Regional shipping industry jobs still safe
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Despite the current slowdown in the global shipping industry, which has impacted operations, regional shipping companies will continue to retain their staff, said senior industry players.
Major international shipping companies have already announced more than 3,000 job cuts in an effort to reduce costs in the wake of the increasing financial crisis that continues to adversely [...]
Somali pirates hijack 1 ship, free another
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Somali pirates seized control of a chemical tanker in the Gulf of Aden on Friday and a NATO helicopter gunship, too late to prevent the hijacking, picked up three security guards who jumped into the sea. Both France and Germany, which have ships in the area as part of an international anti-piracy coalition, sent the [...]
BIMCO urgent piracy advisory
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While there have been clear statements made by the shipping industry lobby to the international community and the volume of reporting on events and various recent statements made by shipping stakeholders - BIMCO would suggest that there are two urgent matters that need to be addressed by the industry and the international community respectively. BIMCO’s [...]
Training Ship SPIRIT OF MOL Holds Anti-Piracy/Terrorism Drill
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Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. yesterday announced that MOL, along with the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) and other organizations involved, conducted an anti-piracy/terrorism drill aboard the training ship SPIRIT OF MOL in the South China Sea on November 17. During the drill, the JCG patrol ship Shikishima hurried to site, and marine safety officers boarded the [...]
“Go to sea!” campaign launched at IMO to attract entrants to the shipping industry
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A campaign to address the global shortage of seafarers, especially officers, which threatens the very future of the international shipping industry, has been launched by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in association with the International Labour Organization, the “Round Table” of shipping [...]
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 [...]
