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Maersk to cut jobs in...

Maersk to cut jobs in major reorganisation | Reuters September 15, 2020 By Reuters Staff COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Maersk...

posted on: Sep 19, 2020

Marine biologists question gaps between...

The Daily Star September 18, 2020 Marine biologists question gaps between science, research and action Illustration: Sukanya Hasan Abida...

posted on: Sep 18, 2020

EU Parliament Votes to Make...

EU Parliament Votes to Make Ships Pay for Their Pollution September 15, 2020 by Reuters MartinLueke / Shutterstock.com By...

posted on: Sep 16, 2020

U.S. Violated Trade Rules With...

U.S. Violated Trade Rules With Tariffs on China, WTO Says September 15, 2020 by Bloomberg Port of Los Angeles....

posted on: Sep 16, 2020

New Break in Greenland’s Largest Ice Shelf Signals Rapid Melting...

posted on: Sep 16, 2020

New Break in Greenland’s Largest Ice Shelf Signals Rapid Melting September 15, 2020 by Bloomberg FILE PHOTO: Crevasses form on top of the Helheim glacier near Tasiilaq, Greenland, June 19, 2018. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo By Eric Roston (Bloomberg) –As the summer melt season reaches its peak, the largest Arctic ice shelf has jettisoned a piece of ice twice the size of Manhattan. The Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland reported on Monday that the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream has lost more than 19 square miles (50 square kilometers) for the second year in a row. The giant glacier has now been reduced by 60 square miles in the past two decades. Ice shelves are a barrier that prevent land-based glaciers from sliding into the ocean, where they go on to melt and contributed to rising sea levels. When those structures weaken and disintegrate, as the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream...

সব দোষ নাবিকের, জাহাজ মালিকরা শুধু মুনাফা নিবে।...

posted on: Sep 16, 2020

সব দোষ নাবিকের, জাহাজ মালিকরা শুধু মুনাফা নিবে। প্রকাশিত: সেপ্টেম্বর ১৪, ২০২০ নিজস্ব প্রতিবেদক: নৌপথে দুর্ঘটনায় মানুষের মৃত্যু হলেও এর দায় নিতে রাজি নন লঞ্চ, অয়েল ট্যাংকার ও কার্গো মালিকরা। তা চাপাতে চান নৌযানে থাকা নাবিক ও শ্রমিকদের ওপর। চলন্ত অবস্থায় মালিকরা জাহাজে থাকেন না- এ যুক্তি দেখিয়ে দুর্ঘটনার দায় থেকে মালিকদের নাম বাদ দেয়ার পৃথক প্রস্তাব দিয়েছে নৌযান মালিকদের পাঁচটি সংগঠন।শুধু তা-ই নয়, নৌ-দুর্ঘটনায় গঠিত তদন্ত কমিটিতে মালিক পক্ষের প্রতিনিধি রাখার বিধান যুক্তেরও প্রস্তাব করেছে। বাংলাদেশ অভ্যন্তরীণ নৌচলাচল আইনের খসড়ার ওপর মতামত দিতে গিয়ে নৌপরিবহন মন্ত্রণালয় ও নৌপরিবহন অধিদফতরে এসব প্রস্তাব দেয় সংগঠনগুলো। এতে দুর্ঘটনা ও আইন লঙ্ঘন সংক্রান্ত বিভিন্ন ধারা থেকে ‘মালিক’ শব্দ বাদ দেয়ার প্রস্তাব করা হয়েছে। সংশ্লিষ্ট সূত্র এসব তথ্য জানিয়েছে। দায় নিয়ে মতভেদ থাকলেও সাজা কমানোর প্রশ্নে একট্টা মালিক ও শ্রমিক সংগঠনগুলো। সব সংগঠনই সে প্রস্তাব করেছে। কোনো ক্ষেত্রে কারাদণ্ডের বিধান বাদ দিয়ে শুধু অর্থদণ্ডের প্রস্তাব করেছে। এছাড়া নৌ খাতে মালিক সংগঠনগুলোর কর্তৃত্ব বাড়াতে...

Do you know why IMO number is important for vessels?...

posted on: Sep 16, 2020

Do you know why IMO number is important for vessels? – SAFETY4SEA Credits: Shutterstock The IMO Ship Identification Number is a unique seven-digit number which remains unchanged through a vessel’s lifetime and is linked to its hull, regardless of any changes of names, flags, or owners. Sea4Sea Maritime Knowledge | 03/12/19 Read in this series Do you know how many ranks and duties exist onboard?Do you know how many types of ships exist?Do you know why IMO number is important for vessels?Do you know when to abandon a ship?Do you know how to distinguish an Aframax from a Panamax vessel?Do you know what a Bunker Delivery Note includes?Do you know why is a ship called she?Why do ships use ‘port’ and ‘starboard’ and not ‘left’ or ‘right’Do you know why ships are red on bottom?Do you know what Plimsoll lines on ships are?Do you know why FONAR is needed...

‘Bangladesh must make use of Bay of Bengal’s increasing importance’...

posted on: Sep 16, 2020

‘Bangladesh must make use of Bay of Bengal’s increasing importance’ Prothom Alo Diplomatic Correspondent https://31506d63e8058fb0e74e428d44517ed5.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-37/html/container.html Participants at a webinar on the growing importance of the Bay of Bengal 16 September 2020 Global powers are increasingly focused on the geopolitics, economy and business centred on the Bay of Bengal. The importance of the region has increased further since the outbreak of novel coronavirus. Bangladesh needs to adapt to these emerging circumstances and take integrated measures to utilise the opportunities that lie ahead. These observations were made on Tuesday at a webinar on the growing importance of the Bay of Bengal. The webinar, ‘Increasing political, ecological and regional importance of the Bay of Bengal for Bangladesh in the post COVID-19 world,’ was jointly organised by the Independent University of Bangladesh (IUB), Bangladesh Institute of Maritime Research and Development (BIMRAD), and IUB’s International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD). The discussion...

UN Report Presents A Unified Assessment of The Critical State of Our Earth System...

posted on: Sep 14, 2020

Photo: The La Mojana region of Colombia is highly vulnerable to climate-change induced floods and droughts. By building resilience to these impacts, the project also insulates communities from other shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Credit: UNDP Colombia/Mauricio Enriquez O. UN Report Presents A Unified Assessment of The Critical State of Our Earth System By J Nastranis 14 September 2020 NEW YORK (IDN) – As global temperatures continue to hit new highs, the choice, according to the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, is between “business as usual, leading to further calamity, or using the recovery from COVID-19 to provide a real opportunity to put the world on a sustainable path”. Speaking at the launch of the report United in Science 2020 on September 9, he emphasized that there is “no time to delay” if the world is to slow the trend of the devastating impacts of climate change, and limit temperate...

An Increasingly Crowded Ocean Calls for a New Role for Transnational Corporations...

posted on: Sep 14, 2020

Photo: Remnants of an old shipwreck on the outer reef of Mauritius where the MV Wakashio would run aground two years later. Robert Blasiak, Author provided. An Increasingly Crowded Ocean Calls for a New Role for Transnational Corporations Viewpoint by Robert Blasiak* 14 September 2020 STOCKHOLM (IDN) – The MV Wakashio ran aground on a coral reef in Mauritius in late July 2020, leaking 1,000 tonnes of oil into the crystal blue waters of a lagoon, threatening mangrove, seagrass and mudflat habitats. Since then, dozens of dead dolphins and porpoises have washed ashore. Anger has grown and sadness has deepened. But this is a different story – it starts two years ago in the same place in Mauritius, and I am walking down a muddy path in a mangrove forest. A guide is telling me about how the community has removed invasive species, cleaned up waste and planted mangroves. She points out a knee-high seedling...

Work abstention brings containers to a halt at Chattogram port...

posted on: Sep 12, 2020

Work abstention brings containers to a halt at Chattogram port Prothom Alo 13 September 2020 Chattogram Containers at Chattogram portFile photo With container transport workers calling a work abstention, containers carrying export cargo cannot be taken to the Chattogram port. The Chattogram Prime Mover-Trailer Sramik Union called this work abstention from 6:00am Saturday. Export cargo is taken by container to the 18 container depots in Chattogram from where these are taken to the port and loaded onto vessels. As transport workers have halted work, the export cargo cannot be transported to the port.General secretary of the Chattogram mover-trailer workers union, Abu Bakr Siddiqui, told Prothom Alo that a certain transport company had fired 36 workers for no reason. The work halt was called in protest of that as well as in demand for the workers to be issued appointment letters. Chattogram port secretary Omar Faruk, speaking to Prothom Alo, said...

IMO FAIL – Forbes Drills Deep Into The Wakashio Salvage Efforts...

posted on: Sep 11, 2020

IMO FAIL – Forbes Drills Deep Into The Wakashio Salvage Efforts September 10, 2020 by John Konrad A part of the Japanese-owned bulk carrier MV Wakashio which ran aground, is seen in this August 21, 2020 picture obtained from social media, off the coast of Mauritius. MOBILISATION NATIONALE WAKASHIO /via REUTERS by John Konrad (gCaptain) According to a new report by Forbes, M/V Wakashio salvage and oil recovery efforts are failing on many fronts. These failures have resulted in deaths, environmental destruction, regulatory mission creep, gender imbalance, disregard for human health, and massive protests on the island of Mauritius and at embassies worldwide. And much of the blame lies with the International Maritime Organization, the maritime arm of the United Nation. “The IMO had a very clear mandate when it first landed in Mauritius,” says Forbes contributor Nishan Degnarain. “Focus only on the oil spill. The salvage operation was out...

Around the world, faith in the economy is falling – and fast...

posted on: Sep 11, 2020

Around the world, faith in the economy is falling – and fast | Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide in World Economy News 11/09/2020 Public attitudes about the economy have turned bleak in much of the world as the coronavirus outbreak continues to affect daily life, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted this summer in 14 nations in Europe, North America and the Asia-Pacific region. Assessments of national economies have seen swift downturns in many countries, and few see improvements anytime soon amid what the International Monetary Fund calls a “crisis like no other.” Overall, a median of only 31% of adults across the surveyed nations assess their country’s current economic situation as good, while 68% say conditions are bad. In 10 of the countries surveyed – including all of those surveyed in North America and the Asia-Pacific region – majorities consider the current economic situation bad. In Europe,...

Pakistan Leading Demolition Market Price-Wise

posted on: Sep 11, 2020

Pakistan Leading Demolition Market Price-Wise | Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide in Hellenic Shipping News 11/09/2020 Ship owners looking to scrap their older vessels, are more likely to find a good deal in the Pakistani scrapyard market. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Clarkson Platou Hellas said that “it has been a week emphasizing how this market is ever changing and volatile, ensuring it always difficult to know a vessels true market value. This has come about following a change in sentiment this week with some conservatism on rates coming into force again. It has been reported that the domestic steel markets are quivering at the prices being seen in the international market and fears remaining in the Sub. Continent regions, particularly India, regarding the continuing rise of Covid-19 cases and the handling of the virus and importantly, how they intend to deal with the upcoming Winter. Some hesitancy has...

বাংলাদেশীদের মালয়েশিয়া প্রবেশের বাধা কাটল...

posted on: Sep 10, 2020

বাংলাদেশীদের মালয়েশিয়া প্রবেশের বাধা কাটল নয়া দিগন্ত অনলাইন ১১ সেপ্টেম্বর ২০২০, ০০:২৬ বাংলাদেশীদের মালয়েশিয়া প্রবেশের বাধা কাটল – ছবি : সংগৃহীত বাংলাদেশসহ প্রায় ২৩টি দেশের নাগরিকদের মালয়েশিয়া প্রবেশে নিষেধাজ্ঞা জারির মাত্র দুই দিন পর তা শিথিল করেছে দেশটির সরকার। https://43eef206f017d38334bf9ff401fac25f.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-37/html/container.htmlAd by Valueimpression স্থানীয় সময় বৃহস্পতিবার (১০ সেপ্টেম্বর) দেশটির মন্ত্রিসভার বিশেষ বৈঠকে এই সিদ্ধান্ত নেয়া হয়। এরপর কোভিড-১৯ এর নিয়মিত ব্রিফিংয়ে এসব তথ্য জানিয়েছেন দেশটির জ্যেষ্ঠ মন্ত্রী দাতুক সেরি ইসমাইল সাবরি ইয়াকুব। খবর স্টার অনলাইনের। তিনি বলেন, প্রবাসী এবং পেশাদারদের মালয়েশিয়ায় প্রবেশের আগে ইমিগ্রেশন ডিপার্টমেন্ট থেকে অনুমোদন নিতে হবে। তাদের আবেদনের সঙ্গে মালয়েশিয়ান ইনভেস্টমেন্ট ডেভেলপমেন্ট অথরিটিস অথবা সম্পর্কিত সংস্থা থেকে একটি সাপোর্ট লেটার থাকতে হবে। এর আগে গত ৭ সেপ্টেম্বর শুরুতে মালয়েশিয়া সরকার জানায়, যেসব দেশে করোনাভাইরাসে আক্রান্তের সংখ্যা দেড় লাখের বেশি সেই দেশগুলো মালয়েশিয়া প্রবেশে নিষেধাজ্ঞার অন্তর্ভুক্ত থাকবে। কিন্তু দুইদিনের মাথায় ২৩টি দেশের নাগরিকদের ওপর আরোপিত ‘প্রবেশ নিষেধাজ্ঞা’ শিথিল করলো মালয়েশিয়া। এছাড়া স্থায়ী বাসিন্দাদের পাশাপাশি মালয়েশিয়ান নাগরিকদের ভিনদেশি স্ত্রীদের প্রবেশেও বাধা নেই। তবে...

COVID-19: Shipping data hints to some recovery in global trade | Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide...

posted on: Sep 10, 2020

COVID-19: Shipping data hints to some recovery in global trade in International Shipping News 10/09/2020 The coronavirus pandemic dealt a severe blow to global merchandise trade. Data from weekly port calls by container ships show early but uneven signs of recovery. The number of ships pulling into ports to unload and load containers rebounded in many parts of the world in the third quarter of 2020, according to new UNCTAD calculations. This offers a hopeful sign for world merchandise trade, which suffered a historic year-on-year fall of 27% in the second quarter. Maritime shipping saw a dramatic slowdown earlier this year as government measures used to curb the COVID-19 pandemic restricted economic activities and travel. By mid-June, the average number of container vessels arriving weekly at ports worldwide had sunk to 8,722, an 8.5% year-on-year drop. But new data show that, globally, the average weekly calls have started to...

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