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ITF : Shipowners’ wage cuts plan a slap in the face for pandemic heroes
The world’s seafarers yesterday took the extraordinary decision to shut down negotiations over the future of seafarers’ minimum wages with national shipowners represented by the International Chamber of Shipping. The seafarers’ unions said they would prefer to tackle the shipping companies ‘head-on’ to set wages unilaterally rather than risk decades…
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Opportunities : فكرة للبيع !
فى الصين صمم احد الصينيين فندقا من تلك الحاويات الفارغة وفى احدى مدن صعيد مصر قام احدهم بعمل فصول تعليمية من تلك الحاويات فى مناطق نائية وهذه بعضا من الافكار فى اعادة تدوير Recycling تلك الحاويات الفارغة وكنا قد نشرنا على موقع eBlue Economy فكرة قام بها فريق من…
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Ship Engineering : Successful TAT for WinGD’s X82DF Engine to Power World’s First LNG-Fuelled VLCC
WinGD has completed a successful Type Approval Test (TAT) for their X82DF-1.0. The 7-cylinder dual fuel engine will be the first to power a VLCC with LNG fuel, extending the benefits of WinGD’s X-DF technology into even more vessel segments. With future-fuel flexibility, low-pressure X-DF engines continue to be chosen…
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Cruising : Azamara to Cruise from Greece , starting next August 28
Azamara announced that the Azamara Quest will be the first ship for the company back in service, starting on August 28, 2021 with five back-to-back country-intensive cruises and one classic Mediterranean sailing; each seven-days in length and a total of 18 late-night stays in port, including Santorini, Rhodes and Heraklion,…
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خبر عالتيكرز : شوكة سمكة فى حلق افقر رئيس فى العالم تحتاج لتدخل جراحى عاجل !
ذكرت مصادر طبية لوكالة “فرانس برس”، أن رئيس أوروجواي السابق خوسيه “بيبي” موخيكا نقل إلى المستشفى على وجه السرعة، لإزالة شوكة سمكة عالقة في المري وقال راكيل بانون، الطبيب الخاص للرئيس السابق البالغ من العمر 85 عاما للصحفيين، إن “العملية بسيطة” و”سيعود إلى منزله” الأربعاء. واشتهر الرئيس السابق (2010-2015) أحد…
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Ports : Throughput in port of Rotterdam increases by 3.0% in first quarter of 2021
Growth is mainly found in biomass, coal, mineral oil products and TEU containers The volume of freight handled in the port of Rotterdam in the first quarter of this year totalled 115.8 million tonnes. This constitutes a 3.0% increase over the same period last year. As such, the port of…
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Seafarers : Crew Changes – A Comprehensive Guide
The UK Club has been working with over 200 members of our correspondents network to produce a comprehensive document that outlines challenges and changes for crew changes in ports. The document is structured to answer 4 simple questions: Are routine crew changes permitted in your port? If they are allowed,…
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Inspection : UK P&I Club launches Lessons Learnt video on failure to conduct adequate cargo checks
UK P&I Club has launched its latest video in a series of award-winning reflective learning training videos, based on a real-life case of a vessel which incurred significant damage to its maize cargo due to a failure to conduct basic checks upon completion of loading. The animated video depicts an…
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WMU : Contributing to Malmö Museum Exhibition “Dangers at Sea”
The World Maritime University (WMU) is delighted to announce the opening of the “Dangers at Sea” exhibit at the Technology and Maritime Museum/Malmö Museum. The exhibit features WMU within the overall “Women and Men at Sea” exhibit, and showcases Dr. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, President of the University, as well as four…
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Clink : Crew Health Advice: Haemorrhoids
Haemorrhoids have been identified as a cause of seafarer repatriation across various studies, and the UK Club continue to see claims as a result of this illness. Haemorrhoids (or piles) are abnormally enlarged veins in the walls of the rectum and anus. Internal haemorrhoids are situated on the bowel side…
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