25 SEPT 2019 Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said collaboration among countries at regional and global levels was fundamental to accelerate progress in the universal health coverage. ‘Resource mobilisation to ensure universal health coverage is a fundamental obstacle in many countries. Effective global partnership to formulate healthcare financing strategy …
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25 SEPT 2019 The giant fish processor ship Piotr Zhitnikov caught fire Monday at a position off the island of Shikotan, Japan, forcing the evacuation of 363 members of her crew. 53 other crewmembers remained on board to fight the fire, according to officials at the marine rescue center in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. Early …
Read More »25 SEPT 2019 Choose your husband, and if possible, choose your boss. That’s the advice that Katarina Norén, Director General of the Swedish Maritime Administration, gave at the World Maritime University (WMU) Third International Women’s Conference on Empowering Women in the Maritime Community in April this year. The conference report …
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25 SEPT 2019 The UK-flagged tanker Stena Impero is now free to depart the anchorage at Bandar Abbas, Iranian officials said on Monday. The Impero has been in Iranian custody since July 19, when Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) members boarded her and ordered her crew to change course. “The British flagged tanker ‘Stena …
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24 SEPT 2019 An Iranian fisherman held by Somali pirates for more than four years has finally been released, according to Iranian officials and the nonprofit Hostage Support Network. The fisherman, Baluchistan resident Mohammad Sharif Panahandeh, was captured from a fishing vessel in 2015 and is now in declining health. …
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23 SEPT 2019 NYK has become the first Japanese shipping company to realize a carbon-neutral voyage by offsetting 5,000 tons of CO2, equivalent to the CO2 emitted by NYK’s environmental flagship car carrier Aries Leader, during one voyage between Japan and the Middle East. Aries Leader is equipped with the latest energy-saving …
Read More »22 SEPT 2019 Seasickness results from a conflict in the inner ear and the erratic motion of a vessel. One of the least pleasant aspects of going to sea is the possibility of getting seasick. An individual’s susceptibility to seasickness is highly variable. If you’ve ever had motion sickness when …
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21 SEPT 2019 Hundreds of trade unionists from maritime unions affiliated with the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) have expressed their support and solidarity with Captain Gennadiy Gavrylov and called on the Sri Lankan government to expedite his safe return home. Gavrylov, a Ukrainian seafarer, has been prevented from leaving …
Read More »20 SEPT 2019 By Capt. Manjur Khan (LinkedIn): Master Mariner (Aus), serving as Marine Pilot-Loading Master for LNG Terminals (Gorgon Wheatstone). Previously served Offshore Support Vessels operation management, Commonwealth of Australia (AMSA) & State (NSW) Maritime Regulatory Administrations; Liner Shipping operations as Port Captain, and as seagoing officer/master on various …
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19 sept 2019 The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) has released data showing that marine underwriting premiums for 2018 were $28.9 billion, a one percent increase on 2017. With significant challenges facing the market, the modest increase is not significant to herald an upturn in the fortunes of the …
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