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  • Actress Emma Schweiger To Christen AIDAprima, The New Flagship of AIDA Cruises

    • March 1, 2016
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    AIDAprima

    The well-known young actress Emma Schweiger will christen AIDAprima, the new flagship of AIDA Cruises, as part of the 827th HAMBURG PORT ANNIVERSARY on May 7, 2016. Germany’s leading cruise company made the announcement on March 11, 2016, during the ITB in Berlin. Emma Schweiger greeted all guests via video message that is also posted

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  • IMO Urges To Ratify Compensation Regime For Hazardous and Noxious Cargoes

    • February 1, 2016
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    HNS Convention

    The International Maritime Organization (IMO), together with the International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPC Funds) and the International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation (ITOPF), is urging its Member States to ratify and implement a key compensation treaty covering the transport of hazardous and noxious substances (HNS) by ship. The International Convention on Liability and compensation for

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  • New Edition of ICS Flag State Performance Table Shows Impressive Performance for All Major Flag Registers

    • January 2, 2016
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    The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has published its Shipping Industry Flag State Performance Table for 2015/2016.which can be downloaded free of charge via the ICS website. See here. The ICS Table provides an annual overview of the performance of the world’s ship registers against a number of criteria, using data available in the public

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  • UK Shipowners’ Leader Calls For Seafarer Training Support To Be Doubled

    • January 1, 2016
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    The head of the UK shipowners’ organisation has called for the government to double the value of the Support for Maritime Training (SMarT) scheme. Speaking at the annual dinner of the UK Chamber of Shipping, president Tom Boardley criticised the ‘myths and clichés’ surrounding the debates over the industry’s future and called for action to

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