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Organisations : ITF Calls For Provision Of Essential Products To Seafarers During Pandemic
The Covid-19 crisis has exposed the global seafaring community to numerous challenges. Maritime employers and seafarers’ unions, along with many other international organizations, are working relentlessly to ensure the work and dedication of our seafarers, to provide the world with essential products including food, medicine, and fuels, is recognized. Governments…
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EVENTS : CMA CGM Maritime Marseille
She has just joined our fleet, give a warm welcome to our CMA CGM SINNAMARY! This 2,300 TEU containership has left hashtag#Shanghai and will soon operate on our NEFGUI service that connects French Guyana and Brazil to Northern Europe > https://lnkd.in/g2GDvdf
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Incidents : A broken crane hook was the cause of the accident in the Port of Rostock
During the course of tests in line with industry standards on 2nd May 2020 in the international Port of Rostock, the offshore heavy lift crane HLC 295000 was severely damaged following an accident. According to OEM ‘Liebherr’, comprehensive investigations as to the cause and course of the accident are currently…
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Breaking News : MS EUROPA 2 Using Cold Ironing in Hamburg at the Cruise Center Altona
The EUROPA 2 is now using cold ironing at the Cruise Center Altona in Hamburg, Germany. The process provides shoreside electrical power to a ship at berth while its main and auxiliary engines are turned off. In this test phase, the undisrupted use and compatibility had been comprehensively tested and…
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Ports : WindEnergy Hamburg event, has been postponed to 1-4 December 2020
WindEnergy Hamburg, the global on & offshore wind event, has been postponed to 1-4 December 2020 in response to the coronavirus pandemic and its global impact on major events and international traveling. “Unfortunately, it is currently difficult to predict the future development of Covid-19 and its consequences for large-scale international…
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Ports : Port Houston obtained its ISO 28000 recertification for the fifth time
HOUSTON – Port Houston, the largest port on the U.S. Gulf Coast, recently obtained its ISO 28000 recertification for its Security Management System (SMS) for the fifth time. This exceptional achievement was accomplished without any non-conformances. Port Houston in 2008 became the first port authority in the world to receive…
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Logistic : HHLA provides mega-ship berth with new cranes
Two new container gantry cranes arrived at the HHLA Container Terminal Burchardkai (CTB) on 4 May. With its total of five new container gantry cranes – the first three of the same type were delivered at the beginning of November 2019 – HHLA provides an additional mega-ship berth for the Port of Hamburg at…
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Organisations : Crew changeovers needed urgently to support safe flow of commerce by sea
The need for crew changeovers to take place is of the utmost urgency, IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim and shipping industry representatives agreed, during a virtual IMO-industry meeting hosted by IMO (30 April). Many seafarers on board ships (and personnel in the offshore industry) have been on enforced extended contracts during…
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