Russia's Diplomatic Deep Freeze Has Implications for Antarctica

 

 maritime executive

 

Isolating Putin’s Russia in the Antarctic context will likely result in irreparable damage to collaboration.

Lyubov Orlova, a longtime Russian expedition cruise ship to Antarctica, photographed in 2008 (Oregon State University/Flickr)

PUBLISHED MAR 18, 2022 1:48 PM BY THE LOWY INTERPRETER

 

[By Elizabeth Buchanan]

Moscow’s latest invasion of Ukraine has turned Vladimir Putin’s Russia into a pariah state, essentially overnight, and seen the country saddled with an unprecedented international sanction regime. The long-term implications of freezing cooperation and dialogue with Russia are significant – even for the future of far distant areas of the global commons, such as Antarctica.

Antarctica is set aside under the Antarctic Treaty as a continent for peace, science and international collaboration. It is a strategic theatre in which Australian national interests

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Oferta para capitanes

BBC Chartering, es una de las empresas líderes mundiales en el transporte marítimo de carga no contenerizada, con sede en Leer, Alemania. La compañía opera una flota de más de 150 modernos buques multipropósitos con capacidades de izaje de hasta 800 toneladas y cuenta con 30 oficinas en todo el mundo. Además, contamos con un activo programa de renovación de flota en el que la tendencia es que los buques sean más grandes, ecológicos y con mayor capacidad de levante.

 

Para nuestra oficina en Santiago buscamos:

 

PORT CAPTAIN /OPERATION SUPPORT

 

 

Principales tareas para el cargo:

  • Preparar los planes de estiba y la planificación previa de las escalas del buque en el puerto

  • Supervisar los trabajos en caliente planificados

  • Supervisar las operaciones

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

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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RightShip's Crew Welfare Assessment Falls Short

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File image courtesy MUA / ITF

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

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Another European ground war

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