ILO supports new law to protect abandoned seafarers

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Providing financial security for death or long-term disability of seafarers

Government, employer and worker delegates to the International Labour Conference (ILC), at the 103rd annual meeting of International Labour Organization (ILO), overwhelmingly voted in favour of approving amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC,2006) in order to better protect abandoned seafarers, and provide financial security for compensation to seafarers and their families in cases of a seafarer's death or long-term disability.

The approval of these amendments was a major step in establishing binding international law on these issues which are very important for the shipping industry. The amendments were discussed in detail and adopted on close to unanimous basis (1 abstention) vote on April 11 2014 by the 400 participants at the first meeting of the

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Wärtsilä contracted for technical support on Royal Caribbean Cruises’ vessels

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Published on Saturday, 14 June 2014 06:34
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        13 June 2014

 

Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) has awarded a ten-year contract to Wärtsilä to provide maintenance and technical support to its 36 vessels, with an option to add more vessels at a later date.

ABB Turbocharging has been sub-contracted by Wärtsilä in the servicing of the agreement, which covers 142 Wärtsilä engines and 170 ABB turbochargers.

Wärtsilä said that the contract is one of its largest with a marine customer, and supports its strategy of offering long-term service agreements.

Under the contract, Wärtsilä will provide individualised technical support, develop and design new components and supply spare parts, in addition to condition monitoring of the engines.

"The contract will enhance the predictability of Royal Caribbean's operational costs, minimise scheduled and unscheduled maintenance costs."

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Constitution d'un géant européen dans le transport maritime

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Published on Saturday, 14 June 2014 05:24
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Par   Pierre Magnan |

Publié le 12/06/2014 à 11H04, mis à jour le 12/06/2014 à 15H10     

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Le porte-conteneurs «Jules Verne» de la compagnie CMA CGM.© CLAUDE PARIS / POOL / AFP

Les trois grands du transport maritime européen ont entamé la constitution d'une alliance commerciale qui devrait dominer le commerce maritime mondial. Le danois Maersk, le suisse MSC et le français CMA CGM devraient mettre en œuvre cet accord intitulé «P3» à l'automne 2014, après l'accord des différentes instances nationales chargées de la concurrence.           

L'accord devrait se faire assez rapidement, les autorités américaines et européennes ayant autorisé les trois grands armateurs européens à unir leurs forces pour mieux utiliser leurs moyens sur les grandes routes

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Frontier study analyzes conditions for future E&P in Russian arctic

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Published on Saturday, 14 June 2014 05:48
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06/11/2014
 

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MOSCOW – The Arctic Research and Design Center (a joint venture of Rosneft and ExxonMobil) has completed its 2014 Kara Sea winter expedition.

According to Rosneft, this was the largest expedition in the Russian sector of the Arctic Ocean since the days of the USSR. During the 63-day campaign scientists studied the undeveloped Laptev, Kara, and East-Siberian seas from onboard the Yamal ice-breaker vessel.

Additional work was performed off the coast of Novaya Zemlya, the Severnaya Zemlya archipelagoes, and the De Long Islands.

The team conducted ice and meteorological measurements at 35 stations and installed 40 drifting buoys at ice fields and icebergs, with the westernmost buoy placed offshore Novaya Zemlya and the easternmost along Bennett Island in the East Siberian Sea. The

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La solución a la polución oceánica está en manos de un adolescente

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  El Sistema de Limpieza Oceánico de Boyan Slat consiste en largas y sólidas barreras flotantes amarradas al fondo del océano

 
Por Olga Martinez-    La Gran Época
 
Vie, 13 Jun 2014 13:12 +0000
 
 
El joven ingeniero Boyan Slat dice que su invento, el sistema de Limpieza Oceánico puede deshacerse de millones de toneladas de basura plástica que están dando vueltas en el océano. (La Gran Época)
 
 
 

 

Una mirada holandesa a nuestro mundo de plástico
Cientos de pescadores voluntarios encontraron cien mil botellas de plástico en canales alrededor de la ciudad
Acidificación del océano Atlántico está disolviendo caracoles marinos en la costa oeste de EE.UU.
“Nosotros no esperábamos ver pterópodos afectados en tal extensión en las costas por varias décadas más”, destacó el oceanógrfo William Pterson
 
 

El ingeniero

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