by Administrator | Jun 22, 2020 | COVID-19 Response, Merchant Shipping, Seafarers
Sharp rise in seafarers failing UK medicals due to mental health conditions Maritime medics have raised concerns over a marked increase in the number of seafarers failing UK medical examinations as a result of mental health issues. Commenting on the annual analysis of...
by Administrator | Jun 4, 2016 | Merchant Shipping, Sailors' Society
At the well-attended April meeting of the Durban branch of the World Ship Society, Rev Van Schalkwyk addressed the audience on “Current movements in the piracy threat, and the Crisis Response Centre” which also included Trauma counselling . By way of introduction he...
by admin | Nov 6, 2013 | Merchant Shipping
The ClassNK Casualty Investigation Team looking for the causes of the mid-June incident that saw the containership MOL Comfort break in two has released preliminary findings and safety measure recommendations. The classification society established the team...
by admin | Nov 1, 2013 | Merchant Shipping
By : Terry Hutson Transferring oil & gas related cargoes from a ship to a land-based terminal is already a major operation in its own right, but when it comes to a ship-to-ship (STS) transfer it’s a far more complicated operation. Universal Africa Lines (UAL), a...
by admin | Oct 30, 2013 | Merchant Shipping
Seafarers feel they spend too much time on tasks they consider to be an administrative burden according to the findings of a study by the Danish Maritime Authority, supported by InterManager, the international trade association for ship and crew managers. A...
by admin | Oct 25, 2013 | Merchant Shipping, Piracy
Within the framework of the state efforts to confront escalation following the bombing which targeted the building of the Military Intelligence in Ismailia last Saturday, the Suez Canal Province witnessed an emergency meeting between Chairman of the Suez Canal...
