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Published on Monday, 23 November 2020 17:42

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Swedish minister wants to see “an armada of wind ships”

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Published on Monday, 23 November 2020 17:18

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“Oceanbird is a prime example of innovations that we really need” says Per Bolund, Sweden’s Minister for Financial Markets and spokesperson for the Swedish Green Party.

Wallenius Marine and KTH received Sweden’s Minister for Financial Markets Per Bolund at the KTH test lab, showing him a model of the wind powered vessel Oceanbird.

“It’s incredibly inspiring to see these kinds of transformative ideas being developed. These ideas can have a huge impact on reducing emissions in the transport sector, particularly international freight transport. So far, there haven’t been enough good ideas.” said Per Bolund.

Fossil-free by 2045

He pointed out that innovations like Oceanbird plays an important part in getting to the goal of making Sweden climate neutral by 2045.

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Why cost-effective crewing is essential

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Published on Monday, 23 November 2020 17:27

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Many ship owners struggle at times to reduce costs on crewing – which sometimes can have a negative effect on the actual business. Being cost efficient and at the same time keeping the quality of the crew can be a challenge. In this blog post, we discuss how you can optimize your crewing resources long term, without losing the many stars of your crew pool.

Is there such a thing as cost-effective crewing?

An important mission when it comes to cost-effective crewing is to assure that there’s always enough competent crew members in the pool to cover for every vessel’s and operation’s needs, without having to pay unnecessary standby wages. Who is responsible to ensure this for your vessels?

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Marina Mercante y Pesca sectores sin condicions de trabajo dignas,

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Published on Monday, 23 November 2020 07:29

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En un Informe de la Comisión Episcopal de Pastoral Social y Promoción Humana a la Asamblea Plenaria de la Conferencia Episcopal Española presentado el pasado 17 de noviembre. Se dice lo siguiente en relacion con los sectores  profsionales ela Marina Mercante y la pesca.

e) Profesionales de la marina mercante y de pesca: En este sector se dan muchos signos, asociados con el ejercicio de la profesión, que ya limitan las condiciones adecuadas para un trabajo digno. Los hombres del mar trabajan en un medio hostil, lejos de su familia, con unos ritmos de trabajo que no coinciden con los de la sociedad en general. Además, pasan por estancias cortas en los puertos, con habitáculos reducidos en los barcos, con tripulaciones reducidas, con alto índice de siniestralidad y,

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