Month: June 2020
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Day of History : UN Day of the Seafarer highlights sacrifice of key workers at sea during pandemic
The 2020 Day of the Seafarer pays tribute to unsung heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic: the seafarers who continue to carry essential goods despite facing tremendous challenges, including being stranded on board. Organised by IMO, this year’s campaign calls on governments to take action and formally recognise seafarers as key…
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Day of History : ITF Statement on ‘Day of the Seafarer’ 2020
Today is the ‘Day of the Seafarer’ a day when we should celebrate seafarers, but this year, as world’s seafarers are let down by governments there is little to celebrate This year the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), whose member unions represent 1.4 million of the world’s seafarers, acknowledges the…
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ITF : Their story.. the hunger striking seafarers at Tilbury trying to get home
Four months without pay and 48 hours without food, 47 seafarers off the coast of the UK are desperate to get home to their families. The mainly Indian crew are from the passenger vessel Astoria. They began a hunger strike demanding the wages owed to them and repatriation home in mid-June, after weeks…
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Logistic : EZ Link Manage RORO Shipment from Malaysia to Taiwan
EZ Link has successfully completed the RORO shipping of a mobile crane from Port Kelang in Malaysia to Taipei Port in Taiwan. The crane has dimensions of 14.38 x 3.00 x 4.00m and a weight of 77tn along with additional parts such as the counterweight (10tn), hook and sheave. Project, Breakbulk & Heavy Lift Manager…
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Logistic : ATLAS Handles Smooth Delivery of Boat in Kuwait
ATLAS (Alghanim Freight) have continued to handle critical worldwide shipments during the COVID-19 lockdown by utilising the strength of its strong team in Kuwait. They have recently handled an Umami Chase boat from the water at Savona Port to Kuwait. The boat had a length of 11.9m (39ft), beam of 3.05m, draft of 1.58m and…
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Diving : Environmental Standards for Diving and Snorkelling in Egypt Now Available Nationwide
The Reef-World Foundation and Chamber of Diving & Watersports (CDWS) are pleased to announce Green Fins– a UN Environment Programme initiative which provides the world’s only internationally recognised standards for diving and snorkelling – has now been expanded to be available to all dive and snorkel operators nationwide across Egypt. Green Fins was piloted in…
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DIVING : Dive industry demonstrates resilience and determination to improve sustainability in the face of the corona crisis
The Reef-World Foundation – the international coordinator of the UN Environment Programme’s Green Fins initiative – is calling for the dive industry to keep sustainability high on its agenda during the COVID-19 crisis. The charity is keen to remind dive and snorkel operators of the importance of preventing environmental threats – even when…
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Ports : Expansion of rail shuttles in the Port of Antwerp
More train connections with the hinterland Railway operators offer extra train connections between Antwerp and the hinterland The low water levels on the Rhine continue to cause problems for inland waterway transporters. This year, the low water levels will again impact on the capacity of inland waterway transport between the Port…
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Yachting : Vripack have announced the build of a 20 metre Doggersbank 66 Offshore
Vripack have announced the build of a 20 metre Doggersbank 66 Offshore “pocket-sized explorer.” Commissioned by a repeat European client, the model will measure 20 metres in length and is designed to be a family-operated boat. Doggersbank motor yachts are robust, offshore vessels, built for tackling long passages at sea…
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EVENTS : DP World Southampton
The HMM Oslo, the biggest vessel ever to call at DP World Southampton, will arrive in the early hours of Friday 26 June at the end of her maiden voyage to the UK.
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