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Human Rights at Sea : Mediterranean Migrant Crisis
In the days following Easter 2015, more than 1200 migrants and refugees lost their lives in the Central Mediterranean Sea across a handful of incidents spanning just one week. 800 people were reported missing from a single capsized boat, to this day one of the deadliest shipwrecks recorded in Mediterranean…
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All-Electric Double-Ended Ferry Design Seek Information From Vendors
Skagit County Public Works and vessel designer Glosten are seeking technical information and cost estimates from vendors to inform design decisions related to the electrical system, the propulsion system, the shore side electrical system, and the automated charging plug of the all-electric ferry design to replace the M/V Guemes. This…
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EVENTS : CMA CGM Maritime Marseille
She has just joined our fleet, give a warm welcome to our CMA CGM SINNAMARY! This 2,300 TEU containership has left hashtag#Shanghai and will soon operate on our NEFGUI service that connects French Guyana and Brazil to Northern Europe > https://lnkd.in/g2GDvdf
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Breaking News : MS EUROPA 2 Using Cold Ironing in Hamburg at the Cruise Center Altona
The EUROPA 2 is now using cold ironing at the Cruise Center Altona in Hamburg, Germany. The process provides shoreside electrical power to a ship at berth while its main and auxiliary engines are turned off. In this test phase, the undisrupted use and compatibility had been comprehensively tested and…
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Ports : WindEnergy Hamburg event, has been postponed to 1-4 December 2020
WindEnergy Hamburg, the global on & offshore wind event, has been postponed to 1-4 December 2020 in response to the coronavirus pandemic and its global impact on major events and international traveling. “Unfortunately, it is currently difficult to predict the future development of Covid-19 and its consequences for large-scale international…
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EVENTS :The China Navigation Company
The launch of our new bulk carrier, MV Singnan, makes it to the newsletter of our parent company, the Swire Group. Read the story in the link below as well as the amazing work that colleagues in Swire subsidiaries around the world do. CNCo is the deep sea shipping arm…
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Shipping Lines : Maersk delivers Refrigerated Containers to South Africa
To offset the scarcity of reefer containers in South Africa ahead of this citrus season and to support the nation’s agricultural sector, Maersk, the world’s largest integrated container logistics company, has brought 1,800 empty refrigerated 40-foot containers from the Middle East as additional stock to serve customers. There is additional…
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Reports : Transportation, storage and delivery is the third-most attacked industry globally by cyber criminals since COVID-19
Email and data security company, Mimecast, has released a report on The First 100 Days of Coronavirus – which shows transportation, storage and delivery is the third-most attacked industry globally by cyber criminals since the emergence of the COVID-19 virus, behind the retail and manufacturing industries. Increases in coronavirus-related spam…
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:IMO :Issued a 12-step for governments to prevent seafarers from COVID-19
To assist governments to put in place coordinated procedures to facilitate the safe movement of seafarers, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) today issued a 12-step plan to 174 member states, providing them with a roadmap to free seafarers from their Covid-19 lockdown and allow appropriate exemptions for them to join or leave ships.…
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Organisations : FabHotels join forces with ISWAN to offer support to seafarers with accommodation facilities
Shipping companies assisting a large number of seafarers worldwide can book rooms at discounted prices for those who are quarantined or on standby while contributing to trade during the pandemic. The global coronavirus outbreak has interrupted the operations of many industries in the country. However, a large number of seafarers…
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