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ICHCA: Technology and Staff Training Can Promote Port Safety

Credits: Flavio Gasperini/Unsplash

According to speakers on a joint webinar by the International Cargo Handling Coordination Association (ICHCA) and Port Technology International, technological innovation must be supported by buy-in and staff training from all port users and stakeholders to promote safety, reports Port Technology.

Technology can drive port safety

ICHCA CEO Richard Steele told attendees that there had been 354 shore-based fatalities, including 349 port workers and 20 truckers...

https://mfame.guru/ichca-technology-and-staff-training-can-promote-port-safety/

WMU: Transport 2040 Impacto de la tecnología en los marineros – El futuro del trabajo

La Universidad Marítima Mundial (WMU, por sus siglas en inglés) durante la Cumbre Marítima en Manila, discute y presenta el informe completo “Transporte 2040 – Impacto de la tecnología en los marineros” sobre la escasez de personal en el sector naviero, mientras se revela el plan de desarrollo...

https://fullavantenews.com/wmu-transport-2040-impacto-de-la-technologia-en-los-marineros-el-futuro-del-trabajo/?lang=es

Stranded at Sea: The Plight of Abandoned Seafarers

Column chart of Number of abandonments reported to the ILO by year of notification showing Seafarer abandonment is on the rise
Credits: Flavio Gasperini/Unsplash

Commercial seafarers might be the workforce that people rely on the most but think about the least. The vast majority of goods traded around the world are transported on ships. Capitalism wouldn’t work without the almost 2mn people who work on them. But it seems to take a lot for them to get noticed, reports the Financial Times.

Global crisis for seafarers

When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, more than 300,000 commercial seafarers were left stranded on their ships...

https://mfame.guru/stranded-at-sea-the-plight-of-abandoned-seafarers/

Unions, employers sign pact to keep pandemic cooperative spirit alive as decarbonization challenges loom

Unions representing seafarers and maritime employers have signed a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) […]

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https://www.offshore-energy.biz/unions-employers-sign-pact-to-keep-pandemic-cooperative-spirit-alive-as-decarbonization-challenges-loom/

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