RightShip's Crew Welfare Assessment Falls Short

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Published on Thursday, 24 February 2022 16:04
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PUBLISHED FEB 21, 2022 3:53 PM BY HUMAN RIGHTS AT SEA

In our view, the RightShip Crew Welfare Self-Assessment Tool does not meet basic tests for public transparency, accountability, or remediation. Its self-certification process fails to identify and report cases of egregious abuse and abusers through transparent public disclosure.

Background

Launched in October 2021 by SSI, the Seafarers Code of Conduct and integrated self-assessment tool were developed by industry group SSI and the Institute of Human Rights and Business (IHRB) in association with the Rafto Foundation.

The Code states that “the initiative aims to support a safe, healthy and secure onboard work environment, and goes beyond the ILO Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) to focus on the full spectrum of seafarers’ rights and wellbeing.”

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Crewless cargo: the world’s first autonomous electric cargo ship

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February 24, 2022

https://www.ship-technology.com/features/

updated 09 Feb 2022 12:54pm

The world’s first fully electric, completely autonomous cargo ship has successfully completed its maiden voyage.

By Frankie Youd

 

The world’s first fully electric, completely autonomous cargo ship has successfully completed its maiden voyage in Norway. Credit: Yara International.

The world’s first fully electric, completely autonomous cargo ship has successfully completed its maiden voyage in Norway, but fear not, it’s a far cry from the dramatic movie depictions of ‘ghost ships’. Frankie Youd profiles the vessel and highlights the benefits of this new technology.

 

The shipping industry has been pioneering new technology, ship design, and fuel types to set sail towards a greener future for shipping. Now, Norwegian chemical company Yara, has gone one step

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Por qué nadie quiere trabajar en los barcos: turnos extenuantes y escaso control de la flota

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EL ESPAÑOL

El Ministerio de Trabajo incluyó en un catálogo de puestos de trabajo los de "difícil cobertura". El secretario general de trabajo del sector mar y puertos explica por qué.

21 febrero, 2022 02:38

 

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  2. MARINA MERCANTE 

  3. PUERTOS



José Manuel Montes



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With the threat of international conflict, we must preserve America's sea bridge

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Published on Wednesday, 23 February 2022 15:00
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GCAPTAIN

BY THOMAS WESLEY, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 02/19/22 06:00 PM EST
 
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL
 
 
 
© Associated Press

Another European ground war

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Class Societies Approve China’s First Design for Methanol-Fuel VLCC

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China completed a design for a methanol-fueled VLCC tanker (COSCO)

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THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE

 

 

Expanding on their previous design for an LNG-powered supertanker, China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC) and COSCO Shipping Energy have developed designs for China’s first domestic methanol dual-fuel VLCC. Working to meet the growing global demand for carbon-free fuel options, the companies report that their crude oil tanker design has obtained two Approval in Principle certificates in independent reviews working with DNV and China Classification Society (CCS).

According to the companies, this ship is a low-carbon/zero-carbon alternative jointly developed in response to the trend for low-carbon shipping seeking to leverage the relative high maturity in technological development and

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