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News: Seafarers Welfare Board for New Zealand fully concurs with HRAS Report
London, UK. New Zealand: Under-Funding of Seafarers’ Welfare Services and Poor MLC Compliance and Counsel’s Opinion into the sustainability of seafarer welfare centres in New Zealand, the Seafarers Welfare Board for New Zealand has issued a follow-up press release. “From: The Seafarers Welfare Board for New Zealand To: Parties concerned for the welfare…
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Breaking News : HMM Names World’s Largest Container Vessel, 24,000 TEU Giant, ‘HMM Algeciras’ At DSME Shipyard
HMM held a naming ceremony for a 24,000 TEU-class containership ‘HMM Algeciras’, the world’s largest containership, at the DSME (Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering)’s Okpo shipyard in Geoje, Korea About 160 distinguished persons attended the ceremony, including Moon Jae-in (President of the Republic of Korea), Hong Nam-ki (Deputy Prime Minister…
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Social Protection of Fishers and Development of the Geneva Declaration on Human Rights at Sea
London.UK. The need for improvement in the awareness, understanding and betterment of human rights standards in the global fishing industry and associated supply chains continues to be a focal point of advocacy by international supporters of the concept that ‘human rights apply at sea, as they do on land‘ As the…
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Seafarers continue to highlight their worries and concerns to Human Rights at Sea
Common threads of concern focus around individual and crew mental exhaustion, safety onboard London. UK. A steady stream of contact from concerned seafarers continues to flow into the UK charity, Human Rights at Sea. In the majority of cases, the issues being raised are ones being communicated to highlight facts and…
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Marine Sports : Tri-state area says yes to boating
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, and New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy in the USA announced that marinas, boatyards, and marine manufacturers in their states will be allowed to open for personal use. Having been closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the governors declared personal use will…
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Shipping Line : Maersk launches its cold store in St. Petersburg (Russia)
The largest cold store in St. Petersburg, whose construction commenced in June 2019 is now operational. The 3-chamber warehouse operated by Maersk offers specialized solutions extending the life cycle of perishable goods. St. Petersburg, Russia — After only 9 months after the construction began in June 2019, the chilled capabilities…
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Shipping Lines : MSC EXTENDS ITS SOT PROGRAMME GLOBALLY
As recently announced, MSC launched a “Suspension of Transit” (SOT) programme which uses some of the world’s leading transshipment hubs as advance storage posts to help shippers begin moving goods early in anticipation of a resumption in demand, in an efficient and cost-effective way. The SOT programme is proving to…
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Ports : Port of Oakland says visit of its biggest ship ever going well
Oakland, Calif. –: Port of Oakland officials bid farewell tonight to the biggest ship ever to visit this city. They add that the 32-hour call of the MSC Anna is proceeding on schedule. The 1,312-foot-long container vessel departs for Busan, South Korea, sometime after 9 p.m. from a berth in Oakland Estuary. The…
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Breaking News : Hutchison Workers Win Strong Covid-19 Measures
After a 10 day shutdown workers at Hutchison Ports Australia (HPA) Sydney terminal have returned to work with some of the most stringent Covid-19 measures in place to protect them and their families from the virus. A positive Covid-19 case was identified in the workforce on April 3 and a…
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