UK can lead world in maritime gender equality

UK can lead world in maritime gender equality
Sam Chambers September 11th, 2018 https://splash247.com/uk-can-lead-world-in-maritime-gender-equality/

British maritime can lead the world in gender equality, the country’s maritime minister claimed last night at the London launch party of a new charter for women in maritime.

NYK Selected for Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) for 16th Consecutive Year

NYK Selected for DJSI for 16th Consecutive Year
15/09/2018 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/nyk-selected-for-djsi-for-16th-cons...

NYK has been selected for the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI)* for a 16th straight year.

Elektrans liquidates Singapore subsidiary

Elektrans liquidates Singapore subsidiary
Sam Chambers September 14th, 2018 https://splash247.com/elektrans-liquidates-singapore-subsidiary/

Elektrans is liquidating a subsidiary in Singapore. The Indian-owned tanker player has been in the headlines for the last couple of years with many reports of its seafarers not being paid for months. The company is owned by Gautam Daniel Chopra.

Fire and explosions in containers

TT Talk – Fire and explosions in containers
17/09/2018 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/tt-talk-fire-and-explosions-in-cont...

Sources suggest that container fires may occur on a weekly basis and statistics indicate there is a major container cargo fire at sea roughly every 60 days. Tackling fires and subsequent investigations are complex activities.

Liberal approach to enforcement of crew wage claims

Liberal approach to enforcement of crew wage claims
15th September 2018 http://maltawinds.com/2018/09/15/liberal-approach-to-enforcement-of-crew...

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Big ships' near miss off Rosebud sparks safety probe into port, pilots

Big ships' near miss off Rosebud sparks safety probe into port, pilots
Adam Carey 12 September 2018 https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/big-ships-near-miss-off-rose...

Victoria’s maritime safety regulator is investigating a potentially disastrous near miss in which two large commercial ships came close to colliding in Port Phillip Bay.

Shipping post-Lehman not as bad as the 1980s: Clarksons

Shipping post-Lehman not as bad as the 1980s: Clarksons
Sam Chambers September 14th, 2018 https://splash247.com/shipping-post-lehman-not-as-bad-as-the-1980s-clark...

European Union: Is State Aid Essential To The Shipping Industry?

European Union: Is State Aid Essential To The Shipping Industry?
Matthew Attard: 7 September 2018 http://www.mondaq.com/x/734094/Marine+Shipping/Is+State+Aid+Essential+To...

The recent long-awaited European Commission decision on the Maltese Tonnage Tax System has been welcomed by the shipping community, both locally as well as from other member states.

4.6K passengers stranded due to ‘Ompong’

4.6K passengers stranded due to ‘Ompong’
Priam Nepomuceno September 15, 2018 http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1048068

MANILA -- With Typhoon Ompong battering a large part of the country after making landfall early Saturday, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) has announced that 4,688 passengers were reportedly stranded in various ports in eight regions, including Metro Manila.

Maersk changes course, will install IMO 2020 scrubbers

Maersk changes course, will install IMO 2020 scrubbers — FreightWaves
September 13, 2018 https://www.freightwaves.com/news/maersk-changes-course-will-install-imo...

As late as last month, during APM-Maersk’s (AMBKY) Q2 earnings call, CEO Søren Skou insisted that the Danish shipping line did not take a favorable view of scrubbers as a means to comply with the IMO 2020 guidelines reducing the sulphur content of marine fuel from 3.5% to 0.5%.

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