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Breaking News : Maritime UK launches Mental Health Benchmark Survey
Maritime UK, the umbrella body for the £46bn maritime sector, is partnering with Safer Highways to launch its first survey into how employers support good mental health in the maritime sector. The benchmarking survey is an early initiative from the recently launched Mental Health in Maritime Network, part of the…
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Tech- Marine : Boat Knots
Every boat owner needs to know how to perform some important tasks, like docking a boat, tying up a boat, and anchoring a boat. All of these endeavors and many other common boating procedures share one thing in common: they involve handling lines. And just about any time line-handling is involved, knot tying…
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Breaking News : India STOPS using Chinese vessels for oil trade
Amid strained relations between India and China, Indian state-held oil firms have stopped chartering China-owned or flagged tankers for import or export of oil and oil products. Vessels owned or registered by China are prohibited from taking part in tenders for oil tankers that import crude oil into India or…
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Ports : Brazil building mega port to boost trade with Asia
A large port complex is being built by Brazil to facilitate trade with Asia, which is its major market. It will be South America’s most modern port when it opens in late 2023. The 1,800-hectare facility, called Porto Central, is located in the coastal town of Presidente Kennedy in the…
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Breaking News : First major Mediterranean cruise liner sets sail since pandemic
Agence-France Presse Cruise lines are hoping that new, tighter protocols will allow them to control the still-lingering threat of coronavirus aboard its ships The first major cruise ship to resume tours of the Mediterranean since the coronavirus pandemic hit Europe set sail from the Italian city of Genoa on Sunday,…
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Arabian Ports : Port of Sohar welcomes biggest container vessel
To commemorate the visit by the largest container vessel to ever call at the Port of Sohar, Hutchison Ports Sohar’s management team organised a special celebration including the presentation of a memento to the ship’s master Hutchison Ports Sohar, the operator of the container terminal at the Port of Sohar,…
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منوعات : سمكة يعيش فى فمها طفيل” مصاص دماء “!
ظهرت على الإنترنت صور مروعة لطفيلي متعطش للدماء يعيش في فم سمكة، ويلتهم لسان مضيفه. وأظهرت صور الأشعة السينية، التي نُشرت على مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي من قبل عالم هذا الأسبوع، وجود نوع من متماثلات الأرجل (isopod)، المعروف أيضا باسم قملة أكل اللسان، محتضنا في جمجمة سمك الرأس (كيدميات). ويغزو الطفيلي…
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Ports : First trial using mobile degassing installation successful in Port of Rotterdam
A initial trial using a new mobile degassing installation on the public quay of the Seinehaven in Rotterdam has been successful. On 7 August, inland tanker Visioen was degassed of petrol without any measurable vapours being released into the atmosphere. This concerns a degassing that took place outside an establishment…
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Breaking News : COVID-19 P&I Insurance Coverage & Seafarers’ Rights
London. UK. Human Rights at Sea today issues the latest of its Insight Briefing Notes covering P&I Insurance Coverage & Seafarers’ Rights during the COVID-19 pandemic. Researched by Jessie Santana-Carvalho LL.M. (Maritime Law), the Briefing Note outlines key considerations for seafarers, as well as considerations for P&I clubs. The document was submitted to…
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