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Shipowners urged to take holistic approach on safety |
Shipowners are urged to take a more holistic approach on maritime safety and to look at how to ‘normalise’ the safety culture, according to a panel discussion at the International Safety@Sea 2020 Webinar this week.
Accidents during ship operations are often attributed to human errors, or more specifically negligence on the part of seafarers. “Owners should take a more holistic approach, that means to look at safety from ashore as well, not just on seafarers,” said Jacob Damgaard, loss prevention manager at Britannia P&I...
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Anchored cargo ship sank in South China sea |
General cargo ship HAI HA 28 issued distress signal at around 0500 LT (UTC +7) Dec 5, reporting water ingress, flooded engine room, sinking. The ship anchored in Cu Lao Cham island waters, off Quang Nam Province, central Vietnam, South ... Original post at FleetMon.com, 2020-12-05 06:45:02 ... Read here
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Greek tanker attacked, boarded again, in less than 24 hours |
Looks like tanker NEW RANGER was attacked and boarded again, at around 0300 UTC Dec 6, some 125 SWS of Bonny Nigeria. Awaiting updates. Hopefully pirates already fled and crew remained safe � as of 0900 UTC, tanker was under way ... Original post at FleetMon.com, 2020-12-06 10:20:54 ... Read here
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Cargo ships collided at Kusadasi anchorage, Turkey |
General cargo ships HESEN M and CANSEL collided in Kusadasi anchorage waters, opposite to Samos island, Turkey, Aegean sea, understood in the evening Dec 5, probably later. Both ships said to suffer damages. No other information available.
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Another freighter aground in the same position, Caspian sea |
General cargo ship OMSKIY 111 ran aground in the morning Dec 6 at 158 kilometer mark, Volga � Caspian Sea Channel, near the grounding site of another general cargo ship, PORT OLYA 2, which ran aground on Dec 4. OMSKIY 111 ... Original post at FleetMon.com, 2020-12-06 17:21:38 ... Read here
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Triple collision of 2 container ships and bulk carrier, port crane overturned, Bejaia |
According to local report, container ship VEGA SIGMA while unmooring at Bejaia port, Algeria, in the evening Dec 5, suddenly lost control, due to electric failure, and struck berthed nearby container ship ATLANTIC NORTH, in the midst of cargo operations ... Original post at FleetMon.com, 2020-12-06 18:01:12 ... Read here
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Amar Chitra Katha launches new comic series on naval and maritime heritage of India |
A comic book series chronicling India’s maritime heritage was launched by Navy Vice Chief Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar on the occasion of Navy Day, officials said on Friday.
“First of the three-book comic series chronicling India’s maritime heritage launched on the occasion of Navy Day. The series, being published in collaboration with Amar Chitra Katha celebrates the glorious naval and maritime heritage of India,” the Navy spokesperson tweeted.... Hindustan Times
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Qatar: Celebration of maritime culture, heritage concludes at Katara - Gulf Times |
The conclusion of the 10th edition of the Katara Traditional Dhow Festival Saturday marked the completion of 10 long years since the launch of what is now considered a significant event for Qatar and the region s maritime culture, heritage, history and tradition.
Representatives of all participating nations – Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Iraq, Tanzania and India - and visitors adhered to the health and safety measures, resulting in a "very successful conduct of the festival", Katara said in a statement... Gulf Times
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Maritime arbitration in the coronavirus era |
Majid Obaid bin Bashir, Chairman and Secretary General of Emirates Maritime Arbitration Centre, explains how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected the sector, and what the plans and upcoming developments are for the future
Global maritime activities are subject to intricate cross-border and complex agreements arising from the diversity of activities concerning affairs of the ocean – such as sales and acquisitions, deployment, shipments of goods and cargo, insurance of the same and contractual relationships over the use of ships. .. ArabianBusiness.com
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CSC joins MACN to fight corruption in maritime industry |
The Cyprus Shipping Chamber and the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN), signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC), on 16 November 2020, with the aim to collaborate on the eradication of corruption in the maritime sector and to safeguard a fair and sustainable maritime operating environment... Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide
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