Organisations
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Organizations : Port State control regimes cooperate with IMO on crew changes and certificate renewals
Port State control (PSC) regimes have expressed their willingness to be part of the solution to the urgent issue of crew changes and repatriation of seafarers. This is a key outcome of the second virtual meeting of all PSC regimes (17 June), organised by IMO in cooperation with the International…
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Organizations : International Federation of Shipmasters Associations (IFSMA )
IFSMA was formed in 1974 by Eight National Shipmasters’ Associations to unite the World’s serving Shipmasters into a single professional co-ordinated body. It is a non-profit making apolitical organisation dedicated solely to the interest of the serving Shipmaster. The Federation is formed of around 11,000 Shipmasters from sixty Countries either…
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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…
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IPCSA.. called to accelerate the pace of digitalisation to cope in the post Covid-19
Everyone has standards – the conflict comes when our standards don’t match up with each other, or when one party is convinced that ‘their’ standard is better than anyone else’s! And so it is in the world of digital data exchange in ports, trade and logistics. Digitalisation has taken on…
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ITF : Seafarers, we know that you, your loved ones, and your friends have had enough.
You have the right to return home. While many countries have slowly started to ease coronavirus pandemic restrictions after 2-3 months of lockdown and are now reopening stores and services and allowing people to meet friends and families, hundreds of thousands of seafarers (you) worldwide remain stuck on board, unable to…
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UN : Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the repatriation of seafarers
The Secretary-General is concerned about the growing humanitarian and safety crisis facing seafarers around the world. As a result of COVID-related travel restrictions, hundreds of thousands of the world’s two million seafarers have been stranded at sea for months. Unable to get off ships, the maximum sea time stipulated in international…
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IMO : Act on seafarer crew changes to avert humanitarian crisis
Governments need to urgently act to ensure ships’ crew changeovers can take place to keep world trade flowing and avert a humanitarian and ship safety crisis, IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has told Member State representatives. “We are on the verge of a humanitarian crisis and a real safety issue –…
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Organizations : IMO and its role in protecting the world’s oceans
The world’s oceans are one of our planet’s most valuable environmental resources. Seas cover around 70% of the world’s surface, providing raw materials, energy, food, employment, a place to live, a place to relax and the means to transport more than 80% of global trade by volume. Shipping is a key user of the…
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Organisations : Digital champion: the Port of Zeebrugge joins (IPCSA)
The Port of Zeebrugge, already a champion of digitalisation, has joined the International Port Community Systems Association IPCSA As a new member of IPCSA, the Belgian port is looking forward to sharing its expertise, including from its Smart Port, Green Port and Safety Port projects. “We want to keep up…
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IPCSA : Acceleration Digitalisation of Maritime Trade and Logistics Call to Action
Seaports are critical infrastructures to keep supply chains moving and economies across the world functioning. This becomes especially visible in times of global crisis. A great variety of business and government actors interact in port communities to ensure multimodal flows of vital medical and food supplies, critical agricultural products, energy…
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