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India : Two units starts operations at JNPT multi-product SEZ
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) on Monday said two units have started operations at its multi-product special economic zone (SEZ) while three others are expected to commence their construction activities soon.
Spread over 277 hectares, the multi-product port based-SEZ at the country's premier container port is aimed at boosting exports by enabling port-led industrialisation under Sagarmala initiative of the Shipping Ministry.
The foundation stone of the project was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014.Posted On:21-Jul-2020
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Filipino Cruise Ship Seafarers Might Have To Remain Out Of Work Till 2021.
With the USA extending the ban on Cruise ship industry till the end of September, seafarers, especially those working on cruise ships, are facing tremendous repercussions.
Pinoy seafarers employed in the cruise ship industry are now seeing bleak possibilities of re-employment in the sector as industry experts deem that normalcy in the cruise industry cannot be expected till the end of 2021.Posted On:21-Jul-2020
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General cargo ship fire, Philippines
Fire erupted on board of general cargo ship MORETA VENTURE at around 0500 LT (UTC +8) Jul 20, off Marikaban Island, Batangas, south of Manila. The ship reduced speed and headed for Marikaban, she is anchored or is drifting off Matikaban coast, southwest Markiban, since around 2330 UTC. As of 0330 UTC Jul 20, the ship remained in the same position with working AIS, CG boat at her side. Crew safe. Reportedly, she s waiting for a tug to be towed to nearest port, so probably, fire (said to be under control or extinguished) was or is in engine room.Posted On:21-Jul-2020
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USA : CDC data sheds light on how coronavirus spread on cruise ships.
A new CDC report based on data collected over several months reveals how cruise ship passengers helped to spread the new coronavirus and how some outbreaks continued even after they disembarked.
Public health officials spent significantly more hours performing contact tracing on passengers and crew members from cruise ships than they did for flight contact investigations, USA Today reports. They performed contact tracing on 11,000 passengers and crew members from affected cruise ships.Posted On:21-Jul-2020
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Crew crisis is shipping s most acute problem in 50 years.
THE tens of thousands of seafarers left in limbo on board vessels because of port state restrictions provoked by the coronavirus pandemic has presented shipping with its worst crisis in the half-century, when one of Greece s most prominent shipowners launched his career.
"We have always faced problems, but Greek and international shipping never had such an acute problem as this in all the years since we began," said Captain Panagiotis Tsakos.
His group runs about 100 vessels across several sectors, including the tanker and liquefied natural gas carrier fleet of publicly listed Tsakos Energy Navigation and the privately owned fleet of Tsakos Shipping & Trading.Posted On:21-Jul-2020
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Greek shipowners repeat call for governments to facilitate crew change.
With the pandemic continuing to spread around the globe, the need for uninterrupted operation of international shipping, remains vital the Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) has emphasised
The statement came from the USG when welcoming the joint declaration of 13 countries, including Greece, and 10 international organisations that "emphatically recognise the need for a substantial solution to the problem of crew changes".Posted On:21-Jul-2020
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