by admin | Oct 23, 2013 | Merchant Shipping
MANILA, Philippines – As part of its efforts to work for the interests of Filipino seafarers, Angkla party list formally filed a resolution in the House of Representatives, urging the Departments of Labor and Transportation to aid in advancing the global...
by admin | Oct 17, 2013 | Merchant Shipping
Tecnitas, the marine advisory arm of leading international classification and verification group Bureau Veritas, has launched a major new technology simulation system for pipeline damage assessment, in collaboration with Total. This new technology system, called...
by admin | Oct 16, 2013 | Merchant Shipping, Port News
Egyptian authorities stepped up security yesterday along the Suez Canal having received information of further possible terrorist attacks. The attack is expected from a group of jihadists after a call from the Egyptian leader of alQaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri,...
by admin | Oct 16, 2013 | Merchant Shipping
ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) -affiliated trade unions meeting in Mombasa, Kenya today launched a new taskforce dedicated to protecting the rights of African workers in the offshore sector – and to fighting for more jobs for African nationals in...
by admin | Oct 11, 2013 | Merchant Shipping, Port News
Salvors working to remove the MV Smart shipwreck in Richards Bay, South Africa successfully refloated the stern section of the broken capesize bulk carrier before towing it out to sea where it was sunk. salvage team made up of South African-based Subtech Group and...
by admin | Oct 3, 2013 | Merchant Shipping
South Africa’s ship register is seen as “uncompetitive”, a perception that has resulted in not a single merchant vessel being listed, according to the SA maritime Safety Authority (Samsa). This has left the country – which relies each year on...