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ISWAN : Welfare Board gets national recognition through formal agreement with MCA
Seafarers’ and fishers’ welfare has been boosted following the signing of a formal agreement between the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and the Merchant Navy Welfare Board (MNWB). The Memorandum of Understanding sets out ways both will work together to coordinate their approach to the provision of welfare for seafarers…
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EVENTS : 1st Global Conference for Seafarer Mental Health and Wellbeing
London.UK. The 1st Global Conference for Seafarer Mental Health and Wellbeing will bring together global leaders and key stakeholders from the maritime sector who are actively involved and have a keen interest in discussing practical solutions to improving seafarer mental health and wellbeing. The focus will be on interventions and exploring…
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Ports : ABP’s Port of Ipswich partner with St Elizabeth Hospice for 2022 local Art Trail
ABP’s Port of Ipswich is delighted to be partnering with St Elizabeth Hospice’s Wild in Art for a third time to support the Big Hoot 2022, which was officially announced last week with the unveiling of the trail’s first statue. All profits raised at The Big Hoot will go to…
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Ships & BoatsFB-21 & FB-73 – New high-speed response boats enter service with Miami-Dade Fire Rescue :
ouisiana builder Metal Shark Boats has delivered two new monohull pilothouse firefighting and rescue craft to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) of Miami-Dade County, Florida. Designed by Metal Shark’s in-house engineering team and built to Lloyd’s Register standards, the welded-aluminium FB-21 and FB-73 were acquired to boost MDFR’s maritime firefighting capability…
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ferries : Buccoo Reef – Trinidad and Tobago’s newest large
By Baird Maritime — The National Infrastructure Development Company (NIDCO), a government-owned infrastructure and transport services provider in Trinidad and Tobago, recently welcomed a new large Ro-Pax ferry to its fleet. Built by Australia’s Incat Tasmania to a design from Revolution Design, the all-aluminium catamaran vessel has been named Buccoo…
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News : Emanuele Lauro’s timing in dry bulk, the last 12 ships to sell and capital gains thanks to Star Bulk and Eagle Bulk
The Monegasque shipowner Emanuele Lauro, founder and top management of the former Scorpio Bulkers in the meantime renamed Eneti, will have definitively sold the entire fleet of bulk carrier ships in the fleet in a few months. The announcement of the clear diversification (exit from maritime transport of solid bulk…
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Diving : Garmin Introduces its Smallest Watch-Style Dive Computer, the Descent Mk2S
By : Becca Hurley Garmin International announced their newest and smallest watch-style dive computer. The Descent Mk2S is ideal for those with smaller wrists. This smaller and more fashionable alternative to what’s currently on the market does not skimp on technology. “Building on the success of the Descent Mk2, we’re…
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Ports : PD Ports boosts Scottish rail freight service to support customer demand
PD Ports, owner and operator of Teesport, the fifth largest port in the UK and the only major port in England to handle more exports than imports, has expanded its rail freight network to include a new connection at Elderslie, West Central Scotland. This route is an extension of the…
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Cruising : MSC cruises heralds next phase of industry restart
Flagship MSC Virtuosa is first cruise ship to depart from the UK in 14 months UK follows in the footsteps of Mediterranean restart in August 2020 when MSC Cruises became first line to offer international voyages Geneva, Switzerland – Cruising from the UK resumes today after a 14-month hiatus when…
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?WMU : Loss & Damage from Climate Change: A Maturing Concept in Climate Law
By Professor Meinhard Doelle Canadian Chair and Head of Ocean Sustainability, Governance & Management World Maritime University With every passing year, the effects of climate change are becoming more obvious and severe. At the same time, efforts to reduce GHG emissions are still lagging far behind what is needed to avoid…
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