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Photos: NATO Exercise Dynamic Mariner Brings Together 7 NATO Nations

NATO Exercise Dynamic Mariner Brings Together 7 NATO Nations

Seven NATO Allies are participating in the NATO exercise Dynamic Mariner-20 (DYMR20) off the coast of France.

Exercise Dynamic Mariner tests NATO’s Response Force Maritime Component (NRF/M) and interoperability with NATO forces, enhancing flexibility and improving the ability to work together among Allied nations. It runs between 25 September and 8 October 2020.

The exercise brings together 31 surface ships, 2 submarines, 3 maritime patrol aircraft, and other air assets, from Belgium, France,...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/photos-nato-exercise-dynamic-mariner-brings-together-7-nato-nations/

US Cruise Lines Detail Safety Plan To Help Resume Sailings

  • A trade group that represents most major cruise lines has unveiled a list of proposed safety measures it plans to put in place when U.S. sailings resume.
  • CLIA said that its members will also require passengers and crew to wear masks while onboard whenever physical distancing can’t be maintained.
  • The safety plan requires testing of passengers and crew, but doesn’t specify the types of coronavirus tests that companies must use.
  • The plan also requires ships to increase the amount of fresh air in...

https://mfame.guru/us-cruise-lines-detail-safety-plan-to-help-resume-sailings/

American Queen suspends cruises until 2021

American Queen Steamboat Co. (AQSC) has suspended cruises through year’s end and earlier notified states of plans to lay off 250 crew starting Sept. 24 as fallout from Covid-19 persists for passenger vessels.

The New Albany, Ind.-based overnight cruise operator posted on its site that none of its four vessels, including the new American Countess, would be sailing on the Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, Columbia or Snake rivers through Dec. 31.

“While extending our suspensions through the remainder...

https://www.workboat.com/news/passenger-vessels/american-queen-suspends-cruises-until-2021/

Britain Inflicts Strict Covid 19 Rules After WHO Warning

  • The British government announced fresh steps to stop a coronavirus surge in England, as the WHO warned that new cases worldwide soared to record levels last week.
  • The tally of 1,998,897 infections was ‘the highest number of reported cases in a single week since the beginning of the epidemic’.
  • The death toll in the United States passed another dismal milestone on Tuesday, soaring beyond 200,000 as cases approached seven million in the world’s worst-affected country.

Britain to impose new virus...

https://mfame.guru/britain-inflicts-strict-covid-19-rules-after-who-warning/

Princess Cruises Gets Sued By A California Couple Who Contracted COVID-19

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Princess Cruises has been named in a lawsuit after being accused of not informing passengers when the coronavirus outbreak began. An Alhambra couple and their cousin alleges the company failed to take preventive measures on the ship that sailed from Sydney, Australia which led them to succumb to the COVID-19 in March aboard a ship.

The lawsuit was filed earlier this month by Leroy and Gina Paialii and their cousin, Elizabeth Hill of Honolulu, alleging that due to the Santa Clarita-based Princess...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/princess-cruises-gets-sued-by-a-california-couple-who-contracted-covid-19/

White Paper – Stress Testing Transportation Forecasts

The first half of 2020 has been the most significant stress test global supply chains and transportation networks have experienced since War World II. Even the financial crisis of 2008/2009 cannot compare to large swaths of the economy being either forcibly or voluntarily shut down at once to slow the COVID-19 pandemic. The stress tests are likely to continue as the global economy will probably stop and start again, depending on regional infection and transmission levels of COVID-19.

In this...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/white-paper-stress-testing-transportation-forecasts

Coronavirus development determines fuel price trend

The market is assessing the stalled recovery in fuel demand as countries continue to battle the coronavirus pandemic with rolling Covid-19 lockdowns.

This has created uncertainty about whether demand for transportation fuels will ever return to normal.

The World Bunker Index MABUX was steady with no any firm trend for a week. The 380 HSFO index fell to US$292.30/ mt, VLSFO stayed at the level of US$340 while MGO lost US$4.32, reaching US$406.79/mt.

The global scrubber spread (the price difference...

https://container-news.com/coronavirus-development-determines-fuel-price-trend/

UN Renews Call On Govts. To Act On Crew Change Crisis To Avoid Global Supply Chain Disruption

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On World Maritime Day, the United Nations Secretary-General renewed his call on Governments to designate seafarers as “key workers” as 800,000 seafarers are either left stranded on vessels or prevented from returning to ships due to COVID-19 restrictions on travel and transit.

“I remain very concerned about the growing humanitarian and safety crisis facing hundreds of thousands of these indispensable workers. Despite the unprecedented conditions brought about by the pandemic, seafarers have...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/un-renews-call-on-govts-to-act-on-crew-change-crisis-to-avoid-global-supply-chain-disruption/

Augmented reality could solve unskilled labor problem in warehouses

Augmented reality could solve unskilled labor problem in warehouses (Photo: Kinemagic)

Over the last decade, technology disruption within the warehousing industry has been telling. The need for expediting supply chains, compounded by the rise of e-commerce, has led warehouses to embrace workflow digitalization and process automation to a significant extent. That aside, there have been technologies that have not yet gained mainstream adoption but have great potential — like virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). 

Though AR and VR are technologies that have been around for...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/augmented-reality-could-solve-unskilled-labor-problem-in-warehouses

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