Investors Buy Sea Cloud With Plans to Work with Marriott
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Sea Cloud has operates as a cruise ship after being built as a sailing yacht for Marjorie Merriweather Post (Sea Cloud Cruises)
A maritime investment company that is helping to launch a Ritz-Carlton brand cruise operation announced plans to expand through the purchase of niche cruise operator Sea Cloud Cruises. Douglas Prothero’s The Yacht Portfolio has entered into a letter of intent to acquire Sea Cloud Cruises of Hamburg, Germany suggesting that it could use the brand to expand its relationship with hotel and lodging giant Marriott International.
Sea Cloud is a unique niche operation in the cruise industry running one of the world’s most famous sailing vessels as well as two newer sail
El capitán de uno de los mayores portacontenedores del mundo: “Hay que aumentar capacidad portuaria, y eso lleva tiempo”
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El danés Thomas Sletting dirige el rumbo del gigante “Mette Maersk” junto a otros 26 tripulantes de diversas nacionalidades y pronostica medio año más de problemas de suministro
Cuando el danés Thomas Sletting era solo un cadete que empezaba en eso de navegar, preguntó a un alto mando a punto de ser ascendido a capitán cómo se sabe uno preparado para un puesto de esa responsabilidad. Cómo sentirse capaz de dirigir con éxito tripulaciones a bordo de barcos de miles de toneladas. La respuesta fue sencilla: solo hace falta tiempo.
Hoy Sletting acumula una experiencia de más de dos décadas en la industria marítima, y es el capitán de uno de los buques portacontenedores más grandes del planeta, el Mette Maersk, propiedad de
2021: Shipping’s Year of Fame
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Ever Given blocking the Suez Canal (Blacksky)
In his new book, Outside the Box, Marc Levinson aptly defines our modern era as the “age of stuff.” We literally populate the four walls that we call home with furniture, electronics and garments shipped from distant lands.
But historically, the industry that has been behind the 80 percent of our trade has remained a hidden sector, rarely noticed by the masses it graciously serves.
Three months into 2021, tragedy struck. A giant ship, the Ever Given, was stuck in the banks of the Suez Canal. It would mark the start of a series of events that catapulted shipping into mainstream media limelight. For the six
7 Dangers of Flags of Convenience (FOC) to Seafarers
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BySmita|In:Maritime Law| Last Updated on September 7, 20
Flags of convenience or FOC is a business practice under which ship’s owners register their ships in a nation that they do not necessarily belong to. This practice especially helps them evade rules and regulations of their home nation, sometimes for not so good reasons.
The direct impact of this practice occurs on the seafarers who ultimately have to work on such vessels. Here are some dangers of FOC that all seafarers must absolutely be aware of.
1. Working conditions
FOC vessels have been reported to have much lower standards of working conditions as compared to other vessels. This is mainly due to lesser regulation of such vessels. With ships functioning under FOC, there is
Seafarers happiness returns but survey shows concerns over exodus The latest Seafarers Happiness Index from The Mission to Seafarers highlights long term repercussions if welfare standards don’t change.
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The latest Seafarers Happiness Index report from The Mission to Seafarers has been published for the third quarter of 2021. The report highlights happiness levels have increased overall to 6.59/10, from 5.99 in the previous reporting period, returning to the same levels seen pre-COVID in Q3 2019.
The survey, conducted with support from Wallem Group and the Standard Club, suggests that COVID-19 related strains on seafarers are beginning to ease, and support measures for seafarer welfare have now had a chance to take effect, yet challenges with shore leave and ship-shore connectivity remain.
Shore leave and extended contracts have been a huge challenge since the start of the pandemic. 5% of seafarers responding said that they have been away at