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India: East Coast Ports Restrict Activities Ahead of Cyclone |
Ports on India s eastern coast on Sunday restricted shipping activities and asked vessels to vacate anchorages ahead of a cyclonic storm expected to make landfall on Wednesday, port authorities and trade sources said... -Maritime Logistics News
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Oxygen Concentrators Sent To India To Save Seafarers Lives |
Hundreds of lives will be saved thanks to two new emergency projects being funded by the ITF Seafarers’ Trust and delivered through two Indian-based seafarers’ unions... -Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide
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Samoa to scrap China-backed port project under new leader |
Samoa’s expected new prime minister has pledged to cancel a $100 million Chinese-backed port development, calling it excessive for the small Pacific island that is already heavily indebted to China... -Bunker Ports News
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Chemical Fire on X-Press Pearl Under Control Off Colombo, Sri Lanka |
The fire on board the X-Press Pearl is reported under control at an anchorage off the coast of Colombo, Sri Lanka, but fire-fighting efforts are continuing, according to the vessel’s operator... -gCaptain
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IMO Calls for Greater Action to Combat Gulf of Guinea Piracy |
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has called for increased collaboration to tackle piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. In a resolution adopted this month by the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC)... -gCaptain
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ITF urges global seafarer vaccination to prevent crew crisis 3rd wave |
As the race between the virus and vaccine continues, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), section Seafarers, has called for global vaccination rollout to prevent the crew change crisis from spiraling out of control for a third time... -offshore-energy.biz
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Carbon pricing: Have we reached the tipping point? |
The discussion on carbon pricing in the maritime industry is heating up, as industry stakeholders urge for a market-based measure to finally incentivize the sector’s decarbonization journey... -offshore-energy.biz
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Plan to Locate 40GW UK Wind Farm off Iceland to Diversify Wind Source |
Plans were announced for Britain’s first captive wind farm to be located in overseas territorial waters. The HIP Atlantic Project would install 10GW of fixed and floating wind turbines in the North Atlantic near Iceland connected to the United Kingdom by long-length, high-capacity, high-voltage direct current (HVDC) submarine power transmission cables... -The Maritime Executive
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Operation Seafarer Vaccination Launches in Savannah, Georgia |
International seafarers will be vaccinated in Savannah starting Monday, May 24 at 8:45 a.m. as part of Operation Seafarer Vaccination... -CarriageTradePR.com
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Philippines: OWWA-NRCO launches business plan competition for seafarers 2021 |
Overseas Workers Welfare Bureau-OFW National Reintegration (OWWA-NRCO) Caraga invites Caraganon to a special edition of this year’s contest, renamed the OWWA-NRCO Business Plan Competition. The contest is open to all interested seafarers and their families who are trying to venture into the venture business while staying in the country forever... -Illinoisnewstoday.com
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New seafarers certificate to make it easier for Seychellois to work on foreign ships |
Seychellois seafarers looking to work on foreign-flagged vessels will undergo less scrutiny as the island nation s gears up to sign Memorandum of Understandings (MOUs) with around 10 countries on mutual recognition and endorsement of certificates... -Seychelles News Agency
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Bad diet can make seafarers less productive |
Unhealthy eating can cut productivity levels among seafarers by 20%, highlighting the need for shipping companies to hire a catering management provider that specialises in preparing and serving nutritious food... -Sea News
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Seafarers rescued as North Korean cargoship sinks in Sea of Japan |
A North Korean tanker has saved 21 crew members from a compatriot cargoship that sank in the Sea of Japan on 22 May. Video footage showed the 6,800-dwt Chong Bong (built 1989) listing to starboard 48 km (30 miles) off Japan s Oki Islands and then later disappeared beneath the waves... -TradeWinds
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Maritime cyber research wins 2021 Lloyd s Science of Risk prize |
An academic from the University of Plymouth (@PlymUni) has won a prestigious international accolade for her research underpinning a suite of software tools designed to enhance maritime cyber security... -FE News
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Container ship aground, probably sank, crew evacuated, Arabian sea |
Container ship MUZAH ran aground at Jazirat As Sawdah island coast, Khuriya Muriya islands, east of Salalah, Oman, on May 23. Hull was breached in engine room area, which was flooded. The ship issued distress signal, Royal Oman Air Force ... Original post at FleetMon.com, 2021-05-24 08:38:10 ... Read here
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