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!!Poetry : Mysterious
By :The poet Shereen Elgohary What wondering thoughts do strike my brain Whenever his queer visage I behold So forced to try but all in vain To reveal the secret which is never told O king of wonders can’t it be a trust? I wondered what of answers to be…
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Human Rights At Sea : Prisoners sea
London. UK. Since April, Human Rights at Sea has been put on notice of cases of seafarers stranded on board vessels, stuck in hotels, and in some cases without salaries been paid without having recourse to employer or union support. Today, the charity issues an insight from one seafarer who approached…
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Organisations : (JNG) welcome the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Circular Letter
Recommended Framework of Protocols for ensuring safe ship Crew Changes and travel during the Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic The Joint Negotiating Group (JNG) representing employers and the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) representing seafarers unions and their members welcome the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Circular Letter (No.4204/Add.14) that was issued last week on…
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Ports : Port Bronka strengths support for Russian participants in foreign economic activity
Port Bronka continues to strengthen the support for Russian participants in foreign economic activity in connection with the coronavirus pandemic. The port provides the possibility of cargo accumulation without additional financial burden on cargo owners until the end of 2020. This will allow to store of export goods up…
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Ports : Lower first-quarter seaborne cargo throughput in the Port of Hamburg
Even Germany’s largest universal port is affected by the repercussions of the corona crisis. Seaborne cargo throughput in the first quarter of the year at 31.9 million tons was 7.9 percent down on 2019. Container handling at 2.2 million TEU was 6.6 percent lower. Container hinterland transport services remains comparatively…
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EVENTS : EUROGATE Group Logistics & Supply Chain Bremen, Bremen
A ship will come – with this motto we loaded a 38 ft sailing yacht at the EUROGATE Container Terminal Bremerhaven this week. Our colleagues from Container Freight Station expertly lashed the yacht after delivery onto a flat rack. On board the “Viona” of the shipping company EIMSKIP, the yacht…
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ENERGY :The 10 countries most prepared for the energy transition
What does COVID-19 mean for the energy transition? While lockdowns have caused a temporary fall in CO2 emissions, the pandemic risks derailing recent progress in addressing the world’s energy challenges. The current state of the sector is described in the World Economic Forum’s Energy Transition Index 2020. It benchmarks the energy…
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Offshore: Teekay Offshore extends VSAT contract
Teekay Offshore has extended its vessel VSAT contract with satcom service provider Marlink for an additional four years, renewing the companies’ deal on Teekay’s entire fleet of shuttle tankers and FSOs, while also extending the agreement to add six new E-Shuttle tankers under construction at Samsung Heavy Industries. Teekay Offshore’s…
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Breaking News : Norwegian project to explore data-driven energy efficiency in offshore operations
DOF, SINTEF Ocean, Kongsberg Maritime and NORCE are to partner on a new project to develop ‘Intelligent Efficiency’ technologies for offshore operations, with the aim of reducing fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions while streamlining fleet-wide maintenance. Supported and sponsored by Innovation Norway, the new partners have been tasked with…
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:IMO : Endorses new protocols designed to lift barriers to crew changes
The need for ships to change crews and for seafarers to fly home at the end of their periods of service have emerged as two of the biggest challenges facing the shipping industry as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has endorsed a series of…
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