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IOM Ship Registry Launches Seafarer Welfare App During COVID-19 Crisis

  • The Isle of Man Ship Registry is set to launch the first-ever seafarer welfare app designed by a ship registry.
  • Set to launch in July 2020, the app will be free to around 11,000 seafarers sailing on more than 400 vessels under the Isle of Man flag.

One of the world’s leading flag states, the Isle of Man Ship Registry, is set to launch the first ever seafarer welfare app designed by a ship registry, reports Tanker Operator.

Seafarer welfare app

IOM director Cameron Mitchell reports that the app...

https://mfame.guru/iom-ship-registry-launches-seafarer-welfare-app-during-covid-19-crisis/

Fire Rips Seven Ships in Top Port, Serious Speculations on Campaign of Sabotage

  • At least seven boats have caught fire at a shipyard in the port of Bushehr in southern Iran, state media report.
  • The head of the local crisis management organisation told Irna news agency that the blaze had been contained and that no casualties had been reported.
  • The cause was not clear, but it is the latest in a series of mysterious incidents in Iran in recent weeks.
  • They have included explosions and fires at a missile facility, a power plant, a medical clinic and a nuclear complex.
  • The...

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US Sought Oil Tanker Hijacked

According to an article published in AP News,  an oil tanker sought by the U.S. over allegedly circumventing sanctions on Iran was hijacked on July 5 off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, a seafarers welfare organization said on Wednesday.

Hijack Attempt

Satellite photos showed the vessel in Iranian waters on Tuesday and two of its sailors remained in the Iranian capital.

It wasn’t immediately clear what happened aboard the Dominica-flagged MT Gulf Sky, though its reported hijacking comes...

https://mfame.guru/us-sought-oil-tanker-hijacked/

Oil tanker Quarantined After COVID-19 Outbreak

The Belgian port of Antwerp has quarantined a Maltese-flagged oil tanker until at least July 4 after more than half of its crew tested positive for COVID-19, reports Reuters.

Minerva Oceania quarantined

The Minerva Oceania was being held at the port’s Leopold dock after 15 of its 26-person crew had returned positive tests, a port spokeswoman said in an emailed response.

Two of the crew members who tested positive were in hospital but their condition was not serious, she said. The other crew were...

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Oil Tanker With 22 Crew Members Missing, Location Unknown!

  • The crew of MV Gulf Sky was under arrest under a UAE Admiralty Law injunction.
  • It had been issued a Prohibition to Sail notice via the Commonwealth of Dominica.
  • The vessel’s location is unknown with the last AIS signal received eight days ago.
  • National and international authorities are trying to identify the location of the vessel.
  • The captain on behalf of himself and the crew had contacted authorities seeking assistance, including Human Rights at Sea.

Human Rights at Sea and the Dominica Flag...

https://mfame.guru/oil-tanker-with-22-crew-members-missing-location-unknown/

Carnival Corporation To Sell 13 Ships Due To COVID-19

  • Carnival Corporation will sell a total of 13 ships this year.
  • It seeks to cut capacity in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak.
  • It has now more than doubled the number as it pans its phased re-entry to the market.
  • These agreements are in addition to the sale of four ships.
  • The company expects later deliveries of ships originally scheduled for fiscal 2022 and 2023.
  • The cruise industry is trying to overhaul safety protocols to win back passengers’ trust

According to an article published in The Wall...

https://mfame.guru/carnival-corporation-to-sell-13-ships-due-to-covid-19/

COVID19 Black Sunday: More Than 2lakh New Cases in A Day

The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Sunday, with the total rising by 230,370 in 24 hours, reports Reuters

  • The biggest increases were from the United States, Brazil, India and South Africa, according to a daily report.
  • The previous WHO record for new cases was 228,102 on July 10. Deaths remained steady at about 5,000 a day.

Global coronavirus cases were approaching 13 million on Sunday,

according to a Reuters tally, marking another milestone in...

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World’s First Virtual International COVID19 Conference Shows New Cure

BREDA, NETHERLANDS – 2020/03/23: Paramedics move a patient on a stretcher to be transferred to another hospital due to overload amid Coronavirus outbreak.
The capacity of Brabant hospitals, including intensive care, will be insufficient in the coming week. Due to overload, approximately 500 to 700 patients will have to be taken to intensive care and other departments in hospitals outside the province, Marcel Visser reported on behalf of the Regional Consultation Acute Care Chain in Brabant in a...

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Thirteen Nations Pledge To Expedite Crew Repatriation

Thirteen countries have agreed to a new crew change pact following an international crew change summit convened by the UK, says an article published in Splash 247.

Crew change pact

Thirteen countries have agreed to new crew change pact:

  • to open up foreign borders for seafarers and 
  • increase the number of commercial flights to expedite repatriation efforts

following an international crew change summit convened by the UK yesterday.

Thirteen countries that signed the pact

The following are the 13...

https://mfame.guru/thirteen-nations-pledge-to-expedite-crew-repatriation/

Maersk’s 9,600 teu Container Ship To Set Demo Record

Maersk ships set container demolition records with its 9,600 teu ship Sine Maersk heading to Aliaga in Turkey for demolition, says an article published in Splash 247. 

Ships for recycling

Maersk ships continue to set container demo records. According to Alphaliner:

  • The 7,403 teu Kokura (Katrine Maersk) and Kawasaki (Kirsten Maersk), have only just arrived in India for breaking.
  • A lengthened and jumboised sister of this Odense-built type will soon become the largest-ever container vessel to be...

https://mfame.guru/maersks-9600-teu-container-ship-to-set-demo-record/

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