InterManager Daily News 11.07.2022.

1. Columbia Shipmanagement supports coastal micro plastics research project

Columbia Shipmanagement has joined forces with the Cyprus-based AKTI Project and Research Centre to support research into the detection and analysis of coastal microplastics in waters off the coast of Cyprus.

The three-year research project, which is the first of its kind in Cyprus, instantly triggered CSM’s attention as it fits perfectly into its sustainability strategy and goals to protect marine biodiversity and conserve the marine environment. https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2022/07/08/columbia-shipmanegement-supports-coastal-micro-plastics-research-project/

2. Professor Norman A. Martínez Gutiérrez to lead the IMO International Maritime Law Institute based in Malta

Following a competitive selection process, Professor Norman A. Martínez Gutiérrez has been appointed to succeed Professor David Attard as the new Director of the IMO International Maritime Law Institute, based in Malta. Professor David Attard has served as IMLI Director for the past 30 years. https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2022/07/08/professor-norman-a-martinez-gutierrez-to-lead-the-imo-international-maritime-law-institute-based-in-malta/

3. Industry Partners must play a greater role in safety, says INTERCARGO

Despite high levels of awareness from shipowners themselves of the dangers of improperly loaded cargo, the Report identified that liquefaction continues to be the greatest contributor to loss of life in the bulk sector. In the last ten years the lives of 70 seafarers were lost as a result of five bulk carrier casualties, four carrying nickel ore and one carrying bauxite. https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2022/07/08/industry-partners-must-play-a-greater-role-in-safety-says-intercargo/

4. IMO celebrates graduating women maritime leaders

Thirty women from maritime administrations across the globe have completed the first ever Leadership Accelerator Programme (LEAP) run by Maritime SheEO, designed to equip women with leadership skills and the confidence to progress in their careers. Following the success of the first iteration, IMO has committed to sponsoring another group of future women leaders in the second half of this year. https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2022/07/08/imo-celebrates-graduating-women-maritime-leaders/

5. Shipping must navigate its way through 2,400 sanctions in wake of Russia’s war in Ukraine

Shipping has to navigate more than 2,000 sanctions in the new complex trading world following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

UK-based marine assurance tech firm MIS Marine has tallied the number of individual sanctions that shipping faces and has come up with a total of around 2,400. Moreover, 3,172 distinct vessels would be classed as associated to Russia under the European Union’s port ban situation. https://splash247.com/shipping-must-navigate-its-way-through-2400-sanctions-in-wake-of-russias-war-in-ukraine/

6. Platform launches to optimise and stagger arrival times for vessels travelling to the same port

A consortium of 13 maritime companies has just launched a collaborative platform to eliminate the practice of sail fast, then wait that currently causes unnecessary emissions and feeds into port congestion. By tackling rush to wait, their Blue Visby platform aims to reduce emissions from maritime journeys by 15%. https://splash247.com/platform-launches-to-optimise-and-stagger-arrival-times-for-vessels-travelling-to-the-same-port/

7. British Navy Seized Smuggled Iranian Missiles

In early 2022, whilst on routine maritime security operations, Royal Navy ship HMS Montrose seized Iranian weapons from speedboats being operated by smugglers in international waters south of Iran.

The weapons seized included surface-to-air-missiles and engines for land attack cruise missiles, in contravention of UN Security Council resolution 2216 (2015). https://gcaptain.com/british-navy-seized-smuggled-iranian-missiles/

8. California Truckers in Gig-Work Legal Limbo, Risking Supply Chains

About 70,000 truck owner-operators who form the bedrock of California’s transport industry are in limbo as state-level labor rules start applying to them, creating another choke point in stressed US supply chains. Almost a dozen truckers told Bloomberg News they’re unsure how to comply with California’s Assembly Bill 5, which requires workers satisfy a three-part test to be considered independent contractors, or else be seen as employees entitled to job benefits. https://gcaptain.com/california-truckers-in-gig-work-legal-limbo-risking-supply-chains/

9. Strong demand worldwide for tug newbuildings

Shipyards across the world are building tugboats with higher power as owners modernise fleets

Demand for new tugs remains high, but the growth in new orders and the global orderbook over the past five years has stabilised. The worldwide orderbook of tugs under construction rose again in 2022, to an estimated 386 tugboats at the end of June 2022, according to BRL Shipping Consultants data. https://www.rivieramm.com/news-content-hub/strong-demand-worldwide-for-tug-newbuildings-71922

10. Ukraine grain exports down 38.6% so far in 2022/23 season, ministry says

Ukraine’s grain exports in the first seven days of July, the first month of the new 2022/23 season, were down 38.6% year on year at 318,000 tonnes, the agriculture ministry said on Friday.

Grain exports for the 2021/22 season ending June 30 rose 8.5% to 48.5 million tonnes, driven by strong shipments before Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24 invasion. https://www.shippingtribune.com/news/shipping/Ukraine+grain+exports+down+38.6%25+so+far+in+2022%2F23+season%2C+ministry+says

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