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Indian Government Coordinates Action to further Seafarers’ Human Rights
Indian Ministry of Shipping is working with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India to improve human rights outcomes for Indian seafarers around the world Around 10 percent of seafarers working on the global merchant fleet originate from India, and the problems that India is addressing affect seafarers of…
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ثقافة وفنون : انفجار مرفأ بيروت ضمن احداث فيلم لبنانى يحمل عنوان “العنبر 12 “!
المخرج فادي حداد كشف أنه سيستعين بمشاهد حقيقية من الانفجار وأن ذووي الضحايا سيشاركون بالتمثيل “كنت قريباً جداً من مكان الانفجار الذي ضرب مرفأ بيروت قبل شهر وأيام، رأيت مشاهد لم أر مثلها في حياتي ولا حتى في أفلام هوليوود، منذ تلك اللحظة قررت أن أصور فيلماً بعنوان “العنبر12″.. بهذه الكلمات كشف…
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Shipping Lines : CMA CGM online system back up and running
French containerline CMA CGM has confirmed that the company’s e-commerce sites have resumed operations with all their main functionalities up and running. The recovery took two weeks, after initially being hit by a cyber attack on September 28. A number of CMA CGM’s websites went down, the culprit later revealed as the ransomware Ragnar…
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Webinar : سد الفجوة الرقمية و .. دعوة للانضمام مع قادة العالم
لقد أصبحت التكنولوجيات الرقمية بالغة الأهمية. وفي أوقات الأزمات، من الكوارث الطبيعية إلى الجوائح والأوبئة، فإن الاتصال الرقمي هو ما يبقي الناس والحكومات والشركات مترابطين. ومع ذلك، فإن نصف سكان العالم لا يزالون يفتقرون إلى سُبل الاتصال بالإنترنت مع تركُّز الغالبية العظمى منهم في البلدان النامية. في 16 أكتوبر/تشرين الأول،…
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News : Wind Carries a Shipping Revolution- Wallenius Marine AB Joins the IWSA
Last month saw the unveiling Wallenius Marine AB’s newly designed wind-powered vessel, the Oceanbird, a 200m long, 32,000t car carrier that can carry 7,000 vehicles, with retractable 80m high wings. The vessel is designed with an average speed of 10 knots under sail power alone and on favourable routes will…
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IWSA : Manitou Group formalizes its partnership with NEOLINE to reduce its carbon footprint
―Manitou Group, a worldwide reference in handling, aerial work platforms, and earthmoving, has formalized its partnership with the innovative and eco-responsible company NEOLINE, which specializes in maritime transport via ro-ro cargo ships. By signing this contract, the group accelerates its ecological transition by choosing a solution that drastically reduces the…
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Breaking News : Freight association calls for government intervention at Port of Felixstowe
Freight forwarders have demanded that the British government intervenes in the dispute between the owners of the Port of Felixstowe and its users following ongoing disruption, which has caused operational damage and incurred additional costs. The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has claimed that the port’s migration to an in-house…
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Cruising : Optimistic For Restart in U.S. By Year’s End
The company’s Costa Cruises brand has already returned to service with two ships in the Mediterranean We have every reason to be optimistic we will be sailing in the U.S. before year’s end,” said Arnold Donald, president and CEO of Carnival Corporation, on today’s third quarter earnings call. The company’s…
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Singapore’s ‘Cruises To Nowhere’ Start Next Month
Singapore has announced that it will launch pleasure cruises ‘cruises to nowhere’ that don’t actually visit any ports in November 2020. These cruises may be the next big thing in COVID-safe travel. The city-state’s national tourism board has partnered with two cruise lines for the initial journeys, the Genting Cruise…
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بيئة بحرية : التلوث أم التحرش الجنسي وراء ظاهرة نفوق دلافين رأس علم ؟!
ماسر نفوق عشرات الدلافين على الشواطئ فى كل دول العالم ومنها نفوق ال11 او 12 دولفين على شاطئ رأس علم ؟! فقد كشفت مصادر بوزارة البيئة المصرية عن تلقيها إخطارا من الأجهزة الأمنية بالعثور على الدلافين نافقة وفي حالة شبه تحلل، وأن بين الدلافين اثنين من صغار الدلافين «بيبي»، وأن…
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