Seafarers in Crisis

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Published on Tuesday, 11 October 2022 04:08

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Largely unappreciated and undervalued, seafarers today are at last being recognized for the critical role they play in the global economy. Keeping them healthy is job one.

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PUBLISHED OCT 10, 2022 9:35 PM BY TONY MUNOZ

(Article originally published in July/Aug 2022 edition.)

Professional mariners have long been documented as exemplars of a life filled with stress, anxiety and loneliness. Spending months at sea, away from family, friends and familiar surroundings, can lead to all kinds of problems – mental and physical.

With the advent of COVID-19 and now the war in Ukraine, those problems have multiplied, and the wellbeing of mariners has never been more critical – not just for themselves but for the continued functioning

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China flexes new nuke sub ahead of Party Congress

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Published on Monday, 03 October 2022 20:05

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Video shows Type 094A nuclear submarine for first time in show of force aimed at boosting Xi’s bid for a third term

By GABRIEL HONRADAOCTOBER 3, 2022

ASIA TIMES

For the first time, China has released video footage of its latest Type 094A nuclear-powered ballistic missile sub (SSBN) and Type 093 nuclear attack sub (SSN), a potent show of naval might ahead of China’s 20th Communist Party Congress in October.

Chinese state media featured the subs in a training video for Liaoning, China’s first aircraft carrier, the South China Morning Post reported. The Type 094A was put into service on April 23 last year as part of celebrations that President Xi Jinping presided over to mark the 72nd anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N).

The Type 094A can launch the JL-3

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BELGOROD, sembrando el pánico

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Published on Monday, 03 October 2022 20:30

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BELGOROD, the world’s largest submarine, was handed over to the Russian Navy. The ceremonial signing of the acceptance protocol and handover, where St. Andrew’s flag is hoisted in accordance with Russian procedure, took place at the Sevmash shipyard in the Nikolskoye estuary near Severodvinsk. According to a press release from the shipyard, the leadership of the Ministry of Defence, the Navy, the administrations of Arkhangelsk and Severodvinsk oblasts and representatives of the shipbuilding industry were present.

Background to the BELGOROD

Already laid down in 1992, it took twenty years until the unit could be delivered. In 2000, after the disaster with the predecessor boat K-141 KURSK, construction was interrupted for more than a decade. The christening of the shipyard-built number

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OMI en el Día Marítimo Mundial 2022, bajo el lema: Nuevas tecnologías para un transporte marítimo más ecológico"

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Published on Sunday, 02 October 2022 06:11

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La intención es promover la innovación y la aplicación de nuevas tecnologías al transporte marítimo.

 La Organización Marítima Internacional (OMI) en el marco del Día Marítimo Mundial 2022, que se conmemora hoy, 29 de septiembre, destacó el papel de las tecnologías emergentes para apoyar una transición ecológica del sector marítimo hacia un futuro sostenible. En ese sentido, las celebraciones se centrarán en el lema "Nuevas tecnologías para un transporte marítimo más ecológico", proporcionando una plataforma para mostrar la innovación marítima inclusiva; la investigación y el desarrollo; y la demostración y el despliegue de nuevas tecnologías.

Por otro lado, el evento paralelo del Día Marítimo Mundial (WMDPE) se celebrará en Durban, Sudáfrica, del 12 al 14 de octubre de 2022.

En España la DGMM ha logrado descafeinar por completo esta celebración.