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Use Internet as investigative tool, urges CIB
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The ICC Counterfeiting Intelligence Bureau (CIB) is urging its members to make full use of the Internet as an investigative tool.
It is vital that investigators keep pace with technology, the Bureau says, as a number of recent cases demonstrate. Most notable of these is the battle between illegal downloaders and authorities trying to clamp down [...]
Scheme for Deck Ratings to appear for Second Mate (Foreign-going) Examination having educational qualification of 10th Standard.
1. Preamble:
1.1. This Directorate, being aware of the cyclic nature of the shipping trade and industry, has initiated proactive and pragmatic measures to deal with the [...]
Melting polar ice cuts pollution in Straits of Malacca
KUALA LUMPUR: The polar icecap in the Arctic is melting away. Bad news for many scientists, but welcomed by shippers who see the fabled Northwest and Northeast Passages finally opening up.
And that could lead to fewer ships using the Straits of Malacca, causing less pollution and erosion of Malaysia’s coastline.
Maritime experts, though, believe Malaysia’s ports [...]
How the ILO works
The ILO accomplishes its work through three main bodies, all of which comprise government, employer and worker representatives.
International Labour Conference
The member States of the ILO meet at the International Labour Conference in June of each year, in Geneva. Two government delegates, an employer delegate and a worker delegate represent each Member State. Technical advisors assist [...]
ILO to consider new guidelines on ship inspection under 2006 Maritime Labour Convention
GENEVA (ILO News) ─ More than 300 senior representatives of seafarers and shipowners, along with governments, are to meet here between 15 and 26 September to discuss guidelines on flag-state and port-state inspection on board of ships under the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) adopted by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in 2006.
The MLC, 2006 consolidates [...]
Shipping world in piracy crisis call to IMO and UN
The shipping world today made a crisis call to the (London-based) United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the United Nations (in New York) requesting real and immediate action against brazen acts of piracy, kidnapping and armed robbery, carried out with increasing frequency against ships in the Gulf of Aden, by pirates based in Somalia.
The [...]
Flags of Convenience campaign
The ITF is unique amongst international trade union organisations in having a powerful influence on wages and conditions of one particular group of workers, seafarers working on ships flying Flags of Convenience (FOCs). FOCs provide a means of avoiding labour regulation in the country of ownership, and become a vehicle for paying low wages and [...]
Robot offers greener hull cleaning service
European engineers and researchers have developed a robot that is able to remove marine growth from a hip’s hull.
This will help reduce vessel drag, fuel consumption and greenhouse gases (GHG), according to company eports.
HISMAR, the Hull Identification System for Marine Autonomous Robotics, was developed under European Union funds and will be unveiled at the Shipbuilding, [...]
Making the transition to Maritime Labour Convention compliance
DNV is helping ship owners and operators to make a smooth transition to compliance with the new standards for the living and working conditions of seafarers, which are expected to enter into force as early as in 2011.
The International Labour Organisation has today released new guidelines for inspections of compliance with the requirements in the [...]
WHO warns against use of electronic cigarettes
The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Friday against using electronic cigarettes, saying there was no evidence to prove they were safe or helped smokers break the habit.
First made in China and sold mainly over the Internet in countries including Brazil, Britain, Canada and Israel, they have grown in popularity despite a lack of regulatory [...]
