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Washington Post
21-05-2025
- General
- Washington Post
Ships have been hitting the Brooklyn Bridge for nearly 150 years
NEW YORK — A Mexican navy tall ship's fatal collision with the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday highlighted a hazard that has worried seafarers for nearly 150 years. Even before construction on the bridge was finished in the late 19th century, the topmast of a passing U.S. Navy ship hit the span's wires — and vessels continued to clip the iconic New York City structure for many years.
The National
18-05-2025
- General
- The National
Three rescued from sinking cargo ship in UAE waters
National Guard leads emergency response mission UAE emergency teams rescued three injured seafarers from a sinking cargo ship in the country's waters, the National Guard said on Sunday. The three - Asian citizens according to the authorities - were taken to safety on rescue boats. The medical evacuation mission was led by the National Guard in co-ordination with the National Search and Rescue Centre and the UAE Coast Guard. The National Guard did not disclose the time or location of the incident, saying only it occurred in the country's territorial waters, while the cause of the accident is not known. The National Guard operates with the support of the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Interior and the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority. It serves to bolster border security on land and at sea as well as providing key assistance in search and rescue operations across the Emirates and abroad. In August 2024, an Emirati woman seriously injured in a road accident in Oman was flown back to the UAE for urgent medical care in a rescue mission conducted by the National Guard. She was given emergency treatment at a hospital in the city of Ibri, where the incident took place. She was later brought back to the Emirates in a National Guard search and rescue helicopter in a joint operation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, state news agency Wam reported at the time.
CNA
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CNA
Cargo: The Weight of Freight - Cargo: The Weight of Freight
46:53 Min Crisscrossing the oceans 365 days a year, they carry 90% of everything we buy. Taller than a 15-storey building, longer than 3 soccer fields, container ships are the invisible giants of globalization - its essential but forgotten cogs. How do they operate? And how come we so largely ignore everything about them? With the agreement of the world's 2nd largest shipowner Maersk, we board on one of these steel giants and follow its day-by-day trajectory along a shipping lane known as the backbone of world trade: the "FAL" (French Asia Line). We fully immerse ourselves alongside the crew, becoming aware of what it is to be a seafarer in the midst of a relantless race for profitability. From the Straits of Shanghai to the gates of Rotterdam,this journey on the high seas will serve as the main thread of an investigation to question the strenghts and weaknesses of global commerce, and explore the means to improve the human, technological and environmental impact of maritime transport. Cargo: The Weight of Freight About the show: Crisscrossing the oceans 365 days a year, they carry 90% of everything we buy. Taller than a 15-storey building, longer than 3 soccer fields, container ships are the invisible giants of globalization - its essential but forgotten cogs. How do they operate? And how come we so largely ignore everything about them? With the agreement of the world's 2nd largest shipowner Maersk, we board on one of these steel giants and follow its day-by-day trajectory along a shipping lane known as the backbone of world trade: the 'FAL' (French Asia Line). We fully immerse ourselves alongside the crew, becoming aware of what it is to be a seafarer in the midst of a relantless race for profitability. From the Straits of Shanghai to the gates of Rotterdam,this journey on the high seas will serve as the main thread of an investigation to question the strenghts and weaknesses of global commerce, and explore the means to improve the human, technological and environmental impact of maritime transport.
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South China Morning Post
08-05-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Sustainable Ship Financing and the Social Aspect of ESG
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Advertisement As a major international maritime centre, Hong Kong is home to some of the world's leading shipowners, operators and managers. As such they are often owners of capital assets worth many millions of US dollars, and employers of hundreds or even thousands of seafarers and onshore staff. Mindful of the impact their policies and actions may have on individuals, society and the global environment, they are embracing ESG to demonstrate social commitment and contributing positively to society. A duty of care to employees at sea Working and living onboard a ship presents challenges rarely found in land-based occupations. Not least the requirement to work onboard for many months at a time without a break. Achieving a work life balance therefore can be difficult. The onus is therefore on the shipowner or ship manager to ensure the welfare of its ocean going staff. The minimum requirements for seafarers' employment are governed by the International Labour Organization's Maritime Labour Convention 2006. The Convention determines conditions of employment, accommodation, recreational facilities, food and catering, health protection, medical care, welfare and social security protection. Advertisement In a working environment that demands experience, crew retention is an important factor.
Al Arabiya
08-05-2025
- Business
- Al Arabiya
Seafarers stranded off Yemen port eye exit after US-Houthi ceasefire deal
Some 200 seafarers aboard more than 15 ships stuck for weeks off Yemen's port of Ras Isa are preparing to offload cargoes and leave thanks to a ceasefire deal between Houthi militia and the US, maritime and labor union sources said on Thursday. Still, threat levels for shipping remained high given the Houthis' confirmation that Israeli-related assets remained open to attack and the attendant risks to broader shipping, maritime officials said. Ships with no connection to Israel had been targeted in the past with no certainty of safe passage. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday the US would stop bombing the Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen as they had agreed to stop targeting US ships in Red Sea waters off the Arabian Peninsula country. However, the deal does not cover close US ally Israel, the Houthis stated on Wednesday, suggesting its attacks on shipping in professed solidarity with Palestinian militants fighting Israel in Gaza might not come to a complete halt. A nearly two-month-long US bombing campaign in Yemen dealt heavy damage to the Houthis, with a spillover impact on shipping in the Ras Isa region on the Red Sea, a critical artery for world trade. Several crew members on ships in the vicinity of US airstrikes were injured, and two vessels prevented from sailing away by Houthis, according to the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF), the biggest seafarers' union. A Houthi official told Reuters that following the agreement with Washington, ships should now be able to enter Ras Isa, discharge cargoes and depart without issues. At least one of the vessels - mainly tankers carrying fuel supplies including liquefied petroleum gas - was moving into the port to begin discharging cargo on Thursday, according to ship tracking data on the MarineTraffic platform. No guarantee of safe passage While the risk of collateral damage from airstrikes has abated, seafarers remained concerned about Israeli attacks on Houthi targets in the region. In response to Houthi drones launched at Israel over the past week, Israeli warplanes hit the major Yemeni Red Sea port of Hodeidah, causing some damage, shipping sources said. Some of the vessels stuck have been waiting for weeks to discharge in Ras Isa and were urgently seeking to leave the area, the captain of one of the vessels, who declined to be identified due to the sensitive situation, told Reuters. 'The ITF is working urgently to support these crews, but they need more than words; they need safe passage home,' ITF General Secretary Stephen Cotton said. The Houthis have carried out more than 100 attacks on ships plying the Red Sea since November 2023, saying they were acting in support of Palestinians in Israeli-besieged Gaza. They have sunk two vessels, seized one and killed at least four seafarers. There have been no known attacks since January this year. Many shipping companies have halted voyages through the Red Sea amid uncertainty over whether the ceasefire deal will stick. 'We do not send ships in until we are sure that the people on board are safe,' Lasse Kristoffersen, CEO with shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen, told Reuters on Thursday. 'We have no information at this time to suggest that.'
