Biggest Vessel Arrives Nigeria
The international shipping community is facing a major labour crisis, with sailors stranded on ships or at home because of visa and flight restrictions, maritime groups said.
With crew changes down by 75 per cent, a humanitarian crisis is also developing, with sailors suffering mental health problems, fatigue and accidents from being trapped for months at a time on ships.
- August 20, 2020
- @HitechCourier
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AU Adopts Blue Economy
In a move to tackle foreign domination of shipping business in Africa, the African Union, AU, has decided to adopt the Deep Blue Economy strategy by taking initiatives to promote maritime transport, port activities, maritime security, as well as interstate exchanges.
Global Shipping Troubles
The international shipping community is facing a major labour crisis, with sailors stranded on ships or at home because of visa and flight restrictions, maritime groups said.
With crew changes down by 75 per cent, a humanitarian crisis is also developing, with sailors suffering mental health problems, fatigue and accidents from being trapped for months at a time on ships.
Most Reliable Used Cars
To help used-vehicle shoppers make more informed choices in terms of used car costs and reliability, the experts at the auto-repair data website CarMD.com released their annual Vehicle Health Index that highlights the cars and SUVs by year, make, and model that are the least likely to suffer “check engine” light-related problems, and are the cheapest to fix should they occur.
