After causing shockwaves in cruise ship industry, Covid 19 is back in the shipping Industry killing all the hopes for animal transport through the sea. Already a deadline for animal export via sea is approaching. In Western Australia,Health Authorities are struggling to deal with Covid 19 situation. There is a feeling of hope in theContinueContinue reading “Livestock Carrier with Confirmed Covid 19 cases Remains in Australia as Deadline Looms”
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Hope Finally, Heads of Maritime, UN and IMO Meet Plight of Seafarers Discussed – Covid 19
The heads of the maritime, labour and aviation organisations of the United Nations, including the International Maritime Organization, have issued a plea for urgent action on crew changes and for keyworker designation so that sea and air workers can be relieved and repatriated in a safe way during the COVID-19 pandemic. This comes as aContinueContinue reading “Hope Finally, Heads of Maritime, UN and IMO Meet Plight of Seafarers Discussed – Covid 19”
DCSA Predicts $4B in Annual Savings From E-Bill of Lading
Ad Observater is a Marine Services Company Based in Mombasa Kenya, Services include, Bunker Survey, Draft Suvery, Cargo inspection, Tally Count Services… Click Home on our Menu Above to view more of our services. —–End of Ad—- The Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA), a nonprofit independent organization formed to bring innovation to the market, released newContinueContinue reading “DCSA Predicts $4B in Annual Savings From E-Bill of Lading”
Explosion onboard a Chemical Tanker in Yangtze River
[image for representation only] An explosion took place on a Chemical Tanker, Qiu Feng 6, a Chinese-flagged vessel, on May 20 and injured two crew members of the ship. A video of the incident has surfaced online, indicating that the crew was possibly washing the tanks when the said explosion took place. The fire was successfullyContinueContinue reading “Explosion onboard a Chemical Tanker in Yangtze River”
How a Shipwrecked Crew Survived 10 Days Lost at Sea
By Eric Barton, OutsideOnline On November 25, 2019, Chris Carney and his two-man crew, Pete Brown and Jun “Sumi” Sumiyama, set off from Japan on their way to Hawaii in a 42-foot sailboat, the Coco-Haz III. They had four weeks to cross the world’s largest ocean. The boat’s owner, a retired Japanese dentist, needed the trip done in a hurry—he’dContinueContinue reading “How a Shipwrecked Crew Survived 10 Days Lost at Sea”