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The Straits Times Singapore prepares for ships from Suez blockage, sees need to boost maritime workforce Singapore is a hub port that is intimately linked to the Suez Canal, connecting Europe, Middle East and Asia. ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO https://str.sg/JyG6 They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account. Share link: Or share via: Sign up or log in to read this article in full Sign up All done! This article is now fully available for you Read now Get unlimited access to all s...

The following is what we hope is a preliminary draft of a pending National Security Council action memorandum being prepared and cleared across the appropriate parts of the US government, in response to the Suez Canal blockage. It was leaked to us secretly by a friend working in the government, but we can’t say who it was. TOP SECRET — NO FOREIGN DISSEMINATION DRAFT To: Mr Jake Sullivan, National Security Advisor, The White House CC: Principals at State, Defense, Homeland Security, CIA, Tra...

); Experts say the Suez crisis highlights how little we understand about global trade. By Ian Curran Saturday 3 Apr 2021, 8:00 AM Sat 8:00 AM 31,227 Views 18 Comments Image: Xinhua News Agency/PA Images Image: Xinhua News Agency/PA Images IS THERE ANYTHING to be said for another international crisis? It’s almost hard to believe that in the m...

Date Time Digital ship clearance project seeks pilot port IMO-Singapore project will create a Maritime Single Window ship clearance system in a pilot port, with a view to supporting more ports in future. ​​​​”Increased digitalization supports greater efficiency which benefits the ship, the port and wider supply chain,” said Kitack Lim, IMO’s Secretary-General.​ The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has issued a call for expressions of...

Challenges of women seafarers in a male-dominated maritime industry The word “seafarer” has replaced the word “seaman” in the male-dominated maritime industry, often considered as politically-correct word due to the increasing presence of women in the profession in recent decades. In older times, the term “seaman” was widely used to describe anyone working at sea while the term “seawoman” was alternatively used. The word seafarer came from the combination of the words “sea” ...

NIMASA: Providing leadership in difficult times On By Edward Osagie Just as Life’s roughest storms prove the strength of our anchors, so it is with the Nigerian maritime sector as the challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic proved to test the character of its managers. When President Muhammadu Buhari appointed the new leadership at the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA in March 2020, the Dr Bashir Jamoh led team had barely taken over the mantle of leadership...

Share this article Share this article BUSAN, South Korea, March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- With a peninsular geography, the Korean landmass is situated close to the sea. The oceans, thus, play an indispensable in communication, travel, trade, and surveillance between Korea and the rest of the world. Maneuvering these tides, however, can be challenging and requires immense skill and technical expertise. This is why the National Korea Maritime and Ocean University (KMOU) aims to train young and t...

Share this article Decarbonization is indeed “a thing”, as Millennials might say. The problem that I have writing on the topic- and presumably that readers have, is that the timeframes can be very lengthy, like 30 years out. Indeed, many promising technologies for achieving shipping’s ambitious reduction targets for carbon emissions are on the drawing boards. But they are not yet there- nor is it clear who will pay for them.  The International Maritime Organization (IMO) concluded a two...

Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Kitack Lim, has expressed support for the Marine Litters and Micro Plastic Action Plan of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).

Cyprus has formally proposed a practical, global approach to delivering Covid -19 vaccinations to seafarers in response to the worldwide crew change crisis.