News
-
Organizations : Fisheries subsidies work resumes in Geneva as COVID-19 restrictions ease
WTO members will resume working towards an agreement on fisheries subsidies disciplines next week as COVID-19 containment measures have gradually eased. The chair of the Negotiating Group on Rules, Ambassador Santiago Wills of Colombia, is convening the meeting to introduce a working document based on members’ proposals and the work…
Read More -
EVENTS :Tomorrow June 19, the ILWU will stop work for eight hours in honor of Juneteenth
On Friday, June 19, the ILWU will stop work for eight hours in honor of Juneteenth, the anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation first being enforced in Texas, and the death of George Floyd on May 25. Members will halt work 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., replacing the union’s regular monthly…
Read More -
Yachting : Princess Yachts has added a second model to its X Class series
British builder Princess Yachts has added a second model to its X Class series, the 25 metre Princess X80. Set to hit the water in 2021, the Princess X80 follows the X95, which established the X Class Superfly range. Designed in Olesinski and Italian design house Pininfarina, the X80 is packed with large…
Read More -
Bud Darr : MSC fully supports the IMO’s policy goals to decarbonise shipping
Shipping can be accurately described as the greenest form of cargo mass transportation. Nonetheless, MSC is acutely aware that international shipping has an impact on our climate. Around 90% of goods are transported by sea, 70% of these in containers (UNCTAD). Our industry’s growing focus on environmental issues and decarbonisation, combined…
Read More -
Breaking News : U.S. Navy Sending Reservists To Shipyards Due to COVID-19 Delays
The U.S. Navy is mobilizing 1,629 reservists to support aircraft carrier and submarine maintenance at its four public shipyards starting in July. Being undertaken to reduce the maintenance backlog that has developed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Navy says it is the first time that these many reservists have…
Read More -
EVENTS : #Cunard’s majestic #QM2 arriving to Ocean Termina
Cunard’s majestic #QM2 arriving to Ocean Terminal this morning. I love this ship. She was the first big cruise ship I saw up close when I started my career in the Port Industry 12 years ago. I’ll never forget it. The sheer scale of her. From that moment I knew I…
Read More -
Ports : Hurtigruten establishes Dover as UK home port for expedition cruises for March 2021
Hurtigruten, world leader in expedition cruises, announces a year-round programme of unique voyages departing from Dover from mid March 2021. The Norwegian operator, considered to be the world’s greenest cruise line, has launched 4 adventurous itineraries as expedition cruises from March 2021, on sale from 20 June. Sonia Limbrick, Head…
Read More -
Offshore : First development well operation at Lingshui 17-2 gas field in the South China Sea :
In April 2019, Bluewhale Offshore signed a two year contract with CNOOC, commencing April 2019, for its flagship ultra-deepwater, 7th generation drilling unit Bluewhale I. Discovered in 2014, Lingshui 17-2 gas field, 150 kilometers away from Hainan Island, is located in the confluence of three major plates: Eurasia, Pacific, and India-Australia. When completed,…
Read More -
EVENTS : Chief Mate Taalke Middents: Summertime is lifesaving time
Taalke Middents never really thought about going to sea even though she grew up in Emden, a city in north-western Germany whose port continues to be important for shipping (especially cars) and shipbuilding (especially submarines). After graduating from high school, Middents wanted to do something that offered a lot of…
Read More -
ٍSeafarers : 56 Filipino Seafarers Repatriated From Ankara
A total of 56 Filipino seafarers were repatriated from Ankara on Thursday. They were a part of 128 strong brigade of Overseas Filipino Workers(OFWs) repatriated by the Filipino government with assistance from various Turkish authorities in Ankara. The repatriation was led by the Philippine Embassy in Ankara, Filipino Consul General…
Read More