Piracy at ‘Intolerable’ Level, Says Maritime Executive
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The massive deployment of foreign navies to the vital shipping lane off the Horn of Africa and the Gulf of Aden has so far failed to slow the rate of pirate attacks, with new ships taken almost daily, according to maritime executive Christopher Hayman. He said most commentators agreed that piracy was merely the symptom [...]
Saudi, French Leaders Call For International Efforts To Protect Shipping
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Saudi King Abdullah on Saturday called for international efforts to protect shipping in the Gulf of Aden amid a spate of attacks by Somali pirates. The two leaders also discussed the global financial crisis and Middle East peace, during a brief visit by Sarkozy to Saudi Arabia, the official SPA [...]
Shipping industry calls for blockade of Somalian coast
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A shipping body and tanker owners from around the world on Monday called for a military blockade along the coast of Somalia to intercept pirate vessels heading out to sea. Peter Swift, managing director of the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners, said stronger naval action - including aerial and aviation support - is necessary [...]
Saudi says pirate “terrorism” will spark crackdown
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ATHENS (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said on Tuesday the hijacking of a Saudi supertanker with $100 million of oil onboard would trigger an international crackdown on piracy, which he compared to terrorism.
Prince Saud al-Faisal said Saudi Arabia would throw its weight behind a European-led initiative to step up security in the busy shipping [...]
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 [...]
Lloyd’s Register issues new Ballast Water Treatment Technology guide
The latest Lloyd’s Register guide to Ballast Water Treatment Technology is now available. This follows the success of last year’s guide, the first of its kind. This updated version provides further independent and impartial descriptions and appraisals of commercially available and developing technologies for ballast water treatment. The publication, which will be available at this [...]
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, [...]
More casualties, fewer losses
THE combined total of losses of and serious casualties to merchant ships continued to increase in 2007, with over 1,000 incidents, a record number, delegates at the annual conference of the International Union of Marine Insurance in Vancouver were told. Incidents have shown a steady upward climb since 2006 when 600 were reported.
However, there has [...]
New visa regime comes into effect in UAE.
DUBAI: A new visa regime, primarily aimed at curbing illegal migration, came into effect in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Tuesday.
Under the new regime, there are 16 different categories of visas and health insurance has been made compulsory for all visa types. It will also allow people of all nationalities to enter the UAE.
“The entry [...]
