New legislation introduced in the wake of the fatal Seacor Power tragedy would require commercial vessel owners to provide timely notifications to crew members’ families throughout search and rescue operations.The Vessel Response Plan Improvement Act was introduced by Sen.
https://www.marinelink.com/news/new-legislation-seeks-timely-updates-crew-487518
By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – A new survey by VesselsValue has found a “significant increase” in the average speed of containerships. The maritime valuation and market intelligence service said average laden containership…
A union representing Canadian cargo pilots slammed a U.S. counterpart for criticism of employer Cargojet (TSX: CJT) over alleged efforts to undermine stricter duty-time regulations aimed at reducing fatigue, saying the remarks constitute interference in ongoing bargaining and a self-serving attempt to peel away its members.
The Air Line Pilots Association on Friday sent letters to the management of Cargojet and Unifor, Canada’s large private sector union, challenging them to stop what it claimed...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/us-canadian-pilots-unions-clash-over-cargojet-and-fatigue-rules
All (Climate) Change Please – the shift from the moral obligation to legislation, says an article on The Business Desk.
Regulation for climate changeThe UK is leading an international response to climate change and the COP26 presidency will hopefully demonstrate what effective regulatory cooperation should look like. Through the international regulatory cooperation strategy, the UK government is going to look at what systematic changes can be made for a more global approach to regulation for...
https://mfame.guru/climate-change-the-shift-from-moral-obligation-to-legislation/
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The FBI said on Monday that the DarkSide ransomware gang was responsible for the cyberattack that led to the shutdown of Colonial Pipeline.
The FBI shed any new light on its investigation into the attack, saying in a statement, “We continue to work with the company and our government partners on the investigation.”
It came after the hacking group itself issued a statement suggesting that the cybercriminals may be feeling a tinge of regret over the massive disruption to the U.S. gas and diesel...
UK Club, an insurer of the container ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March, said on Monday a reduced compensation claim made by the Egyptian authorities for almost $600 million to free the vessel and cover related losses was still “exceptionally…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/ever-given-insurer-says-egypts-reduced-487519
American Club Circular no. 10/21 – American Club E-Learning platform update
| MAY 10, 2021 CIRCULAR NO. 10/21 TO MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION Dear Member: AMERICAN CLUB E-LEARNING PLATFORM UPDATE |
| Your Managers are pleased to announce that the new sEaLearn platform housing the American Club’s e-Learning library is now available at: https://secure4.idessonline.com/americanclub/newsealearn/ Current users... |
FRENCH shipping giant CMA CGM will levy rate increases from May 18 on cargo from Berbera, Somalia, to Europe and the Indian subcontinent, the company has announced
https://www.seanews.com.tr/cma-cgm-sets-somali-cargo-rates-to-eu-the-mideast-india/189748/
General cargo ship PORT OLYA-4 ran aground at around 2215 UTC May 9 at 155 kilometer mark in Volga-Caspian Sea Canal, Caspian sea, while en route from Astrakhan Russia to Amirabad, Iran. The ship’s in load. As of 1330 …
Original post at FleetMon.com, 2021-05-10 18:22:15 … Read here