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ITF Joins Call for Climate Action
As world leaders prepare to gather in Scotland for the COP26 conference next week, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has added its voice to the industry’s call for action on climate-changing emissions. The shipping industry needs to set ambitious targets to help prevent damage from climate change, ITF cautioned in a new position paper launched Friday.... -The Maritime ExecutivePosted On:30-Oct-2021
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Decarbonization on center stage at Global Maritime Forum summit
Shipping decarbonization has been very much in focus in the run up to the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), being held in Glasgow, October 31-November 12. Ahead of the conference, the Getting to Zero Coalition delivered a Call to Action for Shipping Decarbonization, urging world leaders to take action to align shipping with the Paris Agreement temperature goal to the U.K. Presidency of COP26... -Marine LogPosted On:30-Oct-2021
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New Zealand: Shipping agent fuming over treatment of injured mariner
A Taranaki shipping agent is fuming that an injured seafarer has been unable to get medical treatment in New Plymouth over Covid-19 fears and instead arrangements are being made to fly him back to India. The man fell while working on the Panama-flagged tanker Esteem Energy travelling between Lyttelton and Port Taranaki, injuring his back. Phoenix Shipping represents the tanker in New Plymouth... -RNZPosted On:30-Oct-2021
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Containership Charter Rates Fall for First Time in 16 Months
Containership charter rates fell for the first time in at least 16 months in what could be the first sign of container freight rates easing. This is according to the HARPEX index produced by German shipbroker HARPER PETERSEN (HARPER PETERSEN Charter Rates Index), which reflects worldwide container ship charter market pricing based on actual weekly fixture reports... -gCaptainPosted On:30-Oct-2021
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Vaccine issues for seafarers are worsening the supply chain crisis
Seafarers cross borders for a living in order to do their work on cargo ships, but they are tied to the vaccine constraints of the countries they come from. This has left many of them caught in the patchwork of policies and jumbled requirements of a world unwinding its pandemic-era border restrictions with limited coordination between governments and international bodies... -QuartzPosted On:30-Oct-2021
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Carnival Cruise Ship Crew Receives Award for Rescue at Sea
This year’s awardees include the crew of a Carnival cruise ship, who responded to a yacht’s distress call and carried out a successful rescue. On November 17, 2020, the captain and crew of the cruise ship Carnival Ecstasy responded to a mayday while departing an anchorage at Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas. A crewmember from the motor yacht Balista was injured and needed a medevac, and the cruise ship was in the best position to respond... -The Maritime ExecutivePosted On:30-Oct-2021
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BIMCO Sees Best Chance in Years to Combat Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea
Historically, piracy attacks in the Gulf of Guinea see a spike during the dry season which normally lasts from October/November to March/April. What is different this year is that Nigeria has launched a comprehensive set of anti-piracy capabilities and at least two international navies will have very capable warships equipped with helicopters on anti-piracy missions in the area too... -The Maritime ExecutivePosted On:30-Oct-2021
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Bahrain: Draft Law To Improve Maritime Operations
A new draft law that would improve maritime operations in the Kingdom of Bahrain will soon come into effect. The draft law (currently under review) aims to introduce a comprehensive law building upon the existing provisions of the current Maritime Law of 1982 and the Registration of Ships and Determination of Safety Conditions Law of 1978 supplemented with a host of new provisions to keep pace with advancements in maritime and the maritime transport industry... -Bahrain MondaqPosted On:30-Oct-2021
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South Africa: The road to recovery in the marine sector
The economic devastation wreaked by the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic necessitates a study that will look at how private-public partnerships can speed up the recovery of the maritime sector following severe disruptions precipitated by the nationwide lockdowns. South Africa has an expansive shoreline spanning nearly 3 000 kilometres, which serves as an important trading route for global trade... -IOLPosted On:30-Oct-2021
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First Global Hydrographic Innovation and Technology Laboratory Established in Singapore
Singapore and the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)[1] have launched the Joint IHO-Singapore Innovation and Technology Laboratory. The Laboratory seeks to optimise the resources of IHO Member States to harness and develop emerging technologies in the hydrographic domain that support safe maritime navigation and the protection of the marine environment... -Bunker Ports NewsPosted On:30-Oct-2021
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Suez Canal Revenues Rise To $5.1B In 10 Months
Revenues of the Suez Canal witnessed a remarkable increase, during the period from the beginning of January to October 25 of 2021, achieved $5.1 billion, compared to $4.53 billion during the same period of 2020, according to head of the Suez Canal Authority, Osama Rabie. The head of the authority said in a statement, Wednesday that the rate of increase in revenues amounted to 12.6 percent... -Bunker Ports NewsPosted On:30-Oct-2021
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Panama Canal Reports Record Annual Tonnage With LNG Leading Gains
The Panama Canal reported record tonnage in its 2021 fiscal year amid unprecedented supply chain challenges. Containers led in total tonnage, while LNG, LPG, vehicle carriers and dry bulk carriers drove overall growth. FY2021, which ran between October 1, 2020 and September 30, 2021, closed at a record-breaking annual tonnage of 516.7 million Panama Canal tons (PC/UMS), coming in 8.7% higher compared to the FY2020 and 10% above tonnage registered in FY2019, the last pre-pandemic fiscal year... -gCaptainPosted On:30-Oct-2021
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Ohio Man Charged After Suspected Bombs Found on Tugboats
An Ohio man has been charged with possession of suspected explosive devices that he allegedly dropped onto two tugboats on the Ohio River. Nathaniel Blayn Becker, 42, of Marietta, Ohio, was charged on Thursday in a federal criminal complaint with possession of one or more “unregistered destructive devices.” Becker was arrested by law enforcement authorities on Wednesday in Marietta... -gCaptainPosted On:30-Oct-2021
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The bell tolls at sea
Ding, ding, ding, ding…No it’s not your phone, but a metaphorical ringing of the bell around the necks of seafarers that most countries would probably like them to wear. Indeed in the latest Seafarers Happiness Index, reports emerged of crews increasingly being viewed as the new lepers, pariahs to be kept as far away from the population as possible... -Splash 247Posted On:30-Oct-2021
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Disabled general cargo ship under tow, Med
General cargo ship BEATA suffered engine failure in eastern Mediterranean east of Rhodes island, Greece, in the morning Oct 26, while en route from Iskenderun Turkey to Constanta Romania. Prior to that breakdown, there was another one, at night Oct 25, but apparently, crew managed to fix the problem and resumed sailing... -FleetmonPosted On:30-Oct-2021
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Distressed cargo ship caught in storm in Taiwan Strait VIDEO
General cargo ship LUCKY was caught in rough weather, understood disable, on Oct 28 off Taichung, western Taiwan, Taiwan Strait. She was probably, anchored, suffered massive water ingress and developed heavy portside list up to 25 degrees. 7 crew were said to be evacuated, salvors of Taiwan Maritime Department reportedly, managed to tow the ship to Taichung... -FleetmonPosted On:30-Oct-2021
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The Ocean Cleanup completes system trail successfully, cleanup commences
The Netherlands-based non-profit engineering environmental organization, The Ocean Clean has announced the proof of technology when they returned to the Victoria Harbor with trash collected from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. This successful trial marked the completion of the Testing Campaign and Commencement of the organization’s Cleanup Operations at the infamous garbage patch... -FleetmonPosted On:30-Oct-2021
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