target. The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) submitted plans to the industry’s UN regulator, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), detailing urgent measures which governments must take to help the industry achieve net zero CO2 by 2050... -gCaptainPosted On:7-Oct-2021
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Philippines: POEA bans employers of Filipino seafarers stranded in China
THE PHILIPPINE Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has blacklisted the employers of 29 Filipino seafarers stranded in Xiamen, China, who were abandoned after their respective vessels ceased operations in May. In a news briefing on Wednesday, POEA Administrator Bernard P. Olalia said in Filipino that “these employers know their responsibility to bring home our seafarers but they abandoned them, hence they are blacklisted in POEA and cannot anymore hire seafarers and fishermen.” ... -BusinessWorld OnlinePosted On:7-Oct-2021
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Fiji: Seafarers resilient in the face of pandemic
Despite all that has happened since the world’s COVID-19 outbreak, Fijian seafarers have been resilient. Seafarers were committed in carrying out the task even with restrictions in place. Commerce, Trade, Tourism and Transport Minister Faiyaz Koya, during the World Maritime Day last week, said most of Fiji’s seafarers were affected by COVID-19... -Fiji TimesPosted On:7-Oct-2021
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Seafarers celebrated on Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Domestic seafarers were celebrated at Avatiu Harbour yesterday with a sausage sizzle and gift pack marking World Maritime Day. Captain Talica Vuli Vakayawa, a seafarer with Taio shipping, was one of 48 people who were recognised in the celebration... -Cook Islands NewsPosted On:7-Oct-2021
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Maritime Trade Union Signs on Sea Machines Autonomous Voyage Project
The American Maritime Officers (AMO) trade union has entered into a labor agreement with autonomous command and control systems developer Sea Machines Robotics for the project, which will see AMO-represented merchant mariners support Sea Machines’ first-of-its-kind 1,000 NM autonomous journey. The partnership between AMO and Sea Machines signals the recognition of a relationship among workers, technology and business in the evolving maritime sector... -MarineLinkPosted On:7-Oct-2021
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Crewless, intelligent ships offer smoother sailing towards maritime safety
Countries worldwide shut their borders when the COVID-19 was declared a pandemic in early 2020, limiting travel and transportation in bids to “flatten the curve.” The outbreak caused disruptions in international trade and supply chain operations, hampering the logistics and transportation industries, from air and freight to sea... -TechHQPosted On:7-Oct-2021
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France Seizes Ton of Cocaine and Detains Crew of Bulker
French authorities are reporting a record seizure of more than a ton of cocaine worth tens of millions of dollars from a Liberian registered bulker as it entered the English Channel. It was said to be the largest seizure in French waters since 2018. In a coordinated effort, French customs authorities assisted by the navy and police intercepted the bulker Trudy near the French port of Dunkirk on October 1... -The Maritime ExecutivePosted On:7-Oct-2021
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India: Major ports traffic up 5% m-o-m in August
Major ports’ volumes grew 5% m-m to ~57.6mnt in Aug 2021, and were flat vs Aug-19 (compared with a 3.7% CAGR decline in July-21 vs July-19). POL volumes fell at a 5% CAGR vs Aug-19, and iron ore volumes fell at a 6.3% CAGR. This was offset by a 6.1% CAGR in coal and 4.5% CAGR (tonnage) in container volumes... -Bunker Ports NewsPosted On:7-Oct-2021
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Seafarers in Nordic ports to get mental health support
A maritime P&I (protection and indemnity) correspondent is giving seafarers on ships entering Nordic ports access to professional mental health practitioners, to support their wellbeing as they deal with the impact of Covid-19 and the crew change crisis. Nordic P&I Group and Mental Health Support Solutions (MHSS) have teamed up to provide psychological help to crew members, and in some cases their relatives, that are struggling mentally... -Bunker Ports NewsPosted On:7-Oct-2021
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Philippines: Shipping group slams bill on seafarers
THE Philippine Coastwise Shipping Association (PCSA) has warned it will stop accepting maritime apprenticeship should Senate Bill 2369 or the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers bill get passed into law. PCSA chairman Lucio Lim Jr. said while the sector understood that the draft Magna Carta aims to translate the Maritime Labor Convention (MLC) 2006 into a Philippine law, applying the MLC in the domestic shipping scene is “not feasible” and may only lead to “the collapse of the country’s shipping and manning industry.”... -SunStar PhilippinesPosted On:7-Oct-2021
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Baltic Index Extends Rally as Capesize Benchmark Breaches 10,000 Points
The Baltic Exchange’s main dry bulk sea freight index extended its rally on Wednesday as robust demand and port congestion propelled the capesize index above 10,000 points for the first time in more than 13 years. The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax, supramax and handysize vessels, rose 238 points, or 4.4%, to 5,647, its highest since September 2008... -gCaptainPosted On:7-Oct-2021
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Maersk, CMA CGM, Wan Hai and ONE Ships Attacked in Manila
In the first two weeks of August 2021, container ships operated by CMA CGM and Ocean Network Express (ONE) were looted while docked in Manila. The burglars used knives and firearms to intimidate the crew before running off with valuables from the ships. ReCaap followed up on the incidents and raised concerns over increased piracy in Manila... -FleetmonPosted On:7-Oct-2021
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Panamax bulk carrier in danger of capsizing salvaged, China
Bulk carrier ZHONG AN YANG with 55,000 of technical sand on board, hit a reef some 5 nm south of Nanri island, Putian waters, Fujian Province, China (northern Taiwan Strait), in the afternoon Oct 3, sailing in northern direction en route from Quanzhou. Hull was breached in seemingly, fore cargo hold or holds, portside, with ensuing water ingress... -FleetmonPosted On:7-Oct-2021
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