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Australia Maritime Safety Authority Detains Alumina Cargo Ships for Labor Violations.
Australian authorities detained at least two cargo ships for alleged labor violations related to demands from seafarers to be sent home, some of whom have spent more than a year at sea. Australian Maritime Safety Authority said "The ships, which are or will be carrying materials for Cargill Inc and for an aluminum industry joint venture that includes Rio Tinto Group, will be detained until they can adequately address the violations. The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the shipping industry's general practices for swapping crews, raising costs and creating logistical barriers that have made difficult conditions worse for vulnerable seafarers."Posted On:18-Aug-2020
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Asian ports tighten sea crew changes, testing as coronavirus cases reemerge.
Several major seaports in Asia have tightened crew change restrictions and stepped up screening of seamen in recent weeks as the coronavirus staged a global resurgence.
The developments came amid renewed concerns about spiking coronavirus cases in parts of the world that were previously thought to have kept the outbreak under control.
Last week in Singapore, 15 Filipino crew members onboard a vessel tested positive for the coronavirus, said the city-state's Maritime and Port Authority.Posted On:18-Aug-2020
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Fiji : Marine industry sees an increase in activity.
Port Denarau Marina Chief Executive Cynthia Rasch says their workshops which carry out repairs and maintenance work are extremely busy.
She says businesses are now operating fully on a weekly basis.
"They have also seen the employment of the local workforce back in on fulltime basis so I think what happened is that as boats are now arriving and we are looking at an average of about 8 per day, the businesses are slowly that are dependent on the marine industry slowing coming back online."Posted On:18-Aug-2020
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Ocean Explorer Expedition Cruise Vessel Launched.
SunStone s new expedition cruise vessel Ocean Explorer was launched last week at the CMHI shipyard, China, Ulstein, the vessel designer has informed.
The ship is number four in the INFINITY class of X-BOW expedition ships, all designed by Ulstein. The vessel for which the keel was laid in January, was launched on Wednesday, August 12, 2020.
INFINITY Class Vessels are 104 meters long, and 18 meters wide, having a draft of 5.1 meters. They feature a passenger capacity between 130-200 and a crew capacity between 85 and 115.Posted On:18-Aug-2020
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