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Crew change, and Covid restrictions linger for seafarers
Seafarers continue to face serious challenges with crew change and vaccination requirements warns industry body Intercargo. As the global economy opens up as the Covid pandemic subsides the crew change crisis has largely dropped from the headlines, however, many challenges remain as some countries struggle with Omicron waves... -Seatrade Maritime NewsPosted On:31-May-2022
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Japan looks to enhance economic security through marine development
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party plans to call on the government to promote the commercial production of marine resources for future energy in a bid to improve Japan’s economic security, a draft proposal showed Monday. The party’s subcommittee on ocean policy will seek a road map for industrialization of extracting methane hydrate, an ice-like substance that consists of methane and water and is seen as a potent alternative source of energy for countries depending on oil and gas imports... -Japan TodayPosted On:31-May-2022
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World’s first flying electric taxi boat unveiled in Venice
Stockholm-based Candela, the world leader in hydrofoil electric boats that fly above the surface of the water to consume significantly less energy, has just unveiled its newest electric watercraft: the Candela P-8 Voyager. Designed to replace traditional water taxies and commercial passenger watercraft that have conventionally relied on combustion engines for power, the P-8 Voyager is preparing to usher in a brave new world for maritime transportation... -Electrek.coPosted On:31-May-2022
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Marine industry urged to make positive business case for safety technologies
The marine industry has been urged to make a positive business case for the use of safety technologies to release vital funds for investment. Speaking at a Financial Times webinar on the Future of Industrial Safety, Dr Maurizio Pilu, Managing Director of Safetytech Accelerator, said that too often the most significant barrier to the adoption of safety technologies remains funds for investment... -Dry BulkPosted On:31-May-2022
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KMA keen to boost women’s participation in Maritime Sector
Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) has announced elaborate plans to empower young girls to increase the inclusion and participation of young women in the maritime industry. The authority called on other marine actors to establish synergies and action oriented strategies, to address the gender imbalance aspect in the industry that is greatly dominated by men... -Kenya News AgencyPosted On:31-May-2022
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Singapore appoints youth ambassadors to promote maritime
Singapore has appointed 18 maritime youth ambassadors to champion the industry among students looking to make career choices. The MaritimeSG youth ambassadors compromise students from local institutes of higher learning and are designed to increase awareness of the maritime industries through youth advocacy. The 18 ambassadors were chosen from over 40 applications... -Seatrade Maritime NewsPosted On:31-May-2022
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Robotic buoys developed to protect whales from colliding with ships in Atlantic
A Cape Cod science center and one of the world’s largest shipping businesses are collaborating on a project to use robotic buoys to protect a vanishing whale from lethal collisions with ships. A lab at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution developed the technology, which uses buoys and underwater gliders to record whale sounds in near real time... -India TodayPosted On:31-May-2022
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IMO Focus On Safety And Security Of Ships And Seafarers In Black Sea And Sea Of Azov
The continuing armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine has disrupted commercial maritime trade and stranded ships as well as their crew in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. This region historically has been an important area for maritime trade. In direct response to the maritime crisis, the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization ("IMO") convened an Emergency Task Force... -Worldwide MondaqPosted On:31-May-2022
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UK: Seafarer minimum wage laws set sail
Tens of thousands of seafarers must be paid an equivalent to UK National Minimum Wage in a major step forward on pay protection, confirmed today (Tuesday 10 May) by the Government. Following P&O Ferries’ decision to sack 800 workers, the Government is introducing pay protection reforms requiring ferry operators who regularly call at UK ports to pay their workers the equivalent of the UK National Minimum Wage... -The Cornish TimesPosted On:31-May-2022
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Government cuts ties with P&O over ’unacceptable’ sacking of 800 seafarers
The government has pulled the plug on its “one-of-a-kind” agreement with P&O Ferries over its “unacceptable” sacking of nearly 800 workers. The Home Office announced it was terminating the contract between the ferry firm and the Border Force agency with “immediate effect” on Monday evening... -The IndependentPosted On:31-May-2022
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Lifeboats Come to Aid of Seven People and a Dog After Tall Ship Runs Aground in Carlingford Lough
RNLI crews from Kilkeel in Co Down and Clogherhead in Co Louth launched to the aid of seven people and a dog last week after their 80ft tall ship ran aground in Carlingford Lough. The lifeboat volunteers launched their inshore and all-weather lifeboats at 3.30pm on last Tuesday 24 May following a report that a vessel had run aground on a falling tide earlier in the day close to Narrow Water Castle... -AfloatPosted On:31-May-2022
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Veteran Shipping Journalist To Hike 200 Miles ’Sea-To-Sea’ To Raise Funds For Seafarers
Veteran shipping and logistics journalist and podcaster Mike King is hoping to raise $15,000 for ISWAN by hiking 200 miles ‘Sea-to-Sea’ in June. The creator and host of The Loadstar Podcast, and contributor to multiple shipping and logistics publications over the last 20+ years, Mike will walk the historic ’Offa’s Dyke’, from the Severn Estuary in South Wales to the Irish Sea coast in north Wales... -ISWANPosted On:31-May-2022
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InterManager Calls Out Shipping Industry for Under-Reporting Enclosed Space Deaths
Industry trade group InterManager is calling out the shipping industry for its “inadequate” reporting of serious and fatal accidents following the death of two workers in an enclosed space onboard a ship. InterManager is an international association representing ship and crew managers involved in managing more than 5,000 ships and over 250,000 seafarers... -gCaptainPosted On:31-May-2022
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Two freighters collided off Kartal, Istanbul
General cargo ship MARE under way struck the stern of anchored general cargo ship AREL 4 at Kartal Anchorage, Istanbul, Asian coast, Marmara sea, in the afternoon May 29. ships reportedly didn’t suffer serious damages, MARE was brought to anchor after collision near her adversary, AREL 4. MARE was disabled prior to collision, cause unknown... -FleetmonPosted On:31-May-2022
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18 containers lost in stormy Andaman sea in Thailand waters
At least 18 containers loaded with processed rubber wood, were washed overboard fro container barge NAMTHONG 27 on May 29 in Andaman sea, Thailand waters, Petra Marine Park in Satun province. Barge was towed by tug FORTUNE II (no data found), operated by YKP Ocean Line Company, caravan was caught in cyclone raging in Andaman sea while en route from Kantang port in Trang to Penang Malaysia... -FleetmonPosted On:31-May-2022
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