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China's Golden Week Day 1 witnesses record-breaking railway passengers

ECNS 01 Oct 2023
To ensure safe water travel, the maritime department of Zhejiang Province has conducted additional safety inspections for passenger ships in advance and issued timely safety reminders for ship navigation ... They have also installed warning signs and carpets to ensure passenger safety during rainy days ... ....
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PH, EU agree to boost maritime cooperation

Manila Bulletin 01 Oct 2023
He also extended the country’s appreciation for the positive decision of the EC to extend its recognition of Philippine-issued Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) certificate which ensures the employment of almost 50,000 Filipino marine officers onboard EU-flagged ships.
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Globally Respected Muslim Scholar Receives Human Dignity Award from American Jewish Committee

Longview News-Journal 01 Oct 2023
NEW YORK, Oct ... Experience the full interactive Multichannel News Release here ... 19 ceremony, "Humanity today is aboard one ship that is about to capsize in the turbulent currents of the sea of conflicts and disputes. People of virtue must redouble their efforts and their cooperation to guide this ship to shores of safety and peace ... More at AJC.org ... ....
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Alarming… Nuclear contaminated ships being dumped in Bangladesh

The Eastern Herald 30 Sep 2023
These ships are taken apart by thousands of workers who lack proper safety gear, leading to a high incidence of accidents and fatalities ... These ships ... The Bangladesh Ship Breakers Association (BSBA), which represents yard owners, claims to be working on improving safety measures.
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Libya's coast guard rams into a dingy with some 50 migrants.

The New Arab 30 Sep 2023
Many of those onboard were thrown into the Mediterranean Sea and had to swim to another Libyan ship nearby for safety, a rescue group said ... Sea-Watch said the Libyan coast guard then took the migrants aboard another ship, a coast guard frigate ... A civilian rescue ship Louise Michel ...
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Libya’s coast guard rams into a dingy with some 50 migrants. Many onboard get thrown ...

Federal News Radio 30 Sep 2023
Many of those onboard were thrown into the Mediterranean Sea and had to swim to another Libyan ship nearby for safety, a rescue group said ... Sea-Watch said the Libyan coast guard then took the migrants aboard another ship, a coast guard frigate ... A civilian rescue ship Louise Michel ...
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Rescue group decries Libya coast guard ramming into migrant boat

Al Jazeera 30 Sep 2023
The video, recorded onboard Sea-watch’s twin-engine Seabird, shows most of those on the vessel fall into the water and are seen swim desperately to a nearby Libyan ship for safety ... Rescue groups assert the government frequently redirects their ships to northern ports after just ...
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100 years ago in Spokane: A coal heaver nearly detonated enough nitroglycerine ‘to demolish city hall’

The Spokesman-Review 30 Sep 2023
A disaster of massive proportions was barely averted after a coal shovel at the Owl Fuel Co ... The paper interviewed Noice during his Spokane visit, and noted that his most recent adventure came when he piloted a rescue ship to Wrangell Island. He successfully brought to safety the two survivors of a party that had been marooned there for two years. .
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WSC developing cargo screening programme to prevent container fires

Seatrade Maritime News 29 Sep 2023
According to the 2023 Allianz Safety and Shipping Review, there have been 64 reported fires on containerships in the past five years, while insurer TT Club estimates a serious ship fire occurs every 60 days ... Annual CIC has extra edge as ship fire safety levels deteriorate.
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World Shipping Council outlines digital solution in battle to contain fires from misdeclared cargoes

Splash24/7 29 Sep 2023
In response to this continued safety challenge the World Shipping Council (WSC), representing liner carriers, is taking additional action, developing a shared industry process for cargo screening and inspections ... According to the 2023 Allianz Safety and Shipping Review, there have been 64 reported fires on containerships in the past five years.
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World Shipping Council Standardizes Screening for Misdeclared Goods

The Maritime Executive 29 Sep 2023
The 2023 Allianz Safety and Shipping Review shows there have been 64 reported fires on containerships in the past five years while the TT Club estimates that a serious ship fire occurs every sixty days ... “A common industry approach to cargo safety will create a safer working ...
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Search For Phone Signal Caused Oil Spill, Say Japanese Investigators

Slashdot 29 Sep 2023
Japan's Transport Safety Board on Thursday judged that a cargo ship that spilled 1,000 tons of fuel oil into a pristine marine environment off the coast of Mauritius in 2020 was travelling off course in search of a cell phone signal ... The ship subsequently hit a coral reef.
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WSC introduces screening processes to improve cargo safety

SAFETY4SEA 29 Sep 2023
The World Shipping Council (WSC) is taking additional action to strengthen cargo safety standards and protect the lives of the people working in the supply chain, the environment, and the integrity of the global supply network ... A common industry approach to cargo safety will ...
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C&AG - Defence Department's stocks valued at €255m

RTE 29 Sep 2023
The Department said the stock was required to ensure the ships were kept to a seaworthy standard, for safety and operational reasons, until the decision was made to withdraw them from service. It added that there continues to be an obligation to maintain these ships to a seaworthy standard prior to their disposal.
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Libya's coast guard rams into a dingy carrying migrants, partially sinks it

NewstalkZB 29 Sep 2023
Many of those onboard were thrown into the Mediterranean Sea and had to swim to another Libyan ship nearby for safety, a rescue group said ... Sea-Watch said the Libyan coast guard then took the migrants aboard another ship, a coast guard frigate ... A civilian rescue ship Louise Michel ...
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