SAPS

Don’t get wrapped up in drug test confusion

Substance abuse is a serious issue in the trucking industry, but tracking and reporting it is equally challenging. While motor carriers, medical review officers (MROs), substance abuse professionals (SAPs) and consortium/third-party administrators (C/TPAs) do their best to crack down on the use of illegal substances, all parties must understand how to conduct proper testing and recordkeeping.

Marijuana takes the heat for contributing heavily to the industry’s substance abuse problem, and with...

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Investigation Into The MV Top Grace “Stowaway” Incident

The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) is working with the South African Police Services (SAPS) in the investigation of an incident on the 28th of March off the KZN Coast involving the MV Top Grace. The MV Top Grace is Panamanian Flagged bulk carrier.

The investigation follows allegations by two Tanzanian nationals that they were thrown overboard after illegally boarding the vessel while it was berthed at Durban harbour.

It is alleged that the two stowaways had boarded the vessel...

http://www.sashippingnews.com/2020/04/13/investigation-into-the-mv-top-grace-stowaway-incident/