Organisations
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IPCSA : Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company as new member
The International Port Community Systems Association (IPCSA) is delighted to announce that it has added to its membership once again, by welcoming the Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company (BPI Co.) as its newest member. As the national ports authority, BPI Co. is responsible for the development and modernisation of Bulgaria’s ports,…
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IPCSA PROTECT group met online discussions the new activities
The IPCSA PROTECT group met online yesterday, 8th Sepetember 2020, to progress its activities in supporting the UNCEFACT projects on updating the IFTDGN Dangerous Goods message and the IMO FAL electronic compendium mapping. In addition, other discussions focused on new activities where PROTECT and the experience of it’s members…
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ITF ; 58 fatigued Egyptian seafarers home after Maridive
Fifty-eight fatigued Egyptian seafarers are finally home with union support, after the company they were working for failed to repatriate them in the face of Tunisian government crew change restrictions. Many of the crew of the five offshore support Maridive Group vessels were trapped on board the ships off the Tunisian…
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Breaking News ; UK government’s Clean Maritime Plan forecastes
Norsepower CEO Tuomas Riski talks about Wind propulsion as ‘a vast, untapped market’ Secretary at International Windship Association Gavin Allwright says The UK government’s Clean Maritime Plan last year’ forecast that wind propulsion would reach a £2 billion per year market in the 2050s, in comparison to the increasingly…
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Reports : ICC launched a new initiative to ensure the benefits of digital trade
ICC – renowned for its global standards that enable trillions of dollars of cross-border transactions each year – has announced the operational launch of a major new initiative to ensure the benefits of digital trade can be realised by everyone, everywhere. The ICC Digital Standards Initiative (DSI) will work towards…
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IMO ; New fishing vessel safety publication launched
Joining forces to shape the fishery sector of tomorrow is the newly launched (3 September) publication prepared by IMO, ILO and FAO. The new brochure will help promote safe and decent work in fisheries through the application of international standards. The publication provides an overview of the four main international binding fisheries conventions/agreements* that…
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IMO ; Maritime lawyers graduate online amid pandemic
Graduating during a world pandemic is no ordinary event, but this is what the students of the class of 2019-2020 of the International Law Institute (IMLI) did during a virtual ceremony (3 September) addressed by the IMO Secretary-General. Sixty-two students from 34 countries, graduated as international maritime law professionals, joining a network of more than 1000…
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Organisations :Kenya New Crew Change Hub Thanks To ITF
On day one of Kenya’s new Covid-19 safe crew change guideline implementation, Betty Makena Mutugi, International Transport Workers’ Federation inspector (ITF) in Kenya, set her alarm for 4am to make sure she was at Mombasa’s port by 6am. She waited while two Ukrainian and one Romanian seafarer signed off…
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WMU : SPECIALIZATION TRAINING PROGRAMME DELIVERED FOR EMSA
The World Maritime University (WMU) recently completed a customized, four-week Specialization Training Programme on Curriculum Development tailored for senior employees of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA). Due to current travel restrictions as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the course was delivered online and took place from 6 July…
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ITF : Unions to continue lashing battle to achieve compliance with Non-seafarers’ Work Clause
While the Court of Rotterdam’s decision today in the Netherlands is disappointing, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) and the bodies’ affiliated unions today vowed to continue the battle to achieve compliance with the Non-Seafarers’ Work Clause. The Dutch court unfortunately refrained from immediately…
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