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EVENTS : Singapore is re-elected to the hashtag#IMO Council! Minister
Singapore is re-elected to the hashtag#IMO Council! Minister Khaw led Team SG delegation from MOT, MFA and hashtag#MPA for a week of Assembly in London. Many events – meetings, bravery awards, and country receptions including the Singapore Reception which we hosted. Met up with many friends including my counterparts DGs…
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EVENTS : Hapag-Lloyd AG Maritime Hamburg
Hapag-Lloyd’s Captains’ Association is celebrating its 100th anniversary today! Join us in celebrating a century of Captain’s taking the opportunity to provide support and the fostering of camaraderie among former and active captains
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Organizations : World’s First 1.25 Meter Ku-Ka Convertible VSAT System
Intellian, the global leader of mobile satellite communication antenna systems, has this week released the latest model in its new NX Series future-proof, performance-leading and low lifecycle cost VSAT antenna portfolio. The v130NX is the world’s first Ku-Ka convertible VSAT terminal with a 1.25-meter reflector, making it an ideal platform…
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Organizations : ITF Fishers’ Rights Network demands C188 enforcement
More than 1,200 migrant fishers have signed a petition calling on the Thai Government to effectively implement and enforce ILO Convention 188, which Thailand ratified in January 2019 Leaders from the ITF Fishers Rights Network formally presented the petition to The Permanent Secretary of Labor at the ILO Ship to…
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Organization : Training maritime instructors for safe ship navigation in Polar waters
Well-trained seafarers are essential to safe ship navigation in Polar waters and IMO has been playing its part with a training course for maritime instructors, underway in Valparaíso, Chile (18-22 November). The course is training participants from maritime training institutions in South America responsible for training seafarers – with a…
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Accidents : German tourist killed by boat propeller in Phuket
A German tourist died after suffering injuries from a speedboat propeller while swimming off a beach in #Phuket, #Thailand’s largest island and major tourism destination. Police Lieutenant Colonel Sompong Julruang, deputy superintendent at the Kamala police station, said the victim was 63 years old. The man had strayed from the…
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Accidents : Cruise ship LA BELLE DES OCEANS ran onto rocks south of famous Phi-Phi islands, Thailand
Cruise ship LA BELLE DES OCEANS ran onto rocks south of famous Phi-Phi islands, Thailand, Andaman sea, sometime between 0200 and 0300 Bangkok time (UTC +7) Nov 25, with 90 passengers and 60 crew on board. Underwater hull in bow section was breached, with ensuing water ingress. The ship understood…
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Mexico ports are a new Cocaine route
6sacks containing in total, 134 packages with cocaine, were found hidden in a cargo of ore on board of bulk carrier DELPHI RANGER at Altamira, Mexico, soon after ship’s arrival on Nov 21. The ship arrived from Barranquilla, Colombia. No news yet on the crew. It’s not about cocaine trafficking,…
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Festivals : OSM Maritime Group Maritime Limassol, Cyprus
The OSM Family is so proud of Julia Anastasiou who was awarded the Young Entrepreneurs Award for 2019 in the Shipping industry. The ceremony was held Thursday night by the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the award was presented by Mrs.Natasa Pilides Deputy Minister of Shipping. This award…
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Performance Of World’s Merchant Fleet In 2018
This report provides a picture of the world’s merchant fleet in 2018, derived from data contained in the Equasis database. It examines the structure and characteristics of the fleet and its performance. The statistics are grouped into themes that could be of interest to the industry and regulators The themes…
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