Category Archives: General Blog

Inadequate newbuilding supervision leads to costly claim

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Editor

International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) says a recently concluded claim brought against a newbuilding supervisor helps illustrate the level of diligence which might realistically be expected of such a specialist service provider.In the latest issue of its Claims Review, ITIC … Continue reading →

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INS Sukanya Thwarts Attack on Indian Merchant Vessel Desh Rakshak

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Editor

Posted on Oct 20th, 2011 A Navy vessel thwarted an attack on an Indian merchant vessel, MV Desh Rakshak, in the action undertaken by the Indian Navy in its ongoing operations to counter piracy in the Arabian Sea. The attack … Continue reading →

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Are you the Boss?? Then you’d better behave……………….

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Editor

Kicking the Bosses’ Ass Means Breaking the Bosses’ Law Here’s the anarchist newspaper Infoshop’s take on recent media reports: Tacoma and Seattle rank-and-file members of the International Longshore and Warehousem Union (ILWU) are showing us the way. Faced with arrogant … Continue reading →

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Shipping recruitment agencies and their realities – a view from India

Posted on October 20, 2011 by malq

  To quote:- The Respondents knew well that the DG Shipping is in very truth the statutory guardian of the Indian Shipping Industry, and guards jealously the standing of Indian seamen. To such an Officer an appeal invoking the larger … Continue reading →

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Flaws in the Facebook??

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Editor

Naming And Shaming: Gossip Online “Concealed Revealed” is a Facebook page where kids as young as 13 are being named and shamed in graphic detail. http://nz.news.yahoo.com/video/watch/26996773 http://nz.news.yahoo.com/video/watch/26996773

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Rena Oil Spill- Photos tell the story

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Editor

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rena-oil-spill/news/image.cfm?c_id=1503203&gal_cid=1503203&gallery_id=122106#8163429 The container ship Rena, heading to the Port of Tauranga from Napier, struck the Astrolabe Reef and subsequently has spilled tonnes of oil, resulting in the biggest marine pollution disaster ever to happen in New Zealand. 1 of 10 … Continue reading →

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List of Least Corrupt Countries 2010 2011 In The World: States And Nations

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Editor

Mohsin Ali | Oct 27, 2010 | Transparency International is the world organization which measures corruption in all the countries of the world. According to this list in 2010, Denmark, New Zealand and Singapore are the least corrupt countries with … Continue reading →

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Luxury cruise ship sinks after launch

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Editor

A 17 million yuan (US$2.68 million) luxury cruise sank in the Yellow River immediately after it was launched in Lanzhou in northwest China. The ship, “Jiugang” went down due to a mishandling error on September 29 and was salvaged three … Continue reading →

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SURVEY SETS UNIONS SEAFARER COMMUNICATIONS CHALLENGE

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Editor

SURVEY SETS UNIONS SEAFARER COMMUNICATIONS CHALLENGE   Research commissioned by the ITF Seafarers’ Trust has highlighted the need for trade unions to embrace electronic means of communication with their seafarer members. Carried out by London Metropolitan University’s Working Lives Research … Continue reading →

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The Rena Story…Day to Day Account

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Editor

A Disaster NZ will take long to forget when the country is still coping with the after-effects of Christchurch earthquake. The 21-year-old, 47,000-tonne box ship left Napier laden with 1386 containers 11 carrying hazardous substances, including ferrosilicon, which can ignite … Continue reading →

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