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Haixin Heavy Industries Launched the Largest Submarine cable-laying vessel in China
November 9, the cable-laying vessel Qifan 19 was officially launched, the ship is independently designed by China. “Qifan 19” was built by Jiangsu Haixin Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. for Zhejiang Qiming Marine Power Engineering Co. The …
Nov 13, 2023 / Vessels
UN agencies renew call to collaboratively support seafarers
Four United Nations agencies have issued a joint statement urging stakeholders to collaborate to prevent undue hardship to seafarers during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.The International Labour Organization (ILO), International Maritime Organization …
Mar 2, 2022 / Curious
Wallenius Wilhelmsen: Shipping freezers for Covid-19 vaccines with RoRo
Tasked with delivering super freezers to the US and Europe where they will be used to store and distribute super-low temperature Covid-19 vaccines, industrial manufacturer Trane Technologies turned to RoRo to meet its tight deadline.With Covid-19 …
Feb 10, 2021 / Curious
Government of Canada announces one-year ban for pleasure craft and cruise vessels
The Government of Canada continues to monitor the evolving COVID-19 pandemic and the impact it is having on the marine and tourism sectors. Keeping Canadians and transportation workers safe and healthy are top priorities for Transport Canada.Today, …
Feb 5, 2021 / Cruise
DP World and UNICEF announce global partnership to support COVID-19 vaccination
The agreement will support the provision of COVID-19 vaccines and related supplies for low- and lower-middle-income countriesDP World and UNICEF have announced a wide-ranging partnership to support the global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and …
Feb 1, 2021 / Curious
Covid-19: Seafarers to be amongst the first groups for vaccination
For many seafarers, the situation has become unbearable. Due to Covid-19 tens of thousands of crew members have been stuck aboard their ships, many for more than a year now. Although crew changes have been made possible in some countries, the …
Dec 17, 2020 / Curious
COVAXX and Maersk enter partnership to supply COVID-19 vaccines globally
The goal is to bring a much needed COVID-19 vaccine to emerging and developing nations. The agreement establishes integrated logistics to enable efficient worldwide distribution of COVAXX’s COVID-19 vaccine. The aim is to distribute up to a billion …
Oct 28, 2020 / Vessels
Bulk Carrier Patricia Oldendorff has Covid-19 Virus Cases Aboard
The bulk carrier Patricia Oldendorff (114,753 tdw built 2010) is currently anchored off Port Hedland, Western Australia. Seventeen crewmembers aboard have tested positive for the Corona virus. “We are very concerned about the health and wellbeing of …
Sep 30, 2020 / Vessels
More countries join crew change platform
Thirteen leading maritime nations joined the growing number of states allowing crew changes by signing a pact for exemptions in port controls and more commercial flights to accommodate thousands of exhausted seafarers stuck on board ships around the …
Jul 13, 2020 / Curious
UK government and UN commit to protect seafarers and help stabilise global shipping market
UK to hold first international summit to address impact of COVID-19 on crew changesgovernment will call on the international community to come together to ensure swift repatriationestimated 200,000 seafarers due to change over, with concerns around …
Jun 30, 2020 / Curious