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Employment alert – Living with Covid – what does this mean for employers?

23 April 2022

Employment alert

Living with Covid – what does this mean for employers?

Following the publishing of the government’s latest Covid-19 response, ‘Living with Covid-19’, on 21 February, updated guidance from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has been provided and applied in England since 1 April. In this article, which is an update of our March article “Living with Covid – what does this mean for employers?”, we look at how the updated guidance impacts on employers and some of the options open...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/23/employment-alert-living-with-covid-what-does-this-mean-for-employers/

Descartes Releases April Report on Global Shipping Crisis: Record Import Volumes but Reduced Port Congestion

23 April 2022

ATLANTA, Georgia – Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq: DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, released its April report on the ongoing global shipping crisis and analysis for logistics and supply chain professionals. The report shows stronger U.S. ocean container import volumes in March, but reduced wait times at top U.S. ports. However, China’s COVID lockdowns combined with recent geopolitical conflict suggest there may be continuing levels of...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/23/descartes-releases-april-report-on-global-shipping-crisis-record-import-volumes-but-reduced-port-congestion/

Larvotto Beach to be restored over next 3 weeks

23 April 2022

Good Morning Monaco

Saturday, April 23, 2022

Larvotto Beach to be restored over next three weeks
Winter storms have reshaped Larvotto Beach, reducing it to a narrow and rather steep strip…

Ukrainian RIB builder appeals for help
The construction premises of BRIG, the Ukrainian RIB builder, took a direct hit from Russian artillery during the week…

More recoveries than new cases on Friday Thirty-two Monaco residents tested positive for coronavirus on Friday, April 22, while 49 were declared...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/23/larvotto-beach-to-be-restored-over-next-3-weeks/

Greenock Ocean Terminal bounces back as cruise ship numbers set to almost double this year

22 April 2022

Jim McSporran Clydeport Port Director at Peel Port in front of MSC Magnifica; pic by Roddy Scott.

One of Scotland’s main cruise ports is set to experience its busiest year since before the pandemic, with an expected doubling of ship visits this season.

Greenock Ocean Terminal is gearing up for one of its best years ever, with 74 cruise liners booked into the Inverclyde town’s new dedicated pontoon across 2022.

As many as 140,000 passengers and 35,000 crew members are expected to pass through the...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/22/greenock-ocean-terminal-bounces-back-as-cruise-ship-numbers-set-to-almost-double-this-year/

Joint Statement of the ASA SPC 34th Interim Meeting 2022 held on 18 April 2022

22 April 2022

The 34th Interim Meeting of ASA SPC was held online on 18 April 2022 due to precautionary measures against COVID-19. The meeting was chaired by Mr Keiji Tomoda, Vice President of the Japanese Shipowners’ Association and participated in by 24 delegates from ASA member associations of ASEAN, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Japan and Korea, as per the participants list attached. The meeting was called to order by the Chairman at 2:30 pm JST. ASA SPC members were reminded of the importance of full...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/21/joint-statement-of-the-asa-spc-34th-interim-meeting-2022-held-on-18-april-2022/

Kremlin figures will miss the Med this summer

21 April 2022

Monaco; the marina and at the centre the Yacht Club de MonacoGood Morning Monaco

Thursday, April 21, 2022

Kremlin figures will miss the Med this summer
Oleg Tinkov, a sanctioned Russian tycoon who rejects the label oligarch, has denounced what he calls “this insane war” in Ukraine. He said that 90 percent of Russians oppose the war…

Prince Albert visits Italian towns
HSH Prince Albert has been visiting Terlizzi, Canosa di Puglia, Poggiorsini and Spinoza, in the Puglia region of southern Italy, all...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/21/kremlin-figures-will-miss-the-med-this-summer/

In challenging times crew comms are critical for all ships, large or small

20 April 2022

Nabil Ben Soussia, Group CCO, President Asia, Middle East and CIS, for IEC Telecom

Crew communications are widely accepted as an important element of seafarer welfare provision and vessel operators are now prioritising onboard systems to enable crew to keep in touch with home. The crisis in Ukraine and the Covid-19 pandemic have highlighted the vital need for internet access and contact with home, while seafarer surveys regularly identify connectivity as a key factor in onboard happiness,...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/20/in-challenging-times-crew-comms-are-critical-for-all-ships-large-or-small/

Complex FBI enquiry names Monaco resident

20 April 2022

MonacoGood Morning Monaco

Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Complex FBI enquiry names Monaco resident
The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced charges against 16 defendants, located in the Bahamas, the British Virgin Islands, Bulgaria, Canada, the Cayman Islands, Monaco…

Charles Leclerc has 300k watch stolen from wrist
Charles Leclerc became the victim of theft when his custom-made Richard Mille watch was stolen in the Tuscan region of Viareggio in Italy on Monday, April 18…

Indiana Governor...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/20/complex-fbi-enquiry-names-monaco-resident/

Attempted murder in Moneghetti – updated

19 April 2022

Good Morning Monaco

Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Attempted murder in Moneghetti
UPDATED, Monday, April 18 19:30: A 24 year-old Monegasque woman was stabbed repeatedly during an incident at Les Mandariniers apartment building on blvd. du Jardin Exotique on Sunday morning…

Palace issues photographs of Princess Charlene and family
Princess Charlene joined Prince Albert, Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella for an Easter family portrait at the Palace on Sunday, April 17…

Casino de Monte-Carlo wins top awards

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/19/attempted-murder-in-moneghetti-updated/

Axe falls on Riviera oligarch properties

15 April 2022

Monaco; the marina and at the centre the Yacht Club de MonacoGood Morning Monaco

Friday, April 15, 2022

Axe falls on Riviera oligarch properties
France’s finance ministry has announced sweeping new freezes of the properties of many oligarchs whose assets had previously been spared from sanctions…

‘Enemy of the S tate’ Anna Netrebko to sing in Monte-Carlo
One of the world’s leading sopranos, Anna Netrebko, has been invited to sing the title role in Puccini’s Manon Lescaut at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/15/axe-falls-on-riviera-oligarch-properties/

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