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Here Is What You Need To Know Before You Go To France

If you’re planning to travel to France, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the Covid-19 pandemic, reports CNN.

The basics

There are no current Covid-related restrictions on international travel to France, although the country has had some of the most stringent Covid-19 restrictions in the world, including three lockdowns. While a few safety measures remain in place, the vast majority of restrictions have been eased.

What’s on offer

The historic boulevards of...

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A Definite Weakness in The Market

The accelerating decline of container spot rates is proof of a downturn in the market, according to one of the industry’s most respected analysts, reports The Loadstar.

The rapid reversals

Vespucci Maritime’s Lars Jensen was referring to the rapid reversal in price direction on the Asia to US west coast and Asia-North Europe tradelanes, which saw their components in Drewry’s WCI index shed another 6% and 5%, respectively, this week.

“This clearly signals a weakness in the market, especially as we...

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Smaller Firms That Ply Little-Used Connections

Besides the well-known passenger shippers who dominate the biggest commercial sea routes, there are many smaller firms that ply little-used connections between islands or between islands and the Greek mainland, reports Ekathmerini.

About the smaller firms

There are 25 companies with a combined fleet of 57 small ferries, much smaller than the large vessels on the main routes. They connect destinations such as the Lesser Cyclades, or Crete with its surrounding islands or out-of-the-way mainland...

https://mfame.guru/smaller-firms-that-ply-little-used-connections/

Cummins beats Q2 estimates as Rumsey takes over as CEO

Cummins Inc. reported strong second-quarter earnings in North America while one-time charges and COVID lockdowns in China acted as a counterweight.

The leading manufacturer of engines and power distribution equipment reported Q2 net income of $702 million compared to $600 million in the same quarter of  2021. Earnings per diluted share were $4.94 compared to $4.10 a year ago.

Second-quarter revenues of $6.6 billion increased 8% from the same quarter in 2021. For the full year, Cummins stuck to...

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Shipping industry repatriates over 600 i-Kiribati seafarers trapped by COVID restrictions

Pictured: a fully-cellular containership heads into the sunset; Credit: Pixabay

The full repatriation of over 600 i-Kiribati seafarers to Tarawa, capital of the Republic of Kiribati, has been completed.

Six seafarers have recently touched down in Tarawa, marking the end of a two-year period of repatriation blighted by pandemic-related restrictions and delays.

The repatriation was led by a coalition of employers, unions and NGOs, in tandem with the government of Kiribati, who successfully navigated...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/shipping-industry-repatriates-over-600-i-kiribati-seafarers-trapped-by-covid-restrictions/

Brote de COVID en Shanghai retrasa las entregas de buques portacontenedores

Después de una pausa de varios años en los pedidos de nuevas construcciones de buques portacontenedores que terminó a mediados del 2020; cuando los transportistas y los propietarios se embarcaron en una ola de pedidos sin precedentes, los meses restantes de 2022 solo verán una cantidad bastante...

https://fullavantenews.com/brote-de-covid-en-shanghai-retrasa-las-entregas-de-buques-portacontenedores/?lang=es

Seafarers allowed to leave a ship to get vaccinated in NSW

Pictured: Dr Kerry Chant, the Chief Health Officer for New South Wales during the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo credit: 7 News.

Dr Kerry Chant, the Chief Health Officer in New South Wales, has signed an order allowing seafarers to leave a ship and “go further than 13 metres” from the vessel to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

However, the seafarer must stay in the port unless, due to bad weather, NSW Health allows the seafarer to leave port o get a vaccination.

The seafarer must travel directly to /...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/seafarers-allowed-to-go-to-leave-a-ship-to-get-vaccinated-in-nsw/

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