Shore leave has failed to recover after the pandemic: shore leave has fallen by more than half.
A new study by the ITF Seafarers’ Trust has revealed an alarming trend: seafarers’ right to shore leave has effectively ceased to exist.Since 2020, the number of crew members actually leaving the ship during a layover has fallen by 61%. 📉 What’s happening in ports?Even those who are able to leave spend less than two […]
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IMO Postpones Net Zero Framework
At a meeting of the IMO Environmental Protection Committee, a majority of leading flag states—Liberia and Panama—supported postponing the implementation of the Net Zero Framework (NZF). Only the Marshall Islands, Singapore, and Malta opposed it. 🚢 NZF is a system that sets global standards for reducing CO₂ emissions in shipping: the transition to cleaner fuels, […]
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Ukraine on the road to MLC ratification, 2006
An important step to changing positions in the international arena!I saw it on the news yesterday and remembered:“I’m thirteen years old. I was herding lambs outside the village.”Taras Grigoryevich’s time is over,but the idea, as we see, lives on.And as one classic said,the same old people are still in the arena!Beautiful photos, beautiful costumes, expressive […]
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New US sanctions hit tanker operators.
The US has imposed another round of sanctions against Russia, India, and China, directly affecting the tanker fleet transporting Russian oil. According to BIMCO, the measures target companies and vessels involved in crude shipments in violation of established price ceilings. Now, not only Russian vessels but also foreign operators providing oil logistics to Asia are […]
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What tests do lifebuoys undergo?
A lifebuoy on a ship is more than just an orange donut. Its characteristics are clearly defined in international documents: 🟢 SOLAS (Chapter III) – basic requirements for life-saving appliances.🟢 LSA Code (Chapter II, 2.1) – technical characteristics of lifebuoys.🟢 IMO MSC.81(70), Part 1 – testing procedures. The main IMO lifebuoy tests are: ❗️ All […]
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